Politics
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After a year of outcry, Arizona’s wildcat subdivisions and groundwater drilling remain a problem
While both issues received band-aid-like solutions last year, long-term resolutions have yet to be realized.
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Showdown imminent between Hobbs and Republican legislators over school vouchers
Hobbs proposed bringing back a requirement that students who use vouchers for private schools must have first attended public school.
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Thousands of Arizona abuse victims find shelter with aid from federal funds
Nearly 16,000 domestic abuse victims in ten Arizona counties found safe haven with the help of Biden administration funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.
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Federal grants help low-income seniors with long-term care and assisted living costs
There’s good news for Arizonans who rely on health services delivered in their homes and communities: $356 million in federal funds to help law-income residents cover the cost of medical care. So far, grants have gone towards: Home health care and personal care services Rehabilitation Private duty nursing Mental health and substance abuse treatment School-based…
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Republicans push to kill agency credited for rebuilding Arizona’s economy after Great Recession
Republicans introduced a bill to close Arizona’s economic development agency, which was created in 2011 in response to the Great Recession.
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VIDEO: Trump hopes the US economy will crash this year
@coppercourier Former President Donald Trump hopes the US economy will crash this year so he doesn’t get the blame if he wins a second term this November. “When there’s a crash, I hope it’s going to be during the next 12 months because I don’t want to be Herbert Hoover. The one president – I…
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America’s ultra rich have $8.5 trillion in untaxed income thanks to this loophole
Most American families must work and earn paychecks to support themselves, but many of the wealthiest Americans are able to live off unrealized gains thanks to a tax loophole that Republicans refuse to fix.
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Hobbs offered a solution to border security. Will Republicans fund it?
The Arizona governor recently created a new border security office with funds from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act.
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Millions of workers could get more benefits under new Biden policy
The new Labor Department rule could help millions more workers get access to benefits like overtime pay, unemployment insurance, Social Security benefits, employer-offered health insurance, the minimum wage, and paid sick days.
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Trump attorney: Presidents can have rivals assassinated and still claim immunity
Donald Trump’s lawyer argued Tuesday that a US president could have a political rival assassinated by SEAL Team Six and still avoid criminal prosecution due to presidential immunity.
