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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., arrive for the House Republican Conference caucus meeting. Taylor Green voted in favor of Schweikert’s proposal to cut nearly $18 billion in federal funding from the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Departments. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Schweikert tries to slash popular roads, housing programs ahead of holidays

The proposed cuts would have slashed funding for highway expansion, transportation safety, home ownership grants, and housing for the elderly.

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OPINION: Mayor Regina Romero and Tucson are models for Arizona and the nation

LUCHA firmly believes that the people closest to the problem are the ones closest to the solution. This very concept has transformed how we support candidates and push for sound policies and reforms.

Shannon Watts, founder emerita of Moms Demand Action, a group working to stop gun violence, told The Washington Post that the creation of an Office of Gun Violence Prevention is “a significant turning point” for the gun safety movement. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden Announces First-Ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention

Shannon Watts, founder emerita of Moms Demand Action, a group working to stop gun violence, told The Washington Post that the creation of an Office of Gun Violence Prevention is “a significant turning point” for the gun safety movement.

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks to his office after a resolution to debate the defense bill failed 212-214, as five Republicans bucked the party to sink it, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. House Republican leaders have still been unable to pass next year's appropriations bills on the floor due to GOP infighting. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Republicans Are About to Cause a Government Shutdown. Here’s How It Would Affect You.

House Speaker Kevin MccCarthy has repeatedly tried to pass budget proposals that meet the demands of far-right Republicans, but he has been unable to wrangle the necessary 218 votes to pass any of the 12 annual funding bills necessary to prevent a shutdown.

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Here’s a Handy Tool for Understanding Arizona State Politics

Progress Arizona’s annual legislative Scorecard is one of the best resources for quickly understanding how lawmakers spent their time at the Capitol.

The new proposal from a group of 176 House Republicans would raise the retirement age for Social Security and Medicare, ban free school meals for students, cut spending on food aid, and weaken environmental protections. (Photo via Shutterstock)
New Republican Budget Plan Would Eliminate Free School Meals, Cut Social Security and Medicare

The new proposal from a group of 176 House Republicans would raise the retirement age for Social Security and Medicare, ban free school meals for students, cut spending on food aid, and more.

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10 Controversial Bills Just Passed By Arizona Republicans

The bills include another attempt to ban abortion outright, as well as efforts to ban certain books in schools and a proposal to criminalize homelessness.