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PHOENIX — SB 1066, introduced by Senator Wendy Rogers, would create real consequences for researchers who knowingly or recklessly publish fraudulent scientific research in Arizona.   Scientific research is often used to guide public policy, medical decisions, education standards, and major spending choices. When that research is false or intentionally misleading, the damage can be serious and widespread. SB […]

As the Arizona Legislature kicked off its session in January, State Senator Wendy Rogers introduced SB1041. If passed, this bill will appropriate $500,000 to the Arizona Trail Fund. Established in 2006 to support Arizona Trail maintenance and construction, the Fund has only received intermittent support, but we are hopeful that after $0 in 2025 and

Speed Cameras and Red-Light Cameras: Will Arizona Voters Decide on a Photo Radar Ban in 2026? For nearly two decades, privacy and constitutional rights advocates have pushed to end photo radar traffic enforcement in Arizona. After last year’s resolution failed to advance, 2026 is bringing renewed momentum with companion measures in both the Arizona House

SCR 1004 sponsor Sen. Wendy Rogers (R-LD7) closed committee testimony with a sharp warning about what she called misleading public safety claims. Sen. Rogers opened her closing by referencing “How to lie with statistics,” then cited Scottsdale crash numbers as an example of why she disputes the argument that photo radar improves roadway safety: 2020:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, January 20, 2026 PHOENIX, ARIZONA— A long-running effort to end the use of photo radar in Arizona is moving forward today as the Senate Appropriations, Transportation, & Technology Committee hears SCR 1004, sponsored by Senator Wendy Rogers. SCR 1004 takes a direct and transparent approach: it refers the question of banning photo radar