State Politics
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As Arizona schools face funding and teacher shortages, Republicans advance measure attacking transgender students
An Arizona Republican Senator continues pushing legislation attacking transgender and nonbinary youth.
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Biggs, Schweikert back Trump on Iran conflict despite past war power stance
Biggs and Schweikert, who have long argued that presidents lack the power to go to war without congressional approval, set aside those qualms and backed President Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran.
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Republicans are using custom electric Cybertrucks to get political
Jay Feely, a former Arizona Cardinals player who is running for the US House in Arizona, is among the Republicans embracing the Cybertruck as a way to make a political statement.
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On top of a 14% rate increase, APS asks Arizona utility regulators to switch to yearly increases
Residential APS customers could see an average increase of 16% in their monthly power bill, or about $20 a month, as APS looks to raise revenue by $579.2 million.
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Haitian man dies in US immigration custody with untreated toothache, brother says
A Haitian man confined at an Arizona immigration detention center for months reportedly died at a hospital after a tooth infection was left untreated.
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Your weekly guide to taking action in Arizona (March 6-13)
A weekly roundup of Arizona political events, protests, advocacy opportunities, and ways to take action statewide from Friday, March 6 to Thrusday March 13.
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Arizona Republicans push to ban teacher strikes and target union organizing
As GOP-backed measures move to curb education union organizing and penalize strikes, Arizona teachers are fighting back.
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Mayan translator who helps police, courts faces deportation from US
Olga Perez has spent the past 20 years helping agencies, hospitals, and nonprofits work with people who speak an indigenous Mayan language. Now, she’s in custody in Arizona and faces possible deportation.
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Your weekly guide to taking action in Arizona (Feb. 27–March 5)
A weekly roundup of Arizona political events, protests, advocacy opportunities, and ways to take action statewide from Friday, Feb. 27, through Thursday, March 5. Want to get involved this week? You can attend ICE detention protests in Surprise and north Phoenix, join voter registration efforts in Tucson, sign abortion access petitions in Phoenix, and take…
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Arizona AG settles with 1 of 9 landlords accused of price fixing
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office has settled with one of nine landlords it sued in February 2024 for engaging in a price fixing operation that the state said led to apartment rent hikes.
