National News
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High food prices are hurting Arizona families. Here’s what Kamala Harris has proposed to lower costs.
The vice president has said that she will call on Congress to pass a federal ban on price gouging and give the Federal Trade Commission more authority to prevent consolidation in the food industry.
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GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election
Republicans filed more than 100 lawsuits challenging various aspects of vote-casting after being chastised repeatedly by judges in 2020 for bringing complaints about how the election was run only after votes were tallied.
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JD Vance chose a homophobic, misogynist pastor’s church for Arizona visit
Ryan Visconti has said victims of abuse should remain married to their abuser and called same-sex marriage and abortion care an “abomination.”
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Kamala Harris proposes plan to make it easier for Arizonans to start small businesses
Harris has proposed expanding a tax deduction for costs that are incurred while starting a business, creating a new fund that would allow the country’s smallest banks to cover the interest accrued on loans to new businesses, and more.
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John McCain’s son endorses Kamala Harris for President
Jim McCain, an intelligence officer for the US Marines, cited the Trump campaign’s bullying tactics at a hallowed military cemetery as the final straw that broke any lingering loyalty to the Republican Party.
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Kamala Harris wants to make it easier to afford housing in Arizona
After years of a worsening housing crisis in Arizona, Kamala Harris’ proposals seek to create three million homes by 2028, provide down payment assistance to first-time home buyers, and crack down on price fixing among corporate landlords.
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38 times Kari Lake praised foreign authoritarian leaders
A US Senate led by authoritarian sympathizers like Lake, who is running for Arizona’s open senate seat, could help Donald Trump fulfill his campaign promise to act as a dictator.
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Army criticizes Trump campaign for inappropriate conduct at Arlington National Cemetery
When the cemetery’s public affairs director attempted to prevent the Trump campaign from illegally filming in a prohibited area where recently deceased service members are buried, a member of Trump’s team pushed past the employee.
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Rep. Juan Ciscomani’s ties to far-right Christian nationalist group blasted on Tucson airwaves
A new political ad airing in southern Arizona links Ciscomani to the Patriot Academy, an organization that seeks to force “Biblical principles” on all US residents.
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Trump-appointed judge strikes down FTC ban on noncompete agreements
FTC spokesperson Victoria Graham said that the decision “does not prevent the FTC from addressing noncompetes through case-by-case enforcement actions” and said that the agency is “seriously considering” appealing the Texas court’s decision.
