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OPINION: A renewed Prop. 123 must guarantee living wages for all public education workers
Our teachers are not political pawns, and their pay should not be weaponized as a bargaining chip.
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Arizona senator defends anti-trans legislation, despite pushback from the community it endangers
Bills limiting students’ pronoun and bathroom usage are being considered for the fourth year in a row in Arizona’s State House.
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Man loses job, banned from Waste Management Open after racist rant goes viral
The emboldened racism mirrors what was seen after Trump was first elected in 2017, running on the same platform of anti-immigrant rhetoric that dehumanizes the Latino community.
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Election official in Arizona’s largest county signals a shift away from combating disinformation
Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap has downsized his external communications staff from seven to one, drastically shrinking a team whose duties had included combating false information about elections.
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Is RealPage fleecing the military out of billions in housing costs? Sen. Gallego thinks so.
Landlords have been known to raise individual rents based on military rank—and now, algorithms can help them maximize profits by creating monopolies designed to loot families’ housing allowance.
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The process behind approving new school facilities and why not every school gets what it wants
New schools have been approved in central Phoenix and Deer Valley, while school boards in south Phoenix and Paradise Valley made the difficult decision to close a number of facilities due to low enrollment.
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Arizona’s Democratic governor outlines groundwater proposal that has Republican support
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs renewed a push Thursday to regulate groundwater in rural parts of the drought-stricken state, and she’s more optimistic this time that her efforts will find support in the Republican-controlled Legislature.
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Arizona’s governor appoints Maria Elena Cruz, first Latina and Black justice to state Supreme Court
Governor Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday, making the state appellate judge from rural Yuma County the first Latina and first Black person chosen for the state’s high court.
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Some Arizona Trump voters are skeptical of his opening moves to embrace fellow billionaires
Trump insists his overall agenda will help working- and middle-class Americans, however, reactions from some voters highlight how difficult it could be for Trump to maintain his populist appeal alongside his embrace of fellow billionaires.
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Arizona schools brace for the worst as Trump’s immigration raids begin
With the specter of ICE raids looming, schools across Arizona are reassuring families and planning their next steps.
