At some point in the future, Valley commuters traveling from the east Valley into Phoenix may have to get used to new nomenclature. If Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen gets his way, Loop 202 will be named after slain conservative activist and Arizona resident Charlie Kirk.

But that’s a big “if.”

In a press release Tuesday afternoon, Petersen announced that he'll be introducing a bill to rename State Route 202 the “Charlie Kirk Memorial Loop 202” during the upcoming legislative session, which begins next January. Petersen is also seeking the Republican nomination for Arizona attorney general.

Kirk, the Arizona-based conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed at an event his organization was hosting at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, which Pe

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