Videos
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Grocery worker says everyday life is too expensive
Cassandra Kariuki, a grocery worker, said her top campaign concerns ahead of the 2026 elections include affordability and abolishing ICE. She said costs have gotten too high under President Donald Trump, including groceries, rent, and electric bills.
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Inside Arizona’s Ciscomani-Mendoza race
Here’s the race you’re going to want to keep your eyes on. This November, voters will have to decide between US Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Tucson) or his Democratic challenger, a Marine and Navy veteran JoAnna Mendoza. It’ll be a tight race—Arizona’s 6th Congressional District is nearly evenly split, and Democrats have been eyeing it for…
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Arizona’s Prop 142 and the debate over DEI
Proposition 142 could hurt marginalized people in Arizona schools and hiring. The constitutional amendment’s language suggests it aims to protect jobs, but is targeting minorities the way to do it?
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Arizona voters are more nuanced than people think
There’s a lot more to Arizona than how the state votes in a presidential election. Arizona voters have shown that they don’t always follow party lines, and our reporter Sahara Sajjadi brings that into focus. In a conversation with host Deja Foxx, Sahara talks about the misconceptions people outside Arizona have about the state, the…
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Arizona voter: We need leaders who show up for people
Tara Temple, a Phoenix voter, is heading into the November midterms with affordability as a top concern. Working through her church, Temple says she sees firsthand how high prices and declining support are hitting people who were already struggling—and she argues elected officials aren’t doing enough.
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Phoenix made new data center rules— then broke them?
Phoenix implemented new zoning rules to stop data centers, but they just waived their own rules, and now, the Phoenix Business Journal reports that the new five-acre-site can continue building. Local residents aren’t having it, and they have vowed to continue protesting to stop its development. Want more political explainers like this? Follow The Copper…
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Dear Arizona politicians: ‘Read the room’
When it comes to data centers in your neighborhood, whose opinion counts? Our reporter Sahara Sajjadi and host Deja Foxx talk through the debate in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, where Amish Shah and Jay Feely have very different takes on welcoming these projects. Watch their full conversation here.
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Is there really massive voter fraud in Arizona? The answer is no
Trump and the GOP say there’s massive voter fraud in Arizona. A Republican-led review found something different: Of 60 voters flagged as noncitizens in Maricopa County, 52 were actually US citizens. Arizona’s GOP nominees for governor, secretary of state and attorney general—Andy Biggs, Alexander Kolodin, and Warren Petersen—have echoed Trump’s voter fraud claims. If they…
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Data centers in Arizona? ‘There goes my water’
Arizona is becoming a hotspot for data center development, but what does that mean for the state’s water supply, farmland, and the communities surrounding these projects? Our reporter Sahara Sajjadi sits down with host Deja Foxx to talk about Arizona’s growing data center industry and the concerns surrounding its expansion. There’s a lot to unpack,…
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Arizona pastor: ‘We’re feeling persecution’
At a Phoenix event by the Arizona Dream Act Coalition on Oct. 7, Enrique Borja, a local pastor and voter, said he’s voting with immigration and the economy at the top of his mind. He said President Donald Trump promised to bring prices down, but he’s seen prices go up, pointing to Arizona’s high cost…
