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OPINION: Rethinking public high schools would help us fill important STEM jobs locally
We need a robust, highly skilled workforce in STEM to support the influx of major infrastructure projects cropping up across the country. The way to fix this is by starting at the high school level.
We mapped out all 400 apartment complexes accused of rent price-fixing in Arizona
The Arizona Attorney General is suing nine real estate conglomerates for conspiring to create a rent monopoly.
VIDEO: Will Arizona renters ever be able to become homeowners?
@coppercourier Whatever happened to starter homes? Here’s what creating avenues for developers to build smaller houses would do for Phoenix...
VIDEO: What is Christian Nationalism—and why is it dangerous?
@coppercourier Christian Nationalism—what is it, and why is it dangerous? Correspondent Allan Piper examines how this growing movement on the far...
Biden’s 2025 budget prioritizes lowering costs for families, taxing the rich
The president’s budget includes proposals to lower childcare costs, create a paid family leave program, lower drug costs, and strengthen Social Security and Medicare—all by raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations.
4 fun facts about Democratic Senate candidate Ruben Gallego
Gallego launched his first television ad this week that goes over his military service, family life, and voting record. Here are a few things about the congressman you won’t see on TV.
VIDEO: Arizona’s 13 billionaires have seen their wealth nearly double
@coppercourier While your taxes may have gone up since Trump’s temporary 2017 tax break was passed, Arizona’s 13 billionaires have seen their wealth...
Biden attacks GOP abortion bans, vows to restore Roe during State of the Union
“Many of you in this chamber and my predecessor are promising to pass a national ban on reproductive freedom,” Biden said to Republicans. “My God, what freedoms will you take away next?”
Arizona Republicans say they support IVF, but their records suggest otherwise
Washington longtimers like Rep. David Schweikert and perennial candidates like Kari Lake have one thing in common: their policies would effectively end family planning healthcare like IVF and abortions.
Senate hopeful Kari Lake mingles with D.C. lobbyists despite anti-establishment rhetoric
Lake spent last week in Washington D.C., where she mingled with lobbyists, appeared at a glitzy fundraiser for her campaign, and met with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
VIDEO: Fondomonte—a Saudi business—is out of Arizona
@coppercourier The Saudi-based corporation that’s been sucking up all of Arizona’s groundwater has been kicked out of the state. #aznews...
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We mapped out all 400 apartment complexes accused of rent price-fixing in Arizona
Biden takes aim at high costs during State of the Union speech
Biden proposes new actions to address housing shortages and high costs
BREAKING: AG Kris Mayes sues rental corporations for conspiratorial price-fixing
Republicans push termination of economic growth agency, Democrats call for reform
Overdraft fees could drop to as low as $3 under new Biden proposal
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Ballet scholarship competition in Phoenix helps further dancers’ dreams
Dozens of dancers performed solo and group dances at the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix to compete for scholarships.
Tried and true thrift stores in metro Phoenix
If you’re looking to save money, declutter, or just do some digging, here are seven tried and true thrift stores across the Valley. Happy hunting!
5 unique places near Phoenix to unleash your inner artist
Get your art on in Phoenix and Scottsdale.
ASU grad Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he’s finally getting his due.
The new National Geographic documentary “The Space Race” chronicles the stories of Black astronauts and their first pioneer, Ed Dwight.
ADOT narrows 3,400 names down to 10 in its Name-a-Snowplow Contest
Choose from names like “Scooperstition” or “Snowbi-Wan Kenobi” in ADOT’s Name-A-Snowplow Contest.