State Politics
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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.
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ICE is placing a detention facility in Surprise. Here’s what our readers think
ICE announced last week that it is placing a 1,500-bed detention facility in Surprise. Here’s how our readers responded to the news.
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Nearly 1,000 demonstrators gather against planned ICE facility in Surprise
Nearly 1,000 people protested on the sidewalks in Surprise against ICE and its planned detention facility in the city.
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How to contact your representatives in the Arizona Legislature and Congress
Here are the best ways to contact your elected officials in the Arizona Legislature, as well as your representatives in Congress.
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ICE confirms it will add 1,500-bed detention facility in Surprise
ICE said it would add a processing facility with approximately 1,500 beds in Surprise as part of the agency’s efforts to expand detention space.
