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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…
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Gallego: Americans should prepare for worst-case election scenario
Sen. Ruben Gallego says Donald Trump is saying exactly what he is going to do to interfere with the upcoming elections and that lawmakers and Americans must prepare for the worst-case scenario.
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Katie Hobbs calls out Andy Biggs over election denialism
Gov. Katie Hobbs sharply criticized Rep. Andy Biggs for undermining confidence in elections by denying the results of the 2020 presidential election, refusing to certify Arizona’s electors, and rejecting the outcome of the 2022 governor’s race. If Andy Biggs wins the coming governor’s race, Arizona would become the first battleground state with a governor who…
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Funding that helped lower Phoenix heat deaths is about to end
Phoenix’s heat deaths dropped—but the funding that helped make that happen is about to run out. At a July 20 press conference, Mayor Kate Gallego said cooling investments helped lower heat deaths slightly, but with federal pandemic funding expiring, she’s pressing the state and federal government for more money to fight extreme heat in Phoenix.
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Adrian Fontes explains his ‘salt lick’ remark
Watch Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes explain what he meant when he told DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to “go suck on a salt lick.”
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Could federal agents show up at polling places?
Could your next trip to the ballot box include a run-in with federal agents? With Trump’s rhetoric, that could be the case. That’s why local groups LUCHA and ACE are mobilizing to protect voters in the event it occurs. Here’s the deal. Want more political explainers like this? Follow The Copper Courier on Instagram to see more…
