US-Mexico Border
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Veteran, civil rights leader Roberto Reveles’ plan to unseat controversial far-right state senator
The Korean War veteran and former president of the ACLU of Arizona is trying something new this year: running for public office.
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GOP lawmakers bypass Hobbs to add 11 measures to ballot. What to look out for
Voters will be asked to weigh in on laws that would make school board races partisan, end term limits for judges, and lower the minimum wage for tipped workers, among other things.
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‘Life-altering day:’ 15,000 Arizonans qualify for new streamlined citizenship process
Efficiencies in the citizenship process announced by the Biden administration are expected to infuse an additional $358 million into the economy, and will bring in more than $120 million in additional tax revenue.
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LUCHA sues to block anti-immigration ballot measure over single-subject law
Ballot measures can only address a single subject, but the Republican-backed proposal would change court proceedings, the criminal code, labor laws, prison regulations, and public health and safety requirements.
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Republicans add ballot measure allowing warrantless arrests over immigration suspicions
The measure is expected to immediately face legal challenges, as opponents believe the breadth of the measure goes against a requirement in state law that ballot measures only address a single subject.
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Kirsten Engel accuses Rep. Ciscomani of taking Arizona back to 1860s on more than abortion rights
Engel characterized her congressional opponent’s record on climate action and abortion rights as outdated and out of touch.
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Republicans move to add ballot measure allowing warrantless arrests over immigration suspicions
The bill, disguised as an effort to address the fentanyl crisis, would allow law enforcement across the state to arrest anyone they suspected is an undocumented immigrant.
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BREAKING: Hobbs vetoes anti-immigration bill, calls for end to ‘political stunts’
The bill offered no logistical or humanitarian solutions to address issues at the US-Mexico border, and instead focused mainly on punishment and incarceration.
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BREAKING: Arizona Republicans ram through anti-immigration bill, bypassing public
Lawmakers used a procedural maneuver to sidestep public comment on the bill after more than 100 business owners and community leaders spoke out against it.
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Hobbs offered a solution to border security. Will Republicans fund it?
The Arizona governor recently created a new border security office with funds from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act.
