State Leaders
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How Arizona’s school voucher program turned into a tax break for the wealthy
What started out as a program to make education more accessible to students with disabilities has now ballooned in size and cost, and appears to cater to Arizona’s wealthiest residents while leaving behind the students it was originally designed to support. As school choice advocates pull more taxpayer dollars out of public school funding and…
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Public health workers want you to remember Trump’s healthcare record
Both presidents made healthcare a central focus while in the White House, from Trump’s failed attempts to end the Affordable Care Act to Biden’s success in capping insulin costs for seniors.
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Former Trump lawyer pleads not guilty in Arizona fake elector case
The architect behind the failed scheme to hand the presidency to Donald Trump in 2020 claimed to have no involvement with Arizona’s fake electors.
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Gallego, Biden engage Arizona Latinos in person while Republican outreach offices are still closed
A Cricket Wireless now stands where the much-touted Hispanic Community Center had its short-lived presence in south Phoenix.
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How Rep. Ciscomani helped pack the Arizona Supreme Court with anti-abortion judges
The four Arizona Supreme Court justices who ruled to reinstate the 1864 abortion ban were appointed while Ciscomani vetted judicial nominees for the governor’s office.
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Rep. Gallego and Gov. Hobbs secure win on keeping Arizona gas prices from spiking
While Republican legislators’ plans to secure lower gas costs have failed, Democratic lawmakers have succeeded in keeping prices low for the second straight year.
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Arizona’s Democratic governor signs a bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has relegated a Civil War-era ban on most abortions to the past by signing a repeal bill.
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Arizona Legislature repeals 1864 abortion ban. Here’s what happens next.
Though the total abortion ban repeal has passed, the law won’t go into effect until fall.
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Arizona Sens. Anthony Kern, Jake Hoffman, indicted for fake election scheme
Arizona Sens. Jake Hoffman and Anthony Kern are among the 18 indicted for forgery, fraud, and conspiracy to overturn an election.
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Democrats successfully force vote on repealing 1864 abortion ban, passes House
Democrats successfully moved two bills forward to repeal Arizona’s total ban on abortion, which is slated to go into effect June 8.
