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State schools chief criticizes "Save Our Schools" leader over Title IX guidelines

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 15, 2024

PHOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne has called on “Save Our Schools” leader Beth Lewis to explain her support for policies allowing biological boys with male genitalia to use girls' locker rooms and restrooms. This follows a social media post by Lewis criticizing three grandmothers who had shared concerns with Horne about new federal Title IX guidelines.

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5M HRSA grant supports geriatric care workforce development in rural Arizona

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 14, 2024

The Arizona Center for Rural Health (AzCRH) is collaborating with the Center on Aging to improve the health of older adults in rural Arizona. A nearly $5 million, five-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) was awarded to the Arizona Center on Aging in June to support the Arizona Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP).

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Ducey: 'Both Donald Trump and Kari Lake have my endorsement'

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 13, 2024

Former Republican Arizona Governor Doug Ducey said he supported both U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake (R-Ariz.) and presidential candidate Donald Trump (R) in the upcoming election.

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American Constitutional Rights Union CEO: 'Firearms are the only equalizer for women who wish to defend themselves from harm'

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 12, 2024

Lori Roman, CEO of the American Constitutional Rights Union, said that Second Amendment rights are women’s rights and that firearms are “the only equalizer” for women in self-defense situations.

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Scottsdale doctor: ‘There are a lot of easy simple things we can do to really improve their quality of life’

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 12, 2024

No matter the severity of the condition or what symptoms present themselves, for a patient dealing with chronic sinusitis, their quality of life will be affected in some way. According to Dr. Brian Lee of Scottsdale Sinus and Allergy Center, even when it doesn’t seem like it, there are solutions available to those suffering from chronic sinusitis.

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Poll: Voters in battleground states, including Arizona, oppose Harris’s support for reparations

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 12, 2024

Six in 10 voters in seven battleground states, including Arizona, oppose Vice President Kamala Harris’ support for providing reparations to Black Americans.

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Governor agrees to submit new nominees after court ruling on confirmation process

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 12, 2024

After a legal dispute with the Arizona Senate, Governor Katie Hobbs has agreed to nominate new directors following a court ruling that confirmed she violated state law by bypassing the Senate confirmation process.

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Arizona seeks federal waiver for $29 million in unused education funds

By Grand Canyon Times | Aug 12, 2024

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne announced today that the U.S. Department of Education (USED) has offered a waiver to the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) to recoup approximately $29 million in federal Title I funds that were under-utilized during the Hoffman administration. The department has submitted the waiver request, which will cover State Fiscal Years 2021, 2022, and 2023.

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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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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?