Politics
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VIDEO: Arizona Rep. Lorena Austin explains why ‘SB1166 is a dangerous bill’
Rep. Lorena Austin commanded the floor when they spoke about SB1166. The bill would require parents to be notified no more than five days after their child starts using a pronoun different from their biological sex or if their child starts using a name that is not their legal first, middle, or a commonly used…
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Arizona expects to be back at the center of election attacks. Its officials are going on offense
Arizona and its largest county have become hotbeds of election misinformation that have led to near continuous threats against election workers.
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How Arizona could soon have an IVF court ruling like Alabama’s
With Roe overturned, Arizona’s legal definition of when life begins could now include unused frozen embryos as victims in wrongful death lawsuits.
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George Santos’ former treasurer running attack ads in Arizona with Dem-sounding PAC name
The Republican operative bought airtime under an unregistered PAC named “Turn AZ Blue” to run attack ads against Marlene Galán-Woods in a hotly-contested Democratic primary.
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VIDEO: Arizona Rep. Judy Schwiebert votes no on Senate Bill 1166
Teacher and Arizona Rep. Judy Schwiebert voted no on Senate Bill 1166, which would require parents to be notified no more than five days after their child starts using a pronoun different from their biological sex or if their child starts using a name that is not their legal first, middle, or a commonly used…
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Strapped for cash, Trump reportedly abandons planned Arizona trip to save money
Trump hasn’t visited Arizona since 2022, and has left a trail of unpaid bills from venues across the state totaling $150,000 since 2016.
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Opinion: Arizona needs to protect access to contraception
“Without Roe, access to contraception is needed more than ever, and protecting that access shouldn’t even be a question,” Gilbert residnet Lori Ament writes in an op-ed.
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80% of House Republicans support plan to cut Social Security, ban abortion, and restrict IVF
The Republican Study Committee’s proposed budget calls for cutting Social Security and Medicare and banning abortion after 15 weeks nationwide. It would also pose a threat to IVF and slash funding for rental assistance and programs that help build housing, and more.
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VIDEO: Arizona lawmaker says she announced plans to get an abortion to underscore out-of-touch laws
@coppercourier The abortion that Sen. Eva Burch is planning wouldn’t be her first. While running for office in 2022, Burch said she had an abortion because that pregnancy wasn’t viable and even mentioned on the campaign trail that she had undergone the procedure. Burch, who previously gave birth to two sons, said she understands why…
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78,000 public service workers get student loans canceled by Biden administration
Through improvements to the public service Loan Forgiveness Program, the Biden administration has canceled loans for more than 871,000 public service workers.
