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Gallego’s $20 Federal Minimum Wage Plan Draws Criticism

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Biggs, Crane, Gosar Aim To Unlock Arizona’s Copper Resources On Federally Managed Military Land

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Phoenix Police Investigating Death Of Woman Found Under Vehicle In Backyard

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FBI investigating suspicious letters sent to Grijalva, Ansari and Stanton

Suspicious letters, some of which contained unknown substances, were sent to three of Arizona’s Democratic members of Congress, just days after the Secretary of State’s Office was evacuated because of an envelope filled with white powder. In a joint statement, U.S. Reps. Adelita Grijalva, Yassamin Ansari and Greg...

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Dems push for new governing trifectas in favorable environment

Democrats are aiming to add several new trifecta governing blocks in the midterm elections, capitalizing on a favorable political environment to elevate the party’s power in the states as it also seeks control of Congress. The post Dems push for new governing trifectas in favorable environment first appeared on...

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Trump creates women’s health task force, revokes Biden research actions

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday establishing a Women’s Health Division within the National Institutes of Health. The new division is set to work with the agency’s existing Office of Research on Women’s Health, which was established in 1990 and “has served as the focal point for...

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Congress Is Weighing An AM Radio Mandate

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Phoenix Police Investigating Death Of Woman In Laveen

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Maricopa County Supervisors Raise Concerns After Suggesting County Recorder Ignore the Law

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Lesko Learns: Sunday’s Comic

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Where’s Hunter? Sunday’s Comic

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In the nation’s capital, rallygoers hoist umbrellas at No Kings get-out-the-vote event

WASHINGTON — A couple hundred people carrying decorated umbrellas walked from the former Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House to the U.S. Capitol lawn Saturday for a No Kings get-out-the-vote event in the nation’s capital. No Kings, a coalition that has drawn millions of Americans to protests three times...

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DHS Secretary Mullin Oversees Deportation Flights Out of Arizona

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Republicans Aim To Retake Arizona’s Executive Branch

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Phoenix Resident Sentenced To Prison for $2.2 Million Covid-19 Fraud Scheme

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Trump back on the road as analysts see more congressional races shifting in Dems’ favor

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has a flurry of travel on deck in the final frantic weeks leading up to the end of the midterm elections, in which the GOP is vying to maintain its control of both the U.S. House and Senate. But that outlook looks increasingly less favorable for Republicans, as analysts say […]

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Scottsdale Superintendent Scott Menzel on the changing school landscape

The Scottsdale Unified School District governing board voted 3-2 last week to close two schools because of declining enrollment. The post Scottsdale Superintendent Scott Menzel on the changing school landscape first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .

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Arizona Capitol Times – October 16, 2026

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Saturday’s ‘Vote Early Day of Action’ marks No Kings’ shift from protest to polls

WASHINGTON — The No Kings movement that has brought millions to the streets across the United States three times since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term is staging its next event at the polls. Organizers across hundreds of advocacy groups will pull together thousands of events nationwide Saturday to...

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Republicans Aim To Retake Arizona’s Executive Branch

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Meet the 19-year-old ASU student running for Maricopa County office

At a time when many young people have become disillusioned with politics, Matta is hoping his candidacy inspires them to get involved. The post Meet the 19-year-old ASU student running for Maricopa County office first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .

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Corporation Commissioner demands APS communications amid data center dispute

Corporation Commissioner Kevin Thompson wants to know what prompted a recent news investigation into who shoulders the energy costs of data centers. The post Corporation Commissioner demands APS communications amid data center dispute first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .

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Powered by spikes in energy prices, inflation surges to 3.7%

Inflation grew to a 3.7% annual rate in September, according to an Oct. 14 report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, up from 3.4% in August. In the last consumer price inflation report before midterm elections, with voters already fed up with higher prices, September’s number was the highest since May, when...

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PROPOSITION 406 – Page Residents Get Their Say on Lake Powell Boulevard

Last year, residents of Page, a small town in northern Arizona, fought back against plans to reduce vehicle lanes on Lake Powell Boulevard, one of the town’s most important roads. This November, they have the opportunity to protect it by voting YES on Proposition 406. A Yes vote on this measure would prevent the...