Politics
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First over-the-counter birth control pill will go on sale this month
Upon hitting store shelves, Opill will become the most effective birth control method available without a prescription.
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VIDEO: Trump keeps confusing Biden for Obama on the campaign trail
@coppercourier 🙃 Donald Trump keeps confusing Joe Biden for Barack Obama on the campaign trail. . . . . #trump #obama #trumptrain #trumptraitor #trumptrainwreck #trumpnews #newstok #uspol #polticaltiktok #political #politics #politicalhumor #politik ♬ original sound – Copper Courier
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BREAKING: Hobbs vetoes anti-immigration bill, calls for end to ‘political stunts’
The bill offered no logistical or humanitarian solutions to address issues at the US-Mexico border, and instead focused mainly on punishment and incarceration.
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100,000 families to see lower child care costs under new Biden policy
Under the new regulations, child care copayments will be capped at 7% of a family’s income for those participating in certain federal child care programs, applications for these programs will be made more accessible, and child care providers will receive some much needed support.
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Over half of the anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in Arizona this year have died. Here’s what’s left.
Arizona’s 2024 legislative session brought a slew of bills that would limit the freedoms and rights of LGBTQ Arizonans. Thirteen such bills were introduced—all by Republican legislators—and, while most are either dead or can expect to be vetoed, they send a clear message to Arizona’s LGBTQ community: we do not support you. Senate Bill 1628,…
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VIDEO: Meet a volunteer fighting for abortion rights in Arizona
@coppercourier Cathy Sigmon, a Tempe woman, is one of many volunteering to gather signatures for a ballot initiative that would establish the fundamental right to abortion in Arizona. “Abortion was ruled legal and constitutional when I was in my 20s,” Sigmon said. “So for all of my adult life and for my children, who are…
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VIDEO: Three former Department of Education employees charged with defrauding Arizona voucher program
@coppercourier Five former @azedschools employees have been indicted by @azagmayes for conspiring to commit fraud in Arizona’s universal voucher program. The indictment claims they: – Created fake birth certificates for five nonexistent students and approved them for ESA vouchers – Forged medical notes for the “ghost children” and other voucher recipients at their address so…
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OPINION: Republicans lawmakers want to ‘Alabama’ our Arizona
Even now, legislators want to define conception as when life begins, which would not only impact people in need of abortion care, but could also take away the opportunity to raise a child from people whose only option is IVF.
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After expanding health care access for Arizonans, Harris has new plan to cut costs further
More than 40,000 Arizonans whose healthcare benefits were set to expire last year got to keep their coverage due to provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act.
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VIDEO: How the Alabama state supreme court could put Arizona and IVF at risk
@coppercourier After the historic ruling in Alabama regarding IVF, Arizona could be next. Listen up. #azpol #aznews #everythingarizona #alabama #ivfjourney #aznews #arizonanews #az #arizona #ivf #arizonapolitics ♬ original sound – Copper Courier
