State Politics
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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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Early in-person voting begins in Arizona, drawing visits from the presidential campaigns
Early in-person voting begins Wednesday in Arizona, making it the first of this year’s presidential battleground states where all residents can cast a ballot at a traditional polling place ahead of Election Day.
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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.”
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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.
