National Politics
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AG Mayes asks US Supreme Court to rule against creation of state-sponsored religious charter schools
Charter schools in Arizona are funded by tax dollars and are required by the state and US Constitution to provide an education free from religious influence.
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Arizona’s Legislature is creating a climate of fear for immigrant families
Thirteen anti-immigration laws have been proposed by Arizona Republicans to expedite Trump’s mass deportation plan.
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Rep. Ciscomani votes to cut Medicaid after saying he’d protect it
While passing a budget resolution is the first step in a lengthy process, what’s left in it provides a framework that will shape federal spending—including slashing nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid spending by 2036.
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Schweikert votes for budget he called ‘immoral’ to subsidize billionaire tax cuts
The Republican-controlled US Congress is working to pass a budget described by Schweikert as “financial Armageddon.”
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Sen. Gallego gathers Arizona health leaders to address ‘drastic’ cuts to Medicaid
“Republicans chose to give Elon Musk and his billionaire buddies massive tax cuts. That means elderly Arizonans will be kicked out of nursing homes and rural health care will be decimated.”
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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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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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Continued state-level attacks on LGBTQ+ Arizonans fall in line with Trump’s executive orders
Multiple anti-LGBTQ bills have advanced through Arizona’s legislature, attempting to place rigid definitions of sex in Arizona state law and ban pride flags from government property.
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Facing first tragedy of his presidency, Trump blames DEI, Obama for plane crash
Sixty-seven people are presumed to be dead after a passenger plane collided Wednesday night with a US Army helicopter midair while approaching Reagan National Airport. Rather than provide measured leadership, Trump blamed DEI and Democrats for the deadly accident.
