Politics
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Arizona Democrats condemn Trump, Project 2025, and the far-right, ahead of presidential debate
Ahead of a presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, Arizona democratic leaders released a dire warning of the harmful repercussions that could come from Project 2025 and Trump’s agenda. At a press conference in Phoenix Monday, Arizona state Sens. Eva Burch and Mitzi Epstein, and Maricopa County Supervisor Steve…
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High food prices are hurting Arizona families. Here’s what Kamala Harris has proposed to lower costs.
The vice president has said that she will call on Congress to pass a federal ban on price gouging and give the Federal Trade Commission more authority to prevent consolidation in the food industry.
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Why this retired Army Lieutenant General and former Republican is voting for Kamala Harris
Ben Hodges spent nearly 40 years in the US Army, and served as the Commanding General of the US Army in Europe. Now, he’s speaking out about the threats of a second Trump presidency.
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GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election
Republicans filed more than 100 lawsuits challenging various aspects of vote-casting after being chastised repeatedly by judges in 2020 for bringing complaints about how the election was run only after votes were tallied.
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Firefighters union endorses Ruben Gallego for US Senate
Firefighters cited Gallego’s work to provide more resources to first responders, additional health protections for firefighters with cancer, and efforts to establish a home loan program for rescue workers.
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Opinion: Politicians are failing my generation—this election can change that
My generation has grown up seeing the horrific toll of gun violence in our schools and our communities. We were in elementary school during the shooting at Sandy Hook. We were in middle school during shootings at Pulse Nightclub, in Parkland, at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, and the Tree of Life Synagogue. We were…
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OPINION: I fought dictators abroad. Kari Lake praises them.
Arizonans deserve leaders who will stand up for our democracy and reject authoritarianism in all its forms. I was born to two World War II Veterans who risked their lives to defend democracy against dictators. They taught me that true leadership is about service and integrity. When I was 19, I followed in their footsteps…
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JD Vance chose a homophobic, misogynist pastor’s church for Arizona visit
Ryan Visconti has said victims of abuse should remain married to their abuser and called same-sex marriage and abortion care an “abomination.”
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OPINION: Affordable health care for Arizonans is at risk as GOP threatens to undo key reforms
Through the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden-Harris administration lowered health care costs for tens of millions of people. However, MAGA Republicans want to repeal the law.
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Kamala Harris proposes plan to make it easier for Arizonans to start small businesses
Harris has proposed expanding a tax deduction for costs that are incurred while starting a business, creating a new fund that would allow the country’s smallest banks to cover the interest accrued on loans to new businesses, and more.
