Politics
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Barack and Michelle Obama highlight Harris and Trump’s wildly different visions for America
Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama capped off Tuesday’s events at the DNC, where they laid out differing visions of where America will go under a Harris or Trump presidency.
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Mesa Mayor John Giles invites fellow Republicans to vote for Kamala Harris at DNC
“We need an adult in the White House, and we’ve seen what happens when we don’t have one.”
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Arizona childcare would be more affordable under Harris proposal
Vice President Kamala Harris announced her plan to lower childcare costs capping costs and streamlining assistance program applications.
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Joe Biden passes the torch to Kamala Harris on night one of the Democratic Convention
President Joe Biden promised to be “the best volunteer the Harris and Walz campaign has ever seen.”
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Trump a CEO’s dream, worker’s nightmare, labor leaders warn at DNC
The heads of six unions spoke on the first night of the Democratic National Convention to list the many ways the Biden-Harris team has had workers’ backs and how Trump has been hostile to workers’ rights and prosperity.
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Arizona voters praise Harris over plummeting cost of lifesaving medication
Successful price negotiations under a Biden-Harris initiative will reduce the cost for several prescriptions by thousands of dollars per month.
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Could Kirsten Engel’s passion for public education propel her to Congress?
Engel defended public schools for years at the state capitol. Now, she wants to do take the fight to Capitol Hill.
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Opinion: We must help communities that have been left behind, no matter who wins in November
In this op-ed, Justin Maxson and Sarah Jaynes advocate for prioritizing federal investments to uplift all communities and ensure widespread economic benefits.
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Two years in, the Inflation Reduction Act is lowering health care costs and creating a clean energy jobs boom in Arizona
The Inflation Reduction Act ensured that 41,000 Arizonans were able to keep their health insurance, reduced the cost of insulin for over 28,000 Arizona seniors, and incentivized manufacturers to invest in the state and create more clean energy jobs.
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Biden-Harris administration’s Medicare drug price negotiations secure $6 billion in savings for taxpayers
The White House estimates that these new prices will lead to around $6 billion in savings for the Medicare program in 2026. The new prices will be anywhere from 38% to 79% lower than the drugs’ list prices last year, saving seniors on Medicare an estimated $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs in 2026 alone.
