State Politics - Copper Courier

Dec 2025 1

Top 2026 elections to watch in Arizona

By Alyssa Bickle | VOTING, POLITICS, Alyssa Bickle

A number of seats are up for grabs in Arizona with less than a year to go to election day.

Nov 2025 20

Arizona families in limbo after sharp rise in disability spending strains state budget

By Abigail Wilt | HEALTHCARE, POLITICS, Abigail Wilt

Thousands of Arizona families rely on state funding to care for loved ones. That support is now uncertain following a sharp increase in program spending.

family photo of two daughters and mom at sunset

Oct 2025 27

Arizona political giant Alfredo Gutierrez remembered at celebration of life

By USA Today Network via Reuters Connect | LOCAL PEOPLE, POLITICS, USA Today Network via Reuters Connect

People gathered on the afternoon of Oct. 26 at the Salvation Army Kroc Center in Phoenix for a celebration of the life of Alfredo Gutiérrez, a progressive political leader whose influence in Arizona spanned decades.

Sep 2025 18

Arizona lawmaker sends hate-fueled reply-all email after a colleague called for unity

By Alyssa Bickle | RIGHTWING EXTREMISM, POLITICS, Alyssa Bickle

Arizona Democrats are alarmed as a slur-filled email was replied to all 60 members of the state House of Representatives from a GOP colleague.

Sep 2025 11

Phoenix woman with leukemia has been without medical care in ICE detention for 7 months

By Alyssa Bickle | IMMIGRATION, POLITICS, Alyssa Bickle

US Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) conducted her second oversight visit of an Arizona ICE detention facility, meeting with her constituent dying without medical care.

Aug 2025 29

‘This Labor Day is different’: Union leaders call for solidarity

By Alyssa Bickle | LABOR, POLITICS, Alyssa Bickle

Ahead of Labor Day, leaders of Arizona’s largest unions called for working Arizonans to stand together against the Trump administration.

Jul 2025 31

In Iowa, Gallego will target GOP tax cut supporters and feed presidential speculation

By Emma Bradford | NATIONAL POLITICS, POLITICS, Emma Bradford

Sen. Ruben Gallego will devote part of his first August recess as a senator to visiting with voters in Iowa—a sign the Arizona Democrat may be eyeing a presidential run.