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🚨Cybersecurity in Arizona is at a breaking point. After the breach at the Secretary of State’s Office, State 48 News spoke with Rep. Gillette, who warned this was coming. He authored a bill to prevent it—but lawmakers refused to fund it. Full story—link in bio.
MY OPINION ON CD7: Tucson is in crisis. Homelessness is out of control. Addiction is everywhere. Fentanyl is destroying lives in plain sight. Mental illness, drug use, and open-air encampments flood the streets. And what’s the solution? Adelita Grijalva — a career politician…
🚨Tolleson Union High School District: ➡️ Tensions were expected to be high at tonight’s board meeting, where community members protest with signs reading “No Bonds Until You’re Gone!” amid mounting frustration with Superintendent Jeremy Calles. Sources say a recall effort may be…
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: State 48 News has learned Tolleson Union High School District is exploring an affordable housing development project aimed at supporting both staff and the surrounding community. “We are working on an affordable housing development that not only would provide…
🔗 Read the full report, hear Calles' full response, and view spending trends in schools at open.substack.com/pub/state48new…. We are independent journalism. Unfiltered. Unbiased. Uniquely Arizona. #state48news
🔥 TOLLESON UNDER FIRE 🔥 A marathon hearing at the Capitol put Superintendent Calles in the hot seat. Lawmakers grilled him on sky-high pay, questionable land deals, and some of the worst test scores in the state. The meeting ran over three hours—and the tension didn’t let up.…
Superintendent Calles has an earning potential of $491,000 but the kids are 22% proficient in math. Tolleson Union High School District is in part why I created State 48 News. This is Part One from the amazing JLAC hearing yesterday. Part Two will be tomorrow. There is so…
TUHSD: Were procurement laws broken? City Manager testimony at JLAC details at @thestate48news
🚨 HOT SEAT: Tolleson Superintendent Calles grilled at JLAC over real estate deals, dual roles, and possible self-dealing. Full report coming soon at @thestate48news.
What if I told you Gov. Hobbs used ARPA funds to pay off medical debt for headlines… instead of investing in cybersecurity to protect Arizona’s election systems? Now we’re dealing with a foreign breach that could’ve possibly been prevented.
Arizona’s cybersecurity is a “dereliction of duty” — Rep. Gillette.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: THERE IS MORE TO THE BREACH AT THE @AZSecretary. 🧵 Rep. Gillette told State 48 News he’s been warning about AZ’s cyber vulnerabilities for 3+ years. 💥 “I thought I’d be protecting AZ from foreign threats. Turns out, we need protection from a 12-year-old in…
‼️Az Dems Will Oust Arizona’s First Black Chair of Either Party.
BREAKING: @azdemparty votes to oust Chair Robert Branscomb after an embattled seven-month tenure. Story to come @AzCapitolTimes
Looking to see if Foxx actually makes it a close race for the Dem primary or is it just hype?
25-year-old political influencer @Deja_Foxx has a real shot at winning tonight's Arizona primary to replace the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva. She's one of the first professional content creators to run for Congress — but she won’t be the last. Read more: ow.ly/Ek9850Wq2FP…
A massive amount of money has been raised for such a poor voter turnout.
To give an idea of turnout in Arizona's CD7 primary, here's an example from Pima County (Tucson area) where 60% of eligible CD7 voters live. Pima County Active voters total: 266,339 Mail ballots tabulated before today: 45,312 In-person voting today as of 3 pm: 2,500
Arizona Teen Republicans Visit DC!
Congressman Hamadeh's office had the pleasure of hosting the @AZTeenReps. It's inspiring to see the next generation of Arizona conservative leaders! 🌵🇺🇸
Is Butierez correct? We will have the first batch of results soon in CD7. Turnout is low. Why is there so much apathy in this district?