State Politics
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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Arizona’s Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions is now officially repealed.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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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.
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OPINION: I fought dictators abroad. Kari Lake praises them.
Arizonans deserve leaders who will stand up for our democracy and reject authoritarianism in all its forms. I was born to two World War II Veterans who risked their lives to defend democracy against dictators. They taught me that true leadership is about service and integrity. When I was 19, I followed in their footsteps…
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JD Vance chose a homophobic, misogynist pastor’s church for Arizona visit
Ryan Visconti has said victims of abuse should remain married to their abuser and called same-sex marriage and abortion care an “abomination.”
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John McCain’s son endorses Kamala Harris for President
Jim McCain, an intelligence officer for the US Marines, cited the Trump campaign’s bullying tactics at a hallowed military cemetery as the final straw that broke any lingering loyalty to the Republican Party.
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38 times Kari Lake praised foreign authoritarian leaders
A US Senate led by authoritarian sympathizers like Lake, who is running for Arizona’s open senate seat, could help Donald Trump fulfill his campaign promise to act as a dictator.
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Rep. Juan Ciscomani’s ties to far-right Christian nationalist group blasted on Tucson airwaves
A new political ad airing in southern Arizona links Ciscomani to the Patriot Academy, an organization that seeks to force “Biblical principles” on all US residents.
























