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Why this former Reagan administration employee is running for office as a Democrat
Deborah Howard hopes to bring her bipartisan bona fides to the Arizona Legislature in a way her north Phoenix district hasn’t seen in years.
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East Valley outsider candidates outline their progressive plans for the Arizona Legislature
A pocket of voters in the East Valley have historically split their ballots across party lines, but two political newcomers are trying to change that—one door at a time. Brandy Reese and Nicholas Gonzales, both Democrats, are running for the House of Representatives in Arizona’s 13th Legislative District, which covers parts of Chandler, Gilbert, and…
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Opinion: Investing in Our Future: The Importance of School Funding in Pima County
This election season, Pima County residents will decide on several school funding proposals. Two school districts, Amphitheater and Marana Unified, located in the Tucson metropolitan area, along with the Continental Elementary School District in Green Valley, are seeking voter approval for measures to increase funding. As President of the League of Women Voters of Greater…
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Who will voters pick as superintendent of one of the biggest counties in the US?
A former Republican and a current Republican are facing off to be Maricopa County’s new superintendent—a role that has the power to appoint people to local school boards.
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Is this Kari Lake’s least serious proposal yet?
A conservative estimate on Lake’s idea to slash the budget by 50-75% would defund nearly the entire federal government and terminate almost 3 million jobs.
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Here’s every school board seat up for grabs in Pinal County this November
Fifty-eight school board seats across 22 races will impact over 17,000 students in Pinal County.
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OPINION: I loved serving our students. Now, I want to serve our state.
Being both parent and teacher gave me a front-row seat to the challenges our education system faces—and insights on how to solve them. That’s why I want to take what I learned on the Deer Valley school board to the state capitol.
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Here’s every school board seat up for grabs in Yavapai County this November
Sixty-six school board seats across 37 races will impact over 12,200 students in Yavapai County.
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Banned Books Week to remind Arizonans of growing censorship in public schools
Reading assignments in public schools for books like The Great Gatsby and To Kill a Mockingbird now come with a permission slip, as they’ve been designated as “sexually explicit.”
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How this nonprofit has helped Arizonans grow their families for 50 years
Contraception, doctor’s visits, and breast and cervical cancer screenings are a few of the many healthcare services made affordable and accessible by Affirm and federal family planning grants.
