Sahara Sajjadi is the Political Correspondent for The Copper Courier and a lifelong Arizonan. She earned her master’s degree in journalism and mass communication from the Walter Cronkite School at Arizona State University.
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Ciscomani voted to cut SNAP and Medicaid. It could cost him his seat
Southern Arizona lost a hospital and hundreds of Casa Grande jobs—and Arizona lost more food aid than any other state in the country.
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Jay Feely says he’s all Trump. His donors say he’s all Kari Lake
Jay Feely calls himself a staunch Trump supporter. Turns out his MAGA ties may be deeper than that.
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AG Mayes calls for data center halt
Citing soaring utility bills and deepening drought, Arizona’s attorney general is urging state leaders to freeze new data center approvals until resource protections are in place.
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Abortion splits Shah, Feely in Arizona’s top swing seat
With national abortion access hanging in the balance, a high-stakes Arizona swing district is testing how much federal threats to reproductive care still move voters at the ballot box.
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Arizona advocates call out Biggs for protecting predators
At a press conference, survivors pointed to Biggs’ decades-long record of siding with predators over their victims.
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He saved 2 sick goats. Now this Arizona lawyer faces prison
After taking two ailing animals from a California dairy, an attorney risks felony convictions and losing his law license.
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Over 20 years, Andy Biggs repeatedly voted to protect sex predators
Past state and federal votes on penalties for predators are coming back to haunt US Rep. Andy Biggs as he runs for governor.
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After about seven months in ‘deplorable’ Arizona detention, a Maine man is free
A Maine father spent several months in ICE detention. Now free, he says the trauma hasn’t left him.
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Arizona family fears detained father won’t survive without medical care
Advocates say staff at Florence Correctional Center are withholding vital treatment from Guillermo Gallardo Barrera, leaving the Arizona father unable to walk after a year in ICE custody.
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The Iran war is making families choose between groceries or gas
Arizona food banks are struggling to keep up after Trump cut SNAP—and the Iran war made things harder for some families.
