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Arizona senator defends anti-trans legislation, despite pushback from the community it endangers
Bills limiting students’ pronoun and bathroom usage are being considered for the fourth year in a row in Arizona’s State House.
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Man who was living with missing teen Alicia Navarro sentenced in child sex abuse case
A Montana man connected to formerly missing teen Alicia Navarro has been sentenced to 100 years after police found child sexual abuse material on his phone.
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Maricopa County school boards likely to get more conservative in the next 4 years
Maricopa County Superintendent Shelli Boggs is a conservative who supports so-called “school choice.” She’s likely to appoint school board members who share her views.
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Transforming scraps to soil: Phoenix’s innovative recycling plan
Phoenix partners with Mill to boost food recycling at City Hall with 25 new devices. This initiative aims to cut landfill waste and promote composting.
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Judge lifts deadline for federal workers to accept Trump buyout. How will it impact Arizona?
A federal judge lifted the deadline for workers to accept President Donald Trump’s buyout offer until he rules on the legality, prolonging the uncertainty at federal agencies and for Arizona tourists, veterans, businesses, and tribes.
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Man loses job, banned from Waste Management Open after racist rant goes viral
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.
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Arizona has added an endangered bat to the list of night-flying creatures that frequent the state
Scientists have long suspected that Mexican long-nosed bats migrate through southeastern Arizona, but proof has been elusive. Researchers say they now have a way to tell the endangered species apart from other bats by analyzing saliva.
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Election official in Arizona’s largest county signals a shift away from combating disinformation
Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap has downsized his external communications staff from seven to one, drastically shrinking a team whose duties had included combating false information about elections.
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Kelly, Gallego join Senate protest against Trump pick for budget director, an architect of Project 2025
Arizona’s senators joined other Democrats in a rare overnight marathon on the Senate floor, protesting President Donald Trump’s pick for budget director—a key architect of the controversial Project 2025.
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From Michael Phelps to Corbin Burnes to Jelly Roll, WM Phoenix Open celebrity pro-am brings out the stars
From Michael Phelps to Corbin Burnes to Jelly Roll, the WM Phoenix Open celebrity pro-am brings out the stars.
