Politics
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Arizona Freedom Caucus proposal to restrict religious expression on public property fails
The bill raised legal questions, as The Satanic Temple is recognized by the federal government as an organized religion and therefore receives First Amendment protections.
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Federal funds are bringing solar panel-lined canals and more electric vehicle chargers to Arizona
Leaders of Arizona’s public, private, and nonprofit sectors Monday discussed how they will use the Inflation Reduction Act for conservation efforts and renewable energy projects.
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Nondiscrimination laws are popular in Arizona. So why hasn’t the state adopted one?
Republican legislators continue to place emphasis on anti-LGBTQ legislation, brushing off a bill expanding Arizona’s existing non-discrimination laws to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Biden blasts Trump’s support of a nationwide abortion ban
President Joe Biden took Trump to task for his support of a nationwide abortion ban and his role in repealing Roe v. Wade, criticizing him for “taking away women’s freedom,” putting women’s lives in danger, and unleashing “cruelty and chaos all across America.”
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Biden proposes new student debt relief plan for Arizona borrowers facing ‘hardship’
The new proposal will focus on providing debt relief to those with older loans or loans with large sums of interest; those with high-cost, unavoidable child care or health care expenses; borrowers who are highly likely to default; and others who face “financial hardship.”
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VIDEO: Fire destroys historic buildings in Bisbee, Arizona
@coppercourier Update about the fire that occurred last night from the City of Bisbee: "The fire has been contained to the two buildings, Many Fine Things and Bisbee Olive Oil. The fire is not out, and we will be putting water on it probably for the rest of the night. Much of the brick facade…
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Arizona’s public meetings are becoming increasingly toxic under Republican leadership
Republican legislators are attacking members of the public, the press, and elected Democrats in broad daylight.
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VIDEO: Arizona Sen. Anthony Kern falsely claims access to abortion leads to a rise in human trafficking
@coppercourier Arizona Sen. Anthony Kern falsely claims during a legislative committee meeting that access to abortion leads to a rise in human trafficking. #azleg #azpol #everythingarizona #reprorights #arizona #arizonanews #aznews #arizonapolitics #arizonapoliticians ♬ original sound – Copper Courier
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Op-ed: How federal investments are empowering Navajo People
In an op-ed, JoAnn Armenta of Lupton, Arizona highlights the impacts that President Biden’s policies are having on the Navajo people in Arizona.
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Republicans want to use a 150-year-old law to ban abortion nationwide
Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for a second Trump administration, calls for the Justice Department to start enforcing the Comstock Act of 1873. The old law bans the mailing of “anything designed, adapted, or intended for producing abortion,” which could include medical instruments.
