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Arizona hit hardest by SNAP cuts, affecting 196,000 kids
Around 200,000 Arizona children lost SNAP benefits after Trump’s cuts halved the state’s SNAP enrollment, hitting the state harder than any other.
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Fewer rainy days, bigger downpours: Climate change is reshaping Arizona monsoons
Arizona’s weather is getting less predictable and more dangerous. Climate change is intensifying the extreme effects of the monsoon season and threatening public safety—but many elected leaders deny it exists.
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AZ Sec. of State warns Trump is targeting mail-in voting
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes condemned the Trump administration’s request for the Supreme Court to revive parts of an executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of the midterms. Fontes called the proposal a federal takeover of election duties that the Constitution assigns to states.
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Grocery store worker calls out Biggs for rising food prices, SNAP cuts
Gayle Lutz, a Tempe Fry’s grocery worker, is speaking out against Andy Biggs, the Republican nominee for Arizona governor, over the rising cost of groceries. More than 400,000 Arizonans—including 180,000 children—lost SNAP food assistance after Biggs backed President Donald Trump’s federal budget, which cut SNAP and Medicaid by more than $1 trillion. Lutz says the…
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Get to know State Sen. Shawnna Bolick’s far-right platform
MAGA-endorsed State Sen. Shawnna Bolick promises to gut public education, healthcare, and reproductive rights if reelected to Arizona’s competitive 2nd Legislative District.
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A year after GOP cuts, Tucson loses a hospital
A Tucson hospital is closing its doors about a year after Trump and Republicans passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which advocates warned would hurt hospitals like this one. Here’s the deal. Want more political explainers like this? Follow The Copper Courier on Instagram to see more of reporter Sahara Sajjadi’s “What’s the Deal, Arizona?” series.
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Rep. Austin: ‘You can bully me—but not kids’
Arizona Rep. Lorena Austin got personal on the House floor while fighting HB 2249, a Republican-sponsored bill that would have required teachers to get parental consent before using a different name or pronouns for transgender or nonbinary students—exposing them to lawsuits if they didn’t comply. Austin, who is nonbinary, shared that they didn’t come out…
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Trump’s primetime speech relied heavily on conspiracies
Trump’s primetime speech on July 16 relied heavily on conspiracies—turns out his own documents prove him wrong. Here’s the deal. He said he was exposing hidden threats to US elections. The declassified docs show China had no plan to interfere in 2026, and an old intel memo he quoted warned leaders might fake claims like…
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Ansari accuses Barclays CEO Jes Staley of lying to Congress over Epstein files
Rep. Yassamin Ansari accused former Barclays CEO Jes Staley of lying to Congress during his House Oversight Committee testimony about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, calling him a “pathological liar” and arguing that documentary evidence contradicts his claims. Ansari said the hearing reinforces why Todd Blanche, President Trump’s former personal attorney, should not be confirmed…
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Arizona firefighters say union bill could strip their bargaining rights
A bill written to punish Arizona’s teachers union may end up stripping firefighters and police officers of their bargaining rights, too. Republicans insist HCR 2040 only affects school districts. Firefighters say they feel betrayed. Now the courts, not the Legislature, will decide who’s telling the truth. Want more political explainers like this? Follow The Copper…
