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ICE blocks Rep. Ansari from visiting sick detainees
Ansari sought to meet with three detainees suffering from serious medical ailments after hearing concerning stories from their families. ICE initially approved her visit before ultimately blocking her from conducting it.
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Travel time rose post-Dobbs in states limiting abortion, with AZ seeing surge from Texas
In 14 states that made abortion all but impossible after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, women seeking to end a pregnancy had to drive four times further on average—11.3 hours, up from 2.8 hours.
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Tempe advocates challenge new city ordinance with a ballot referendum
The rule limiting public gatherings is now facing a ballot referendum challenge.
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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs tours wildfire destruction along Grand Canyon’s North Rim
The governor, who has called for an investigation into how the blaze at Grand Canyon’s North Rim was handled.
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Adelita Grijalva is poised to be the first Arizona Latina in Congress. Here’s how she won.
Adelita Grijalva was brushed off as an ‘establishment’ candidate by opponents and national media. But she tuned out the noise and won big, and now she reflects on the race with The Copper Courier.
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Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients’ personal data, including addresses, to ICE
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the United States, according to an agreement obtained by The Associated Press.
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Arizona Boys & Girls Clubs under threat as Trump administration withholds federal funding
Educators and lawmakers warn that frozen federal funds will gut after-school programs vital to families across the state.
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Adelita Grijalva wins Democratic primary for Arizona US House seat held by her late father
Adelita Grijalva won the Democratic primary Tuesday for a southern Arizona U.S. House seat long held by her father, the late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, one of the most senior and progressive power brokers on Capitol Hill.
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Detained by ICE, a Phoenix woman with leukemia faces death without medical care
Arbella “Yari” Rodríguez Márquez, a legal permanent resident who suffers from leukemia is not receiving proper medical care in ICE detention.
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Phoenix firefighters head to Texas to help in search after catastrophic Kerrville flood
With at least 160 people still missing after the deadly Fourth of July floods in Texas, a team of 48 Phoenix firefighters and five dogs headed east to help with the search.
