New Survey: Republican Voters Open to Funding Early Childhood via Vape Tax

Courtesy of Data Orbital Data Orbital is pleased to announce the results of its latest mixed-mode audience research survey of likely 2026 Republican Primary Election voters in Arizona. Conducted from February 25th to February 27th, the survey assessed Republican primary voter sentiment on extending the state’s tobacco tax to alternative, non-tobacco products. In Arizona, voter-approved tobacco-tax is the only dedicated … Read More

Ken Kendricks’ Legacy is Shaping Up

Arizona sports have had a really rough go of it recently, and a significant amount of the blame is often tossed at ownership (and for good reason). The Suns’ disappointment compared to expectations can easily be pinned on Mat Ishbia’s flashy offseason moves that seemed to be more style than substance. The Bidwell family has long been in the crosshairs … Read More

Guest Editorial: Axon Apartment Legislative Bills – SB1352 and HB2925

By Representative Joseph Chaplik HB2925 and SB1352 are complete shams and a shameless attempt by Axon to circumvent the will of voters. I’ve been aggressively opposed to any bad policy bills and working tirelessly to protect our rights. That’s why I am standing up against these horrible legislative bills – SB1352 and HB2925 – that seek to overturn the will of the people and override … Read More

Axon’s Strategic Keystone Cops

Sometimes you can make this stuff up.  Bear with us. A number of years ago Axon said it would build its new corporate headquarters in Scottsdale.  It received approval to do so.  That turned out to not be true. Years went by and it returned with a new corporate headquarters plan, this time saying it could and would build it BUT . … Read More

Are Republicans Weaponizing Musk-ism in Arizona?

By Alexander Lomax Unless you live under a rock politically, you are aware that Elon Musk is making some serious waves in American politics. Under the guise of the self-established Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE (with an acronym named after his favorite meme cryptocoin), he has been pouring through government departments, looking for purported waste and using tactics (such … Read More

King Rick Strikes Again, This Time Attempting to Eviscerate Citizen Rights

By Ronald Sampson Axon has developed quite a reputation for bullying its way through Scottsdale. Its attempts to shoehorn in its unwanted apartment megacomplex (apparently the largest apartment complex in the history of the entire state) into the city met stiff resistance, so it ignored the will of the people and leaned on a lame duck City Council. Once the … Read More

How Does Arizona Rank for Families? Not Well, According to Recent Survey

We could say a lot of positive things about our home state: great weather much of the time, great place to start a business, beautiful landscapes, abundant recreation options. One thing we don’t rarely hear much about is whether or not it’s a good place to raise a family however.  This Monday we ran a piece about a WalletHub survey … Read More

New Data Orbital & AZ Free News Poll: 2026 AZ GOP Gubernatorial Primary

Data Orbital is pleased to announce the results of its latest mixed-mode survey of likely 2026 Republican Primary Election voters in Arizona. The survey was conducted from January 18th to January 20th. Survey results reveal that Congressman Andy Biggs leads the field of prospective candidates with 31.7% compared to 12.4% for Karrin Taylor-Robson and 7.4% for Kimberly Yee. 45.0% were … Read More