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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Days after July 4th, immigrant children fought DHS in an Arizona court
Undocumented children who are in the US without their parents faced the full weight of the federal government in a Tucson courthouse.
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Lifelong Republican and former Mesa mayor endorses Katie Hobbs for governor
Pointing to her bipartisan record, Republican John Giles endorsed incumbent Katie Hobbs over Trump-backed primary challenger Andy Biggs.
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Supreme Court deals blow to trans students while Arizona faith leaders fight to protect them
Arizona faith leaders are suing to stop a new ballot measure they say scapegoats transgender kids.
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‘Deplorable’ conditions within Arizona ICE facility, wife of detained man says
A Maine woman says she is experiencing a nightmare as her husband remains detained in what she calls “inconceivable” conditions within Arizona immigration facilities.
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Arizona ‘Dreamers’ slam GOP Senate leader over DACA deportation threats
Arizona “Dreamers” are speaking out after Republican Attorney General candidate Warren Petersen vowed to assist the Trump administration in deporting DACA recipients.
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‘A voter suppression bill’: AZ Dems, advocates slam GOP effort to overhaul voting laws
Arizona leaders are speaking out against a new ballot resolution that risks disenfranchising Arizona voters.
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Who voted against making Juneteenth a federal holiday in Arizona?
The two men fighting to be the state’s next governor were both in the room for the 2021 vote — and they split.
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This Arizona senator wants to ban an Israeli minister from the US
US Sen. Ruben Gallego is calling on the Trump administration to deny a visa to Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir.
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Deer Valley school board member faces intense resignation demands after Nazi salute
Dozens of parents, teachers and concerned residents stood in the heat June 9 to call for Kimberly Fisher’s resignation from the Deer Valley School Board.
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Meet the Arizona teenager taking on ICE and her cyberbullies
Cali Overs has been in the spotlight for her activism against ICE. It’s earned her national media, interviews, and of course, online trolls. Here’s how she deals with it.
