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Politics The Census Says This Latino City in Arizona Shrank. Its Leaders Plan to Appeal.

The Census Bureau put Somerton's official population at 14,197 people, not the 20,000 that the mayor expected.

Associated Press Associated Press August 30, 2021 12:04 pm MST
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Money How Arizona Is Keeping Special Interests Out of Local Elections

The Citizens Clean Elections Commission provides public funding to candidates who pledge to not accept donations from PACs or special interest groups.

Ryan Knappenberger Ryan Knappenberger July 29, 2021 9:00 am MST
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Politics A Tech Billionaire Met with White Supremacists in 2016. Now He’s Funding an Arizona GOP Candidate.

The billionaire tech investor met with white supremacists in 2016 while supporting Trump’s campaign. Politico reported on Monday that billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel is giving $10 million to Saving Arizona PAC, a super political action committee that will support the upcoming Senate campaign of his business partner Blake Masters. Masters is the chief operating...

Oliver Willis Oliver Willis April 27, 2021 10:09 am MST
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Coronavirus COVID-19 Leaves Arizona Domestic Violence Shelters Desperately in Need of Donations

Domestic violence shelters across the state are seeing a drop in donations and are in need of personal protective equipment, food, and other necessities.

Jessica Swarner Jessica Swarner July 21, 2020 7:43 am MST
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Economy Sen. Sinema To SBA: Reopen Small Business Loan Application Portal Now

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is calling on the Small Business Administration (SBA) to immediately make available the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) application portal.

Alicia Barrón Alicia Barrón May 4, 2020 1:38 pm MST

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Coronavirus They Voted to Cut CDC Funding. Now They Want More Money to Fight Coronavirus.

Many lawmakers now calling for additional CDC funds to address the coronavirus outbreak voted in 2017 to repeal Obamacare, which would have cut hundreds of millions from the agency's budget to fight public health crises.

Dan Desai Martin March 2, 2020 2:49 pm MST