By Jack Phillips Arizona filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration’s sweeping COVID-19 vaccine mandates that affect federal employees, most healthcare workers, and employees at numerous private businesses—likely the first lawsuit that was filed against the policies. “The federal government cannot force people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The Biden Administration is once again flouting our laws […]
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Tucson Pauses COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate After Arizona Attorney General Deems It Illegal
By Zachary Stieber The city of Tucson, Arizona, has paused a mandate that ordered employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine or face five days of suspension and other discipline. The state’s attorney general, Mark Brnovich, said on Sept. 7 that the mandate, imposed last month, is illegal because it violates an executive order by Gov. Doug Ducey earlier this […]
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Arizona Attorney General: COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for City Employees Is Unconstitutional
By Jack Phillips A COVID-19 vaccine mandate that was handed down by the Tucson government for its employees was deemed unconstitutional by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s office, according to a Tuesday news release. The mandate, he said, violates state law and goes directly against a law—Senate Bill 1487—passed by the Arizona Legislature earlier this year, meaning Tuscon must amend […]
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Arizona Senator Arrested for Suspected Sexual Conduct With Child
By Zachary Stieber A Democrat senator in Arizona was arrested on Thursday for allegedly being sexually involved with a minor. State Sen. Tony Navarrete was taken into custody, local media reported. Arizona Senate Democrats later confirmed that one of their members was arrested. “We are aware one of our members has been arrested and are awaiting further details […]
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Maricopa County, Dominion Defy Arizona Senate’s Subpoenas
By Zachary Stieber Officials in Arizona’s largest county and Dominion Voting Systems on Monday announced their defiance of the state Senate’s latest round of subpoenas, continuing a feud that started last year. Maricopa County’s Board of Supervisors decided in a closed session not to deliver any more election-related materials or information to the Arizona Senate, despite […]
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Arizona Town Facing ‘Nightmare’ Migrant Influx
By Allan Stein In the normally peaceful desert town of Gila Bend, nestled 100 miles north of Arizona’s border with Mexico, illegal aliens have been arriving daily since the town declared a state of emergency in March. The migrants were all on foot, and all appeared to be bound for parts unknown, carrying with them only their backpacks […]
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Outside Groups Contributed $5.7 Million for Arizona Election Audit
By Zachary Stieber Outside groups have contributed approximately $5.7 million to the 2020 election audit taking place in Arizona’s largest county, auditors said late Wednesday. Five nonprofits have taken contributions and passed them on to auditors. The America Project, started by former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne, contributed the bulk of the funds, according to Cyber Ninjas, which is […]
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Auditors Finish Counting Ballots in Arizona’s Maricopa County
By Zachary Stieber Auditors in Arizona’s largest county on Wednesday finished a third count of ballots and will shift to compiling a draft report on the audit results. Workers overseen by retired auditor Randy Pullen, a former Arizona Republican Party chair, completed the third count at the Wesley Bolin Building on the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix, according to Arizona […]
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Trump Hails Arizona GOP Senate for Election Audit at Phoenix Rally
By Jack Phillips President Donald Trump on Saturday hailed the Arizona state Senate for its months-long audit of Maricopa County’s 2.1 million ballots and election equipment, while pressing Arizona’s attorney general to investigate. Speaking at an Arizona event called “Rally for Election Integrity,” the former president said the state Senate did the right thing when it authorized […]
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Wisconsin Lawmaker Calls for ‘Full Forensic Audit’ After Georgia, Arizona Updates
By Zachary Stieber A Wisconsin representative on Friday said 2020 election reviews being done in the state should be expanded into a “full forensic audit” following alleged irregularities being revealed in Arizona and Georgia. State Rep. Timothy Ramthun, a Republican, formally requested “a more comprehensive audit” from former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, who is leading a conducting a […]
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Arizona Senate President Says 2020 Election Audit’s Ballot Count Doesn’t Match Maricopa Tally
By Isabel Van Brugen Arizona Senate President Karen Fann said on July 13 that the number of ballots counted in the audit of the 2020 general election differs from the tally by Maricopa County officials, and that the discrepancy has prompted the election review team to acquire new machines to recount the ballots. “They haven’t released a number yet,” Fann, a Republican, told KTAR Radio. “However, […]
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Arizona’s Maricopa County Will Replace All Voting Machines After Audit
By Jack Phillips Authorities in Maricopa County, Arizona, announced they will replace all voting machines following a Senate-ordered audit of the county’s 2020 election results. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, which oversees elections in the county, issued a response to a letter sent by Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, saying the county “shares [her] concerns” that the […]