Stories tagged: "capitol"

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Safety Arizona Law Enforcement Braces for Demonstrations Ahead of Inauguration Day

The FBI said they have not received any “specific and substantiated” threats in the days leading to Biden’s inauguration.

Bree Burkitt Bree Burkitt January 18, 2021 2:21 pm MST
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Politics Five Things to Expect From the Arizona Legislature This Year

Republicans have rejected calls to raise the state's unemployment benefits above $240 per week while demanding COVID liability protection for businesses.

Bob Christie, Associated Press January 11, 2021 11:56 am MST
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Your Vote 2020 Christine Marsh: Waiting on Ballots Is Like the Last Mile of a Marathon

The Arizona Teacher of the Year said they focused on positive, hopeful messaging and didn’t get caught up in the negativity.

Alicia Barrón Alicia Barrón November 9, 2020 1:46 pm MST
Arizona FILE - In this June 8, 2020, file photo, is a monument to the region's Confederate troops at a public plaza adjacent to the state Capitol in Phoenix. Two Confederate monuments on Arizona state property, including one at the Capitol, have been removed. A spokeswoman for the Arizona Department of Administration confirmed Thursday, July 23, 2020, that the memorials were taken down overnight and returned to the United Daughters of the Confederacy. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Arizona Arizona Sends Confederate Monuments Back to Daughters of Confederacy

Two Confederal monuments donated to the state decades ago have been removed from public spaces and returned to the organization that donated them.

Associated Press Associated Press July 23, 2020 1:12 pm MST
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Politics Coronavirus Has Revealed How Split Arizona’s GOP Actually Is

After a decade of total control at the Capitol, in-fighting between Republican leadership is exposing divisions within the party.

Camaron Stevenson Camaron Stevenson May 19, 2020 3:09 pm MST

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Immigration GOP Boss Clears Room Instead of Listening to Concerns About Racism of Proposal

Activists were removed from the Capitol after speaking against a resolution that they claim allows racial profiling among law enforcement.

Camaron Stevenson Camaron Stevenson February 14, 2020 7:10 am MST
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Local ‘We Are Fighting to Protect All People’: 2020 Phoenix Women’s March Draws Thousands

“We are fighting to protect all people, no matter what nationality,” said Vanessa Nosie, Apache-Stronghold member and activist, during the 2020 Women’s March Sunday.

Camaron Stevenson Camaron Stevenson January 20, 2020 10:57 am MST