State News
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Discover inclusive fun at Northern Arizona’s first Disability Resource Fair
Head to the inaugural Northern Arizona Disability Resource Fair on Oct. 5 to explore inclusive activities, resources, and adaptive games.
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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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Youth climate activists harassed, arrested during sit-in at Trump campaign office
Activists came with a check for $1 billion and $1 to highlight how much Trump demanded from the oil industry in exchange for further gutting environmental regulations if reelected.
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Project 2025 would make flying more expensive and less convenient for rural and small-town Arizonans
Experts have warned that ending the Essential Air Service program, as Project 2025 sets out to do — and as Donald Trump tried to do during his first term — could lead to the closure of small town airports and higher flight prices, leaving rural communities disconnected from the rest of the United States.
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Nearly 100,000 Arizona voters could be prohibited from voting in local elections this November
A clerical oversight allowed people to register to vote without providing proof of citizenship, which is required by Arizona law in order to vote in non-federal elections.
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Smaller class sizes, teacher retention, working A/C: Educator candidates make their 2025 wishlist
Legislative candidates discussed the possibilities a pro-public education state budget could bring if voters opt for Democratic control of the state legislature.
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Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban is officially off the books
Arizona’s Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions is now officially repealed.
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Arizona Democrats condemn Trump, Project 2025, and the far-right, ahead of presidential debate
Ahead of a presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, Arizona democratic leaders released a dire warning of the harmful repercussions that could come from Project 2025 and Trump’s agenda. At a press conference in Phoenix Monday, Arizona state Sens. Eva Burch and Mitzi Epstein, and Maricopa County Supervisor Steve…
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$1.6M grant boosts Indigenous nursing students at U of A
The University of Arizona’s College of Nursing received a $1.6M grant for the INCATS program, which supports Indigenous nursing students.
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Firefighters union endorses Ruben Gallego for US Senate
Firefighters cited Gallego’s work to provide more resources to first responders, additional health protections for firefighters with cancer, and efforts to establish a home loan program for rescue workers.
