State Leaders
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Kelli Butler’s plan to head back to the Arizona Capitol and get things done
Butler hopes voters in Phoenix and North Scottsdale will send her back to the legislature so she can continue her fight for better health care and public education.
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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: From a Fellow Combat Veteran, Vote to Put Arizona First and Elect Ruben Gallego
As a United States Army combat veteran, it was both a duty and an honor to put my country over myself. I seek that same spirit in my public servants, and Ruben Gallego has shown me that he is the leader our state needs. Like me, Ruben’s call to serve came at a young…
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2 Peoria school board candidates attend JD Vance rally
Peoria school board candidates Jeff Tobey and Janelle Bowles stood by as JD Vance spread misinformation and harmful rhetoric about Arizona public schools and students.
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Arizona Teamsters endorse Harris for president after national leaders decide to sit out election
Polling of the union’s 9,600 members found that a majority prefer Trump and Biden over Harris.
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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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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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We unredacted the new DOJ report on how Trump tried to overturn Arizonans’ votes
The latest revelation details in excruciating detail the pressure the Trump campaign put on Arizona lawmakers to overturn Biden’s 2020 win.
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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.”
