Category: Arizona

Scottsdale, Arizona Cuts Off Neighborhood’s Water Supply, Citing Extreme Drought

Residents of the Rio Verde Foothills in Arizona have been frantically hoarding water since the start of the year after nearby Scottsdale cut off their water supply, citing an extreme drought. In an announcement at the end of last year, the Scottsdale Office of Communication said that residents of Maricopa County had been warned multiple times that the water supply was…


Arizona Farmers Say Illegal Alien Traffic Through Fields Contaminates Crops and Threatens Food Security

Arizona farmers are warning that illegal alien traffic through farmland is contaminating crops and threatening the nation’s food security. The border crisis is putting the nation’s food security in danger, two Arizona farmers with fields near the southern border told Fox News in an exclusive. President Joe Biden promised Arizona residents earlier this month that he…


US, Taiwan Hold Formal Bilateral Trade Negotiations

A U.S. delegation is in Taiwan for the first formal negotiations over the text of a trade agreement, following an initial round of talks in November 2022. The effort is aimed at pushing back against China’s bid to create a regional sphere of influence and become the world’s most influential power, according to a previous…


Arizona Lawmakers Propose Civic Participation Act to Boost Youth Participation in Government

Arizona lawmakers have announced bipartisan legislation that would lower the eligibility age to run for elected office in the state legislature from 25 to 18. The filing of the Arizona Civic Participation Act comes in the wake of a historic turnout of young voters in the 2022 midterm elections. The legislation aims to boost participation…


At Least 3 Dead in Fiery Arizona Truck Crash

Authorities say at least three people were killed in a fiery crash involving semi-trucks on a freeway east of Phoenix early Thursday. Arizona Department of Public Safety officials said the chain-reaction crash around 6 a.m. Thursday blocked multiple lanes of Interstate 10. DPS said a big rig crashed into a passenger car that was pushed…


Court of Appeals Agrees to Expedite Kari Lake’s 2022 Election Case

The Arizona Court of Appeals agreed to expedite consideration of Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s lawsuit alleging that the 2022 election was flawed. In a brief order, issued on Jan. 9 and made public the next day, the court ordered a reset of “the matter for conference on February 1, 2023,”  and agreed with Lake’s arguments…


In-N-Out Expands to Tennessee

Southern California’s famous restaurant chain In-N-Out Burger announced Jan. 10 it will open stores in Tennessee. Plans for a corporate office in City of Franklin—just south of Nashville—are also underway. In-N-Out will open up its first restaurants in the eastern state in 2026, according to the company. “We are very excited to provide Tennesseans with…


‘Permanent Woke Bureaucracy’: Watchdog Organization Criticizes Arizona Medical College’s High Score on Implementing Discriminatory Ideology

An Arizona health care education institution has self-reported to have instituted 95 percent of woke ideologies encouraged by a flagship medical association. According to a Freedom of Information Act request obtained by Do No Harm (DNH)—a nonprofit watchdog organization that spotlights the emergence of divisive concepts in medical schools—the University of Arizona College of Medicine’s…


Federal Border Wall Replacing Arizona Container Wall Goes Up This Week

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that construction on a barrier at the Yuma sector of the southern border would start next week. A press release on Jan. 6 explained that the federal government would “close gaps” near the Morelos Dam, a primary location for illegal crossings in Arizona. “The safety and security or our…


Hobbs Signs LGBT Executive Order in First Official Act as Arizona Governor

In her first official act as the Governor of Arizona, Democrat Katie Hobbs signed an executive order that seeks to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation in employment. According to Executive Order 2023-01, over 40 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals are reporting unfair treatment at work across the country,…