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Mayes Launches Pay-to-Play Probe into Hobbs Contract

June 10, 2024 5:00 amJune 17, 2024 10:31 am

Arizona AG Kris Mayes (D) confirmed reports that her office has opened a probe into Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs’s possible “pay-to-play” scheme. Senate President Pro Tempore Thomas “TJ” Shope (R-LD16) demanded the investigation after a story broke that Sunshine Residential...

Doorless Bathrooms Top Measures to Address Student Behavior

April 29, 2024 11:46 amMay 14, 2024 9:16 am

Peoria Unified School District is considering a measure to redesign student bathrooms to address a dramatic increase in smoking/vaping and other inappropriate student activities. Bathrooms have been a traditional hangout for students hiding from the prying eyes of staff, with...

Maricopa Fills Yet Another Vacated Dem House Seat

April 18, 2024 12:40 pmJune 17, 2024 10:34 am

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors appointed Junelle Cavero Harnal (D-11) to represent Legislative District 11 in the Arizona House of Representatives following the resignation of former Rep. Marcelino Quiñonez, which could change the dynamics of the chamber on abortion...

Hobbs Strikes Down Parental Rights Bill

April 9, 2024 1:57 pmMay 14, 2024 9:13 am

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs’ veto of House Bill HB2183 adds another notch to her record-shattering veto belt. State Representative Julie Willoughby (R-13) sponsored the bill that would have mandated that medical facilities and providers, including schools, allow parental access to...

Maricopa Supervisors Select Nardozzi to Fill LD8

April 5, 2024 11:20 amApril 17, 2024 8:37 am

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has yet again filled a Democrat vacancy in the AZ state House, and in this case, for a second time. As the Arizona Globe previously reported, Jevin Hodge, who was himself appointed to replace the...

Jevin D. Hodge speaking with supporters of former U.S. Congressman Beto O'Rourke at a town hall at The Churchill in Phoenix, Arizona.

Newly Appointed Dem Lawmaker Hodge Resigns Amid Sex Scandal

March 22, 2024 12:38 pmMarch 22, 2024 12:40 pm

Arizona State Representative Jevin Hodge (D-8) resigned earlier this week after allegations of sexual misconduct resurfaced. According to a story in the Arizona Republic, Hodge allegedly violated George Washington University’s conduct policy in 2015 after a fellow student filed a...

Kerr and Gibson Win Salvo in State Water Wars

March 1, 2024 5:00 amMay 14, 2024 9:15 am

For years, an “underground war has literally been bubbling up over Arizona’s precarious water situation, with Republicans winning the latest salvo with the passage of Senate Bill SB1221. Western Maricopa Senator Sine Kerr (R-LD13), herself a farmer operating a 4th-generation...