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News from August 2024

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One week until deadline for Independent Presidential Write-in Candidate Nomination Papers for Nov. 5 General Election

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 10, 2024

Deadline approaching: One week until deadline for Independent Presidential Write-in Candidate Nomination Papers for Nov. 5 General Election.

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League of American Workers president: Harris’s border policies a 'huge turn off'

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 9, 2024

Steve Cortes, president of the League of American Workers, said Vice President Kamala Harris' "open border policies are a huge turn off to Catholic and Hispanic voters."

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Col. Allen West: The Second Amendment is 'protection from the goals, objectives, and desires of tyrants'

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 9, 2024

Lt. Col. Allen West, Executive Director of the American Constitutional Rights Union and a former Congressman, said the Second Amendment is Arizonans' “protection" from “tyrants.” Col. West’s comments come amid reports of Vice President Kamala Harris’ history of being in favor of restrictions to Second Amendment rights including mandatory buybacks and bans on certain firearms including AR-15s and handguns.

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America First Legal sues Maricopa County Recorder for failure to remove 'foreign citizens' from voter rolls

By Nicholas Malfitano | Aug 9, 2024

America First Legal has filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, for what the group feels is Richer’s failure to remove “foreign citizens” from the voter rolls, as his official duties prescribe.

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Arizona Free Enterprise Club wins legal fight against changes to Arizona Elections Procedures Manual

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 9, 2024

The Arizona Free Enterprise Club scored a win against Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes after Fontes made changes to the 2023 Elections Procedures Manual (EPM). An Arizona Superior Court Judge cited concerns over free speech in her ruling, according to an Aug. 7 news release from the Arizona Free Enterprise Club.

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Average VA IRRRL loan amount in Arizona increases from Q1 to Q2

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 9, 2024

The average VA interest rate reduction refinance loan (IRRRL) amount in Arizona during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $399,711, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Analysis: Arizona among 25 states that ban boys from playing girls’ high school sports

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 8, 2024

As President Biden revealed new rules regarding Title IX protections in April of 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” an analysis by Grand Canyon Times shows that Arizona is one of 25 states that ban boys from playing in girls’ high school sports.

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Magna's Mesa manufacturing facility reflects Arizona's automotive industry growth

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 8, 2024

On August 8, 2024, the Arizona Commerce Authority, Greater Phoenix Economic Council, and the City of Mesa reported that Magna, a prominent mobility technology firm, is establishing a new manufacturing plant in Mesa, Arizona.

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Vance at AZ Border: Biden-Harris border policies 'have caused people to suffer'

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 7, 2024

U.S. Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), during a visit to the AZ-Mexico border in Cochise County, said the Biden-Harris Administration border policies have caused people to suffer.

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Poll: Presidential race a dead heat in battleground states, including Arizona, with voters favoring Trump on economy

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 7, 2024

The 2024 presidential race is a dead heat in seven battleground states, including Arizona, with voters favoring former President Donald Trump on economic issues giving Vice President Kamala Harris low marks on border security and her support for reparations.

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Cattle industry on Harris' red meat remarks: Changing guidelines would be 'a huge hardship'

By Nicholas Malfitano | Aug 7, 2024

In response to Vice President Kamala Harris (D) saying she would change the government dietary guidelines to reduce Americans’ consumption of red meat, representatives of Arizona’s cattle industry say such an action would be “a huge hardship to ranches in the state of Arizona.”

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Poll: 58% of voters in swing states rate Kamala Harris border performance as ‘weak’

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 6, 2024

The majority of voters in seven battleground states, including Arizona, rate Vice President Kamala Harris’ job performance on the border as weak.

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OPINION: Taxpayer-funded wine tastings? AZ school leaders splurge for DEI conference

By Fiona Baum, Goldwater Institute | Aug 6, 2024

Who wouldn’t want to spend a few days at a five-star resort and spa in California wine country leisurely enjoying wine-tasting parties at Napa Valley wineries and sampling five-star cuisine? Better yet, who wouldn’t want to take that trip without needing to pay for it or take time off work?

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Native American public health officials face challenges accessing critical data

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 6, 2024

Access to accurate data is crucial for making informed public health decisions. However, epidemiologists and public health workers serving Native American communities often face significant challenges due to restricted access to the latest data from state and federal agencies.

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Horne demands retraction from Azcentral.com over claims about federal fund mismanagement

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 6, 2024

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has issued a formal request to Azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic, calling for the retraction of a story that he claims falsely attributes the reversion of $29 million in federal funds to his administration.

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Rep. Heap on Maricopa County Recorder primary win: 'we will end the laughingstock elections that have plagued our county, state and nation'

By Nicholas Malfitano | Aug 5, 2024

A longtime critic of Maricopa County’s election policies and procedures has won the Republican primary for the office in charge of overseeing those very functions.

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Horne addresses allegations regarding grant fund mismanagement

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 5, 2024

Horne stated, "The mishandling and failure to notify districts of correct allocations with time for them to properly plan and spend the money resulted from an error by an employee of my predecessor before I took office. This person told the schools they had smaller allocations than they had. We were constantly on the phone urging districts to spend as much of the money properly as they could.

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Port of Lukeville agents make largest seizure of fentanyl in CBP history

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 4, 2024

Approximately 4,000 blue fentanyl pills, weighing more than 1,000 pounds, were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents at Tucson’s Port of Lukeville. The CBP announced the seizure in an August 1 news release.

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FDA conducted lowest number of inspections on Veterinary companies in Arizona during July

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 3, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an inspection at one Veterinary company from Arizona in July.

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Two weeks until deadline for Independent Presidential Write-in Candidate Nomination Papers for Nov. 5 General Election

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 3, 2024

Two weeks until deadline for Independent Presidential Write-in Candidate Nomination Papers for Nov. 5 General Election.