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Rep. Greg Stanton sounds alarm after visit to Dilley Detention Center
US Rep. Greg Stanton of Arizona is sounding the alarm after he recently visited the Dilley Detention Center located 72 miles south of San Antonio saying, “What we saw inside there was very disturbing.” Dilley is the one detention facility in the US that holds immigrant families and children. Despite a longstanding court order, many…
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Arizona school board member gives Nazi salute during public meeting
Board member Kimberly Fisher made what appeared to be a Nazi salute—and said “Heil” twice—at the end of a May 26 Deer Valley Unified School District meeting following a heated exchange with board president Paul Carver Jr. Fisher. She has since said on Facebook that the gesture was directed at Carver. Unions are calling for…
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari says ICE delayed releasing detainee medical records
During her first State of the District address in Phoenix, Rep. Yassamin Ansari said she waited two hours before a caseworker agreed to release some of Arbella “Yari” Rodríguez Márquez’s medical records. Yari, a legal permanent resident who suffers from leukemia, is not receiving proper medical care while in ICE detention.
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari takes aim at Trump and ICE in first State of the District event
Your Phoenix congresswoman went on record: Abolish ICE. Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) made the call at her first State of the District town hall in Phoenix on May 27 while demanding accountability from Trump and ICE.
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Arizona spends more than $1B on vouchers while SNAP rolls shrink
Arizona’s universal school voucher program will cost taxpayers more than $1 billion this year. At the same time, the state needed to cut around 47% of people on SNAP, including 180,000 children, because of new federal rules.
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What’s happening as Arizona nears budget deadline
Your SNAP. Your Medicaid. Your state parks. All on the line if Arizona can’t pass a budget by June 30. Here’s what’s actually happening—and what it means for you.
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Kris Mayes joins multistate lawsuit to new federal student loan limits
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a coalition of states suing the Trump administration over new federal student loan caps. State officials argue the policy could worsen healthcare worker shortages by making some advanced healthcare degrees less affordable.
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Could your Arizona district disappear?
Your district could be redrawn. 🚨 Arizona Republicans are already moving to challenge the state’s maps after the Supreme Court gutted a key voting rights protection earlier this month. Experts say Latino-majority districts could be the first to go—and it could affect who represents you for the next decade. What does this mean for your…
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Chandler teacher fears surveillance cameras could keep immigrant students out of class
Michael Oei is a Chandler high school teacher worried his immigrant students won’t show up to class. The reason? A $153,400 city contract with Flock Safety—a surveillance camera company tied to ICE enforcement. Watch to find out why he’s calling on the city to cut it.
