Republicans in the Arizona Legislature killed a bill that would extend a tax on cigarettes to vaping, a move that would restore millions in funding for child development.
The emboldened racism mirrors what was seen after Trump was first elected in 2017, running on the same platform of anti-immigrant rhetoric that dehumanizes the Latino community.
New schools have been approved in central Phoenix and Deer Valley, while school boards in south Phoenix and Paradise Valley made the difficult decision to close a number of facilities due to low enrollment.
With the specter of ICE raids looming, schools across Arizona are reassuring families and planning their next steps.
Half a million mixed-status families in Arizona will face vastly different realities under Trump or Harris immigration policies.
US Customs and Border Protection has directed agents to stop discarding migrants’ personal belongings, after a scathing report detailed how medicine, clothes, cell phones, cash, and identity documents have been taken by authorities at holding facilities and never returned.
Democrats in Arizona view the fight over reproductive rights as a key to victory in November. The strategy is front and center at the Democratic National Convention, too.
