Politics
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Who voted against making Juneteenth a federal holiday in Arizona?
The two men fighting to be the state’s next governor were both in the room for the 2021 vote — and they split.
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Your weekly guide to taking action in Arizona (June 19-25)
A weekly roundup of Arizona events, protests, voter registration drives, meetings, and community gatherings happening across the state from Friday, June 19, through Thursday, June 25.
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Arizona GOP rushes last-minute ballot measure to kill voter-driven voucher reform
If approved by voters, HCR 2048 would make it impossible for voucher reform to pass in 2026.
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This Arizona senator wants to ban an Israeli minister from the US
US Sen. Ruben Gallego is calling on the Trump administration to deny a visa to Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir.
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Your weekly guide to taking action in Arizona (June 12-18)
A weekly roundup of Arizona events, protests, meetings, food drives, and community gatherings happening across the state from Friday, June 12, through Thursday, June 18.
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Deer Valley school board member faces intense resignation demands after Nazi salute
Dozens of parents, teachers and concerned residents stood in the heat June 9 to call for Kimberly Fisher’s resignation from the Deer Valley School Board.
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Meet the Arizona teenager taking on ICE and her cyberbullies
Cali Overs has been in the spotlight for her activism against ICE. It’s earned her national media, interviews, and of course, online trolls. Here’s how she deals with it.
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Mesa residents are fighting a Tokyo tech giant’s data center
A Japanese company wants to build a 2.2-million-square-foot data center campus in Arizona. Residents say it will drain the desert’s most precious resource.
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Rising costs force tens of thousands in Arizona to drop the ACA
Following the expiration of federal ACA subsidies, local marketplace costs are soaring—and a looming shift to state Medicaid rules could kick off 240,000 more.
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Prosecutors lose appeal in Arizona’s fake elector case and vow to present it again to a grand jury
The most recent ruling marked another setback for Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, whose case has been stalled for over a year.
