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Arizona Senate Majority Leader Janae Shamp (R-29) joined the Grand Canyon Times Podcast to discuss: What border security looks like for Arizona in the future. What Prop 314 sets out to accomplish. Her recent meeting with Sec. of Health RFK, Jr and her win in taking chemicals out of school lunches. A former perioperative nurse and nurse manager in the medical field, Shamp was first elected to repre...

Steve Cortes on illegal immigration and Arizona election integritySteve Cortes, founder and president of the League of American Workers (LAW) joined the Grand Canyon Podcast to discuss: Illegal immigration and the impact on election integrity. Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-Ariz) and the provision of drivers licenses to illegal aliens. The America First agenda and Arizona voters. In addition to being the fou...

Chloe Cole, a detransitioner and senior fellow at Do No Harm, joined the Grand Canyon Times podcast to discuss: Chloe's childhood and process into gender transitioning with her parents and therapists. How quickly she felt she made a mistake after undergoing irreversible surgery. Chloe finding Christ and a renewed purpose as a woman and the work she has been doing to help the irresponsible gender-a...

J. Christian Adams, president and general counsel of the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) joined the Grand Canyon Times podcast to discuss: The 2020 election in Arizona and Donald Trump's loss by less than 10,500 votes. Overview of entertaining short film using current voter roll information that shows registrants using commercial addresses as their address of residence, which is illegal un...

Arizona State Sen. Janae Shamp (R-AZ-29) joined the Grand Canyon Times Podcast to discuss: Border security, housing affordability, and healthcare in Arizona Outreach to young conservative voters in her district Her legislative priorities when re-elected Shamp was first elected to represent Arizona's 29th Legislative District in Nov. 2022. She defeated Democrat David Raymer, winning 59 percent to R...

Scot Mussi is President of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club, a non-profit advocacy organization founded in 2005 which focuses on "advancing a pro-growth, limited government agenda in Arizona." Mussi was born and raised Arizona and graduated from Arizona State University in 2004. He lives in Gilbert with his wife and their three children. In this episode of the Grand Canyon Times Podcast, he discus...

Ned Ryun, founder of American Majority, appeared on the Grand Canyon Times Podcast to discuss his predictions on potential nominees from both Republican and Democrat parties, as well as the impact of absentee ballots in the upcoming election Ryun  is a former writer for President George W. Bush. Before founding American Majority Action he created Generation Joshua, a civics education program. He a...

Steve Cortes appeared on the Grand Canyon Times Podcast to discuss the recent debate between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, and the impact it will have on Arizona Voters. Bio: Cortes is a political advisor and commentator. He previously traded global currencies and interest rates for 25 years for large international hedge funds. He has been an on-air broadcaster for CNBC, F...

Jeff Tobey, candidate for the governing board of Peoria Unified School District, appeared on the Grand Canyon Times Podcast to discuss the reasons he's running and his plans to make student and staff safety a priority in the district. Bio Tobey is currently running for a seat on the Peoria Unified School District board, which will be on the November 5, 2024 ballot. Tobey  is the father of four chi...

Austin VanDerHeyden, the Municipal Affairs Liaison at The Goldwater Institute, joined the Grand Canyon Times podcast to discuss his organization's new report showing that hundreds of millions of dollars has been spent to "combat homelessness" by the Phoenix and Tucson governments, with little transparency or return on investment. He also discussed a measure that will appear on the 2024 General Ele...

Patrick Brenner, founder and president of the  Southwest Public Policy Institute  (SPPI), joins the Grand Canyon Times Podcast to discuss public records law, school choice, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In this episode, he covers the institute's pending lawsuits against the city of Scottsdale and Mesa Public Schools related to Arizona's public records law. SPPI is a research organi...

H. Sterling Burnett, director of the Arthur B. Robinson Center on Climate and Environmental Policy, joins the Grand Canyon Times Podcast to discuss the creation of "chief heat officers" within the State of Arizona government and Phoenix city government, the agenda behind those positions, and the way in which "heat related" deaths are reported within Arizona. Dr. Burnett is also the managing editor...

Steve Cortes, founder and president of the League of American Workers (LAW), joined the Grand Canyon Times Podcast to discuss the results of a new poll of Arizona voters. Among other findings, the poll results show: Former President Donald Trump ( R) leads President Biden (D) by four points among Arizona voters in the 2024 race for the White House: https://grandcanyontimes.com/stories/657187403-tr...

Naomi Lopez, Senior Fellow at the Goldwater Institute, joined the Grand Canyon Times Podcast to discuss the need for more transparency in the federal 340b program. Established in 1992, the 340b program enables eligible hospitals and healthcare organizations to purchase outpatient medications at significantly discounted prices. Hospitals participating in the 340B program can use the savings to fund...

Since 2021, government records show 186 voter registrants were "involuntarily purged" for citizenship issues in Pima County, ArizonJ. Christian Adams, president of the Public Interest Legal Foundation and founder of the Election Law Center, joined the Grand Canyon Times podcast to discuss a new report from his organization which showed that, since 2021, 186 voter registrants were "involuntarily pu...

Kayla Van Soest, the Tucson Market Manager of Children's Entrepreneur's Market (C.E.M.), joins the Grand Canyon Times Podcast to discuss the organization. Founded in Utah, CEM helps organize markets in sixteen states, including Arizona, where children can sell their products and learn about entrepreneurship. CEM operates in various locations, including farmers markets, movie nights, and concerts,...

U.S. Congressional candidate Blake Masters (R-AZ-8) joined the Grand Canyon Times podcast to discuss his race. Masters is one of four candidates currently running in the Republican primary to represent the 8th Congressional District.  The district is currently represented by U.S. Rep. Debbie Lesko (R), who announced last year that she will be retiring at the end of the current term. Following is a...

Matt Roeske, founder of Cultivate Elevate, joined the Grand Canyon Times Podcast to discuss the power of Electroculture which, he said, is, "the ancient practice of increasing yields utilizing certain materials to harvest the earth's atmospheric energy." Learn more: https://cultivateelevate.com/blog/electroculture-gardening-techniques-for-beginners-elevate-your-garden/?ref=lngodh4rpm   Introductio...

Kyle Reyes is the president of Law Enforcement Today, joined the Grand Canyon Times Podcast to discuss border security and his recent trip to the Arizona-Mexico border.  Following is a summary of this episode: Border Security and Immigration Legislation: Reyes discussed the current state of border security and immigration legislation, noting the inefficacy of proposed solutions and said enforcing...

Steve Cortes, founder of the League of American Workers (LAW), appeared on the Grand Canyon Times Podcast to discuss a new poll conducted for his organization, which found that only 18% of Arizona voters say that the American Dream is "still attainable."  Founded in 2022 by Cortes, LAW conducts research and develops proposals on public policies impacting American workers and the economy. Cortes is...

Jenny Clark, a member of the Arizona Board of Education, joined the Grand Canyon Times Podcast to discuss the state's Empowerment Scholarship (ESA) Program and the governor's recently proposed regulations of the program. Clark is also the founder of the "Love Your School" organization and a partner at First Day PR.  Following is a summary of this episode: Gov. Katie Hobbs' (D-Ariz.) Proposed Regul...

Arizona-based Chris Buskirk is the publisher of  American Greatness .  He has founded, built, and successfully sold multiple finance businesses including in insurance, reinsurance, specialty lending, and tax-credit financing. For over 15 years he has been a successful investor in growth stages companies across the financial services space as well as in real estate, digital marketing, consumer bran...

Matt Beienburg, the director of education policy at the Phoenix-based Goldwater Institute, appeared on the Grand Canyon Times Podcast to discuss the Biden Administration's $37.7 million fine on Grand Canyon University (GCU), the largest Christian university in the U.S. The U.S. Department of Education (DOE)  said the fine was imposed because GCU allegedly "lied" to students about the cost of the u...

Katlie Ratlief, executive director of the Common Sense Institute Arizona (CSI-AZ) and Glenn Farley, CSI's director of policy and research, joined the Grand Canyon Times Podcast to discuss the recently-released 2023 edition of Arizona's Free Enterprise Report:  https://commonsenseinstituteaz.org/2023-free-enterprise-report/ This report includes the "Free Enterprise Competitive Index," which measure...

Phoenix-area resident Ryan Hartwig, who gained national attention for "hidden camera" footage about Facebook, joined the Grand Canyon Times Podcast. In 2020, Hartwig released hidden camera footage from his work as a "content moderator" for Facebook while working at the Phoenix offices Cognizant. That footage, released through Project Veritas, featured conversations with co-workers and "documents s...