State Politics
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Your weekly guide to taking action in Arizona (Feb. 13–18)
A weekly roundup of upcoming Arizona political events, protests, advocacy opportunities, and ways to take action statewide.
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Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly
A federal judge agreed to temporarily block the Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders.
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Arizona teachers push ballot measure to end school voucher fraud
Voters may decide the fate of Arizona’s controversial universal school vouchers program as an accountability initiative heads for the November ballot.
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Arizona senators challenge Surprise ICE center on environmental grounds
Arizona leaders are calling for answers about an ICE facility in Surprise, including whether the federal government’s plans have gone through the required environmental reviews.
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What readers think of Arizona’s proposed rental assistance bill
An Arizona bill would create a rental assistance program to help people experiencing short-term hardship avoid eviction. Here’s what our readers think of it.
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Arizona Republicans look to boost Trump’s mass deportation agenda
Republicans in Arizona’s State Legislature have introduced bills that would aid the president’s aggressive and violent crackdown on immigrants.
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Census Bureau plans to use citizenship question in 2030 test, alarming experts
The Census Bureau plans to use a survey form with a citizenship question as part of its practice test of the 2030 census.
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Rental assistance might come to Arizona through new bill
A bipartisan push to give money to Arizona residents struggling to pay rent passed a key committee hearing, though not without some Republican criticism.
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Uproar over Surprise ICE facility prompts Gosar to demand transparency from Noem
Rep. Paul Gosar, a Republican whose district includes the planned ICE detention facility, wrote a terse letter to Noem demanding coordination with a community that had received none so far.
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Judge sees Hegseth bid to demote Sen. Mark Kelly as assault on free speech of veterans
At a hearing Tuesday, a federal judge cast Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s effort to demote Sen. Mark Kelly in retirement as an unprecedented attack on the free speech rights of military veterans.
