As Tucson prepares to vote on the issue, GOP state lawmakers are aiming to restrict the establishment of sanctuary cities in Arizona. There are no sanctuary cities in Arizona currently, but Tucson is considering becoming one. Next month, Tucson voters will weigh in on a measure that would prevent police from asking about immigration...
Read MoreNov. 5 elections are fast approaching, as crazy as it may seem. Two Valley cities, dozens of local school districts and one sanitary district have measures on the ballot. All elections are vote by mail. Maricopa County began sending out over 2 million ballots last week. Everyone eligible will receive a mail ballot whether...
Read MoreTaking Lyft or Uber to or from Phoenix Sky Harbor airport could soon become more expensive. The Sky Harbor Airport subcommittee of the Phoenix City Council is proposing increased rates for customers who use a rideshare service to get to and from their airport. They are considering an increased rate of $5 for pick-ups...
Read MoreThis week, a congressional panel gathered at Phoenix College for a hearing on voter rights and accessibility for Native Americans in Arizona. State law requires that all voters show photographic ID at polling places. “In contrast, individuals who cast provisional ballots, or vote early by mail, do not have to provide identification in order...
Read MoreU.S. District Judge Neil Wake ruled that Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey acted illegally by using funds from the state’s land trust to fund schools. Although Proposition 123 was narrowly approved by voters in 2016 to increase funding to $3,600 per-pupil in Arizona’s K-12 public education system, the federal judge asserted that Ducey still required...
Read MoreEight candidates have applied to become the next Maricopa County Attorney. This comes after previous County Attorney Bill Montgomery was appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court. Rachel Mitchell, the sex crimes prosecutor who questioned Christine Blasey Ford during U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation hearing last year is an applicant. She is...
Read MoreNew Arizona laws are being implemented for the forthcoming election season to help avoid ballot fiascos. A bill passed in June assures that all Arizona counties will take the same amount of time to confirm early ballot signatures. This law was created to make sure all 15 counties follow the same voting practices and...
Read MoreTariffs were increased again on Sunday by the U.S. and China on each other’s goods as part of the ongoing trade war. This could affect the prices of clothes, shoes and other goods for consumers before the holiday season. “We’ll see what happens,” President Trump told reporters as he returned to the White House...
Read MorePhoenix Pediatrics has made their new policy loud and clear to patients. Unvaccinated children will no longer be accepted for medical care at their location. “We no longer will accept new patients who have not been fully vaccinated or are refusing vaccines,” Dr. Brad Golner of Phoenix Pediatrics. “For our current patients, for those...
Read MoreOn Wednesday Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey appointed Republican Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery to the Arizona Supreme Court. Montgomery will replace Chief Justice Scott Bales, who in March announced he was had plans to step down to lead the University of Denver Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System. Montgomery was one...
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