Politics
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Trump allies are open to the idea of mandatory military service for teens
Young Americans haven’t faced the possibility of a draft since 1973. If some in former president Donald Trump’s circle have a say, mandatory service could be back on the table.
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Arizona lawmakers pass budget closing $1.4 billion deficit
Arizona lawmakers approved a bipartisan budget deal Saturday that erases a $1.4 billion shortfall by curbing spending on higher education, trimming funding for state agencies, and raiding a host of special funds.
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Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict abortion pill access, but leaves door open for future challenges
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing on behalf of the Supreme Court, wrote that while the plaintiffs did not have standing to sue over the FDA’s regulation of mifepristone, “it is not clear that no one else would have standing to challenge the FDA’s relaxed regulation of mifepristone.”
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FBI figures show 15% drop in violent crime in 2024
During the first quarter of 2024, there’s also been a 13% drop in aggravated assault, according to the FBI. Murder and rape both decreased by about 26%. Robbery decreased by 18% and property crime declined 15%.
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Senate Republicans block bill to protect access to IVF
Thursday’s vote was the second time Republicans blocked legislation to protect IVF, after they blocked the same bill in February, and comes just one week after they similarly blocked an effort from Democrats to guarantee nationwide access to birth control.
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VIDEO: Arizona Rep. Laura Terech on SCR1044
On the SCR1044 bill, Arizona Rep. Laura Terech said Sen. Bolick should have recused since the measure is specifically designed to save Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick from being rejected in November’s retention election.
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A red state abortion ban nearly killed his wife. Now he’s speaking out.
Ryan Hamilton had to race his wife to the hospital after she had a miscarriage, fell unconscious, and started bleeding out on their bathroom floor. Here, he explains what happened.
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LUCHA sues to block anti-immigration ballot measure over single-subject law
Ballot measures can only address a single subject, but the Republican-backed proposal would change court proceedings, the criminal code, labor laws, prison regulations, and public health and safety requirements.
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GOP legislators’ latest ballot proposal: Shield appointed judges from being voted out
Arizona lawmakers voted Wednesday to send an initiative to the November ballot that would protect two state Supreme Court justices targeted for removal from the bench over their support for a near-total abortion ban dating back to the Civil War.
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