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Hoffman Deportation ‘Bounty’ Bill Stirs Controversy

February 24, 2025 4:41 pmMarch 5, 2025 7:50 am

Arizona Senator and Government Committee Chairman Jake Hoffman (R-LD15) sponsored two Senate bills aimed at enhancing the illegal immigrant deportation efforts of the federal government. SB1088 and SB1111 each advanced out of committee, setting the stage for a full Senate...

Horne, Boggs Respond to DOE’s Anti-DEI Initiative

February 21, 2025 9:40 amMarch 3, 2025 3:27 pm

On February 18, 2025, the Arizona Globe reported on AZ Senate President Warren Petersen’s deadline for state compliance with the U.S. Department of Education’s mandate to end DEI. In that article, we indicated that we had requested but not received...

Rogers Bucks Military Over AZ ‘Defend the Guard’ Bill

February 20, 2025 7:57 amMarch 3, 2025 3:28 pm

“We are a constitutional republic, and if I can’t question the blood and treasure that are allocated for our nation, then we have a problem.” Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers (R-LD7) made that statement about Arizona’s Senate Bill SB 1495,...

Petersen Reiterates DOE Initiative to End DEI

February 18, 2025 1:28 pmFebruary 27, 2025 10:19 am

On February 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education released a significant “Dear Colleague” letter mandating all state education departments to take immediate action in relation to their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs. Specifically, the directive requires these departments...

EXCLUSIVE: Petersen Discusses Burgum Letter to Reopen Uranium Mining

February 13, 2025 9:48 amFebruary 23, 2025 10:22 am

In an exclusive statement to the Arizona Globe, State Senate President and Attorney General candidate Warren Petersen (R-LD14) explained a letter to Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum requesting that the Trump administration restore Arizona’s rich uranium mining operations. The...

Kern Slams Mayes over ‘Alternate Electors’ Case

February 10, 2025 3:07 pmFebruary 20, 2025 8:31 am

Arizona Democrat Attorney General Kris Mayes’ alternate elector case received a significant blow today from Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sam Myers. On February 10, 2025, Judge Myers ruled that the defendants in Arizona’s so-called “fake electors” case had presented...

Petersen, Hoffman Critical of Mayes’ Jobs for Ousted Feds

February 9, 2025 7:56 amFebruary 20, 2025 8:31 am

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is actively recruiting federal prosecutors, and FBI agents dismissed following their involvement in the January 6 investigations. The move comes after the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a directive to terminate federal prosecutors overseeing the...