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Why Arizona ballots keep getting longer
If you live in Arizona, your ballot this year is about to look like a CVS receipt. Here’s why: Instead of passing controversial laws the normal way, politicians are bypassing the governor entirely. They’re flooding the ballot with massive measures, essentially trying to crowdsource policy straight to your vote. We’re talking everything from bringing back…
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Arizona Democrats push HER Agenda with paid reproductive health leave proposal
Arizona Democrats Yassamin Ansari and Adelita Grijalva are backing the HER Agenda, a package of bills aimed at tackling longstanding gaps in women’s health care. The legislation includes workplace protections, efforts to address disparities in pain treatment, and up to 12 days of paid reproductive health leave.
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What happens when Planned Parenthood is defunded?
Defunding Planned Parenthood means missed breast exams, fewer STI screenings, and harder-to-access birth control. A new report showed that in the first six months after Medicaid patients were blocked from using their insurance at Planned Parenthood, more than two dozen of the health centers closed around the country.
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AZ Sen. Mark Kelly backs bill targeting Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund
US Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona is backing new legislation that would shut down Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund. The proposed Drain the Slush Fund Act would bar taxpayer dollars from going to the president or vice president, their associates, or individuals convicted of crimes connected to the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol.
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APS plans to increase Arizonans’ electric bills
Your bills are already high. APS might make them higher. Here’s what you need to know.
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ASU launches new military degree program
Want to study war? ASU and the Pentagon have just the program for you. Here’s the deal.
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What to do if a federal agent crosses the line in Phoenix
If a federal agent crosses the line in Phoenix — you can now report it. Phoenix just launched a multilingual portal to document ICE and federal enforcement complaints. Every submission is preserved and reviewed by the city and the AG’s office, building the evidence trail for any future legal action. Know what’s protected: Agents can’t…
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Rep. Greg Stanton sounds alarm after visit to Dilley Detention Center
US Rep. Greg Stanton of Arizona is sounding the alarm after he recently visited the Dilley Detention Center located 72 miles south of San Antonio saying, “What we saw inside there was very disturbing.” Dilley is the one detention facility in the US that holds immigrant families and children. Despite a longstanding court order, many…
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Arizona school board member gives Nazi salute during public meeting
Board member Kimberly Fisher made what appeared to be a Nazi salute—and said “Heil” twice—at the end of a May 26 Deer Valley Unified School District meeting following a heated exchange with board president Paul Carver Jr. Fisher. She has since said on Facebook that the gesture was directed at Carver. Unions are calling for…
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari says ICE delayed releasing detainee medical records
During her first State of the District address in Phoenix, Rep. Yassamin Ansari said she waited two hours before a caseworker agreed to release some of Arbella “Yari” Rodríguez Márquez’s medical records. Yari, a legal permanent resident who suffers from leukemia, is not receiving proper medical care while in ICE detention.
