By Staff Reporter | Arizona State University (ASU) received $115 million to establish a new school of conservation with a globalist drive. The millions from the Rob Walton Foundation, a sustainability nonprofit, launched the Rob Walton School of Conservation Futures on Monday within the newly renamed Rob Walton College of Global Futures. The new school will focus […] The post Arizona State University Gets $115 Million For Globalist Conservation School first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS.| AZ FREE NEWS
By Ethan Faverino | Arizona House Speaker Steve Montenegro, alongside Senate President Warren Petersen and House Republicans, announced the filing of an amicus brief with the Arizona Supreme Court in the case Republican National Committee v. Fontes. The brief urges the Court to require Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes to adhere to Arizona’s Administrative […] The post Lawmakers File Supreme Court Brief Pressing Fontes To Obey Transparency Rules In Election Manual first appeared on...| AZ FREE NEWS
By Ethan Faverino | A new Arizona Public Opinion Pulse (AZPOP) survey from Noble Predictive Insights (NPI) reveals that Arizona voters favor greater parental control over education and support restrictions on classroom discussions about race, gender, and sexuality. However, the data reveals a striking trend: political affiliation, rather than parenting status, is the primary driver […] The post Poll: Arizona Voters Back More Parental Control In Schools—But Politics Drives The Divide first...| AZ FREE NEWS
By Mike Bengert | A young Christian man named Charlie Kirk was shot—simply for speaking his mind. A husband, a father, a voice for the next generation. Lord, why did it happen this way? How dare they steal the breath from a faithful man? Charlie was not a violent agitator, not a man bent on tearing […] The post MIKE BENGERT: What Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Says About The State Of Our Schools And Culture first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS.| AZ FREE NEWS
By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Republican and conservative leaders gathered at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on Sunday for the Charlie Kirk Memorial, describing a unified scene filled with worship music and a spirit of revival. In a radio appearance with James T. Harris of the Conservative Circus on 550 KFYI, Congressman Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ08) […] The post Arizona Leaders Reflect On Sunday’s Charlie Kirk Memorial In Glendale first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS.| AZ FREE NEWS
By Jonathan Eberle | Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen and House Speaker Steve Montenegro announced that Arizona’s legislative leaders have filed amicus briefs in two companion cases before the U.S. Supreme Court: Little v. Hecox (Idaho) and West Virginia v. B.P.J. The cases, expected to be argued this fall, address whether states may preserve the […] The post Arizona Republicans File Supreme Court Briefs To Protect Girls’ Sports first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS.| AZ FREE NEWS
By Matthew Holloway | Democrat Senator Ruben Gallego is postponing town hall meetings in Tucson and Yuma and canceling one in Nevada, citing security concerns and alleged threats to his life. Gallego announced the cancellation just days after the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk in Utah. Gallego’s office told AZCentral that they […] The post Ruben Gallego Canceling Town Halls, Citing Alleged Threats And Security Concerns first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS.| AZ FREE NEWS
By David Farah | I believe we’re entering a new era in America—one rooted in faith, honest communication, and a reckoning with the cultural shifts of the last decade. When Obama promised “change,” a lot did change. The culture wars were beginning. Under Trump, I saw clearly how far things had shifted. Growing up during […] The post DAVID FARAH: Conservatives Left This Millennial Skeptic Behind—The Charlie Kirk Effect Changed All That first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS.| AZ FREE NEWS
By Ethan Faverino | Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is urging the Phoenix Union High School District to reverse its decision to reject armed officers on campus following a violent knife fight between two female students at Carl Hayden High School. The altercation, reported by the Phoenix Police Department, occurred just after 9 […] The post Horne Calls For Increased School Safety After Knife Fight At Carl Hayden High School first appeared on AZ FREE NEWS.| AZ FREE NEWS
By Matthew Holloway | The Legislative District 10 Republican Committee in East Mesa has unanimously censured Councilwoman Julie Spilsbury for using her non-partisan office to campaign for Democrats in 2024. The censure also condemned her for voting in favor of allowing men to use women-only facilities. Spilsbury, who is facing a recall challenge this year,| AZ FREE NEWS - Your #1 Source for Arizona News & Politics!
By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Reps. Andy Biggs (AZ-05) and Abe Hamadeh (AZ-08) joined President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday. They attended the inaugural gathering of the new “Rose Garden Club” on the recently revamped Rose Garden patio. At the exclusive event, Biggs and Hamadeh were joined by other key leaders in| AZ FREE NEWS - Your #1 Source for Arizona News & Politics!
By Ethan Faverino | The Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) is under criticism from parents and community members over a BrainPOP lesson taught to elementary students that compares the struggles of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American military aviators, to those of LGBTQ+ service members. The lesson, part of BrainPOP’s supplemental curriculum, has sparked| AZ FREE NEWS - Your #1 Source for Arizona News & Politics!
By Ethan Faverino | The U.S. Border Patrol’s Yuma Sector has established a National Defense Area within its area of operations to boost security along the southern border and address illegal cross-border activities. The designated zone, neighboring the Roosevelt Reservation along the Barry M. Goldwater Range and the Cabeza Prieta Wildlife Refuge, aims to enhance| AZ FREE NEWS - Your #1 Source for Arizona News & Politics!
By Jonathan Eberle | The Arizona Senate will host the concluding session of the Joint Legislative Ad Hoc Committee on Family Court Orders on Wednesday, August 27, at 9 a.m., with parents and families invited to share personal testimony about their experiences in the state’s family court system. Committee Chairman Mark Finchem announced that the| AZ FREE NEWS - Your #1 Source for Arizona News & Politics!
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By Erik Twist | The Common Sense Institute’s recent report, Echoes in the Halls: Arizona School Districts’ Growing Problem with Empty Buildings and Empty Buses (August 2025), quantifies a reality that many parents and educators in Arizona already sense: the traditional district school system is struggling to adapt to the new education marketplace. The report highlights| AZ FREE NEWS - Your #1 Source for Arizona News & Politics!
By Matthew Holloway | Congressman Eli Crane announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), under President Trump, is offering low-interest federal disaster loans to help businesses, nonprofits, and tribal nations recover from the devastating 2025 wildfires. The loans respond to the Dragon Bravo and White Sage fires, which scorched the Northern Rim of the| AZ FREE NEWS - Your #1 Source for Arizona News & Politics!
By Katarina White | This week, Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen delivered a clear message: Arizona will not stand by while abortion providers try to dismantle the protections that defend women and children in our state. At the center of the lawsuit Isaacson v. Arizona is a basic truth: our laws were written to protect the| AZ FREE NEWS - Your #1 Source for Arizona News & Politics!
By Matthew Holloway | A letter from Solicitor General of the United States D. John Sauer to the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson has revealed that the Department of Justice is prepared to defend the removal of former Voice of America (VOA) Director Michael Abramowitz from his position. Abramowitz's removal was| AZ FREE NEWS - Your #1 Source for Arizona News & Politics!
By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | In 2020, Arizona’s largest monopoly utility announced a voluntary commitment to one of the most extreme clean energy goals in the world: to go 100% carbon free by 2050. Five years later, they’re rolling that commitment back. Sort of. When they first announced their original Clean Energy Commitment in 2020, APS boasted about their plans to decarbonize.| AZ FREE NEWS - Your #1 Source for Arizona News & Politics!
By Staff Reporter | Phoenix Children’s Hospital no longer provides gender transitions for children, parents of gender dysphoric children learned this week. The hospital pumped the brakes for its Gender Support Program (formerly the Gender Management Program) shortly after President Donald Trump issued an executive order banning gender transitions for children, “Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical| AZ FREE NEWS - Your #1 Source for Arizona News & Politics!
By Ethan Faverino | The Arizona Governor’s Office along with Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) are addressing the issue of growing concern nationwide of individuals impersonating law enforcement officers. These deceptive acts not only undermine public trust with law enforcement officials, but they also jeopardize the safety of the community. Under the Arizona Revised| AZ FREE NEWS - Your #1 Source for Arizona News & Politics!
By Staff Reporter | Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill to provide restitution to individuals harmed by gender transitions they obtained as minors. The legislation, Senate Bill 1586, sought to expand civil liability on health care professionals or physicians who provide gender transition or transition procedures. Under the bill, health care professionals and physicians that| AZ FREE NEWS - Your #1 Source for Arizona News & Politics!
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