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Elections FILE - White House Intergovernmental Affairs director Julie Chavez Rodriguez stands outside the White House, Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Washington. The granddaughter of Cesar Chavez and a bronze bust of the late Latino labor activist have had prominent places in President Joe Biden’s White House. And now Julie Chavez Rodriguez is moving on from his White House staff to take another high-profile position at the helm of Biden's reelection campaign. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Elections Cesar Chavez’s Legacy Lives On in Biden’s New Campaign Chair

Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Cesar Chavez's granddaughter, will work to help President Biden win a second term.

Associated Press Associated Press April 25, 2023 11:48 am MST
Affordability GLENDALE, AZ - AUGUST 01: President and CEO, Ahron Cohen, Majority Owner, Chairman & Governor, Alex Meruelo and General Manager, John Chayka of the Arizona Coyotes pose for a photo during a press conference introducing Alex at Gila River Arena on August 1, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images)
Affordability Opponents of Tempe Entertainment District Caution Against Going Into Business With Billionaire

Billionaire Alex Meruelo, who owns the Arizona Coyotes hockey team, wants Tempe residents to allow him to build a $2.1 billion development at the northeast corner of Priest Drive and Rio Salado Parkway.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner April 4, 2023 3:52 pm MST
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Voting Arizona Republican Legislators Announce Formal Opposition to Ranked Choice Voting

With ranked choice, voters can rank candidates numerically. If no candidate wins right out, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated, and votes are redistributed based on voters’ second choices, etc.

Piper Hansen Piper Hansen March 21, 2023 2:15 pm MST
Government Adrian Fontes in 2017 (Photo by Gage Skidmore)
Government A One-on-One with Arizona’s New Secretary of State Adrian Fontes

Fontes sat down with The Copper Courier to talk about his plans for Arizona's election systems, combatting extremism, and unifying a divided electorate.

Robert Gundran Robert Gundran December 9, 2022 12:52 pm MST
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Elections ‘Our Future Also Counts’: An 18-Year-Old Phoenix Teen on Why She’s Voting in  the Midterm Elections

In Arizona, youth voter turnout has been on the rise, increasing 16 percentage points from 2014 to 2018 and 18 points between 2016 and 2020.

Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz October 25, 2022 10:39 am MST

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RIO VERDE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 26: Leigh Harris filled jugs with rain water she captured outside her home on February 26, 2023 near Scottsdale, Arizona. Harris lives in Rio Verde Foothills an unincorporated development in Maricopa County. When the Department of the Interior issued its first-ever formal water-shortage declaration for the Colorado River the City of Scottsdale stopped allowing Rio Verde Foothills to use the citys water. Harris put in a $14,000 system to catches rain water at her home. On top of that system she also puts out buckets and a kids pool to capture rain water. She and her husband primarily use the water to flush the toilets. Each gallon is one flush, said Harris. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) Environment Explained: Here’s How the Rio Verde Foothills Water Crisis Could Be Solved
January 6 FILE - The House select committee tasked with investigating the January 6th attack on the Capitol meets to hold one of former President Donald Trump's allies in contempt, former strategist Steve Bannon, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 19, 2021. From left to right, Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
January 6 FULL TRANSCRIPT: Here’s What Was Said at the First Jan. 6 Committee Hearing

On June 9, 2022, the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol held the first in a series of public hearings.

Copper Courier Staff June 10, 2022 10:34 am MST
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Elections Republican Candidate for Attorney General Says Century-Old Poem is Sign of Leftist Takeover. It Isn’t.

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" was written in 1899 by civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson as a rallying cry for equality and justice.

Jason Salzman Jason Salzman May 13, 2022 9:00 am MST