State Politics
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VIDEO: Phoenix Rep. Judy Schwiebert breaks down why posting religious text in classrooms harms students
@coppercourier Phoenix Rep. Judy Schwiebert breaks down why posting religious text in classrooms could trivialize and demean the beliefs of students. #azleg #azpol #1A #10commandments #everythingarizona ♬ original sound – Copper Courier
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How Gov. Hobbs plans to wipe out over 80% of medical debt for Arizonans like Misty
$30 million in funding from the Biden administration has been allocated to pay off up to $2 billion in medical debt currently held by Arizona residents.
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Hobbs vetoed major housing legislation. Here’s what’s still in the works.
Even though a significant piece of housing legislation was blocked by Hobbs, lawmakers are hopeful other housing affordability bills will become law.
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Over 500,000 Arizonans sign petition to put abortion rights on the ballot
Organizers for the Arizona Abortion Access Act have gathered more signatures than any other citizen’s initiative in state history.
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Looking for telehealth abortion care in AZ? The state says ‘No.’
Abortion in Arizona is still under attack by Republican courts and lawmakers. A small handful of out-of-state providers, however, can offer online abortion medication.
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VIDEO: This is why Right to Counsel is necessary for housing equality
A right to counsel has been proven to help tenants win eviction cases and stay in their homes, and it can soften the blow when eviction is unavoidable.
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How Arizona could soon have an IVF court ruling like Alabama’s
With Roe overturned, Arizona’s legal definition of when life begins could now include unused frozen embryos as victims in wrongful death lawsuits.
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George Santos’ former treasurer running attack ads in Arizona with Dem-sounding PAC name
The Republican operative bought airtime under an unregistered PAC named “Turn AZ Blue” to run attack ads against Marlene Galán-Woods in a hotly-contested Democratic primary.
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Strapped for cash, Trump reportedly abandons planned Arizona trip to save money
Trump hasn’t visited Arizona since 2022, and has left a trail of unpaid bills from venues across the state totaling $150,000 since 2016.
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VIDEO: Arizona lawmaker says she announced plans to get an abortion to underscore out-of-touch laws
@coppercourier The abortion that Sen. Eva Burch is planning wouldn’t be her first. While running for office in 2022, Burch said she had an abortion because that pregnancy wasn’t viable and even mentioned on the campaign trail that she had undergone the procedure. Burch, who previously gave birth to two sons, said she understands why…
