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Saguaro Signal desk
The governor, Legislature, agencies, and the choices made at 1700 West Washington.
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Christa Pike, the Tennessee death row prisoner who survived an attempted execution by lethal injection Wednesday night, was still in critical condition as of Thursday afternoon. Hers was the second botched execution in the Volunteer State this year. And there’s a direct line between those executions and problems...
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PHOENIX – Kalshi gives Andy Biggs a 13% chance of winning Arizona’s governor race, offering a large payout if he upsets Katie Hobbs. Polls also favor Hobbs, but with less certainty.
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Some property owners have experienced property damage or other problems. Others simply don't want their facilities to become sites of political activity. The post A third of Maricopa voting sites banning electioneering first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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My grandfather and great-grandfather built the East Valley's first 55+ active adult community back in 1958. My father continued the family tradition and spent his career developing more than 10,000 homes in those same communities. I grew up around this business – literally singing in holiday programs for residents...
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Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Republican state Rep. Alexander Kolodin debated in the race for Arizona’s top elections official. The post Fontes and Kolodin trade insults with some policy sprinkled in first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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There is a certain kind of frustration that comes from living in a country that cannot seem to be able to get along. It shows up in the way people talk about politics today, like disagreement is the whole story, like the average person has no real say in any of it, like the only two options left are pick a side or...
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Personal attacks from both candidates for state treasurer have turned the typically under-the-radar race into a contentious fight. The post Treasurer race gets personal as candidates cast doubt on the other’s integrity first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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Republicans and powerful conservative organizations who say public schools spend too much on administration and unnecessary programs are urging voters to change state law to override local control and force public schools to spend a bigger percentage of their funding on “direct instruction.” Democrats and public...
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Consultants say both campaigns, by accusing each other of 'protecting' predators, are relying on attacks rather than talking about voters’ top concerns. The post ‘Predator protector’ accusations cast long shadow over governor’s race first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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Under a 2005 state law, these people have been allowed to vote absentee, just like their parents, who once lived in Arizona and kept their state registration. The post Arizona GOP targets overseas voters in registration fight first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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Over the last four years Governor Katie Hobbs, the Teachers’ Union and their allies in the corporate media have been relentlessly attacking Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) program, the most popular and successful school choice program in the country. Over 106,000 kids are currently using an ESA...
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A month into the school year, districts across the nation are straining over the high cost of diesel used to keep hundreds of thousands of buses on the road. The post School districts grapple with higher fuel costs first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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In the early months of 2022, Democrats in Congress came close to passing an appropriations bill that did not include a provision barring federal funding for abortions — maybe the closest it had ever come in more than 40 years. But those who wanted the Hyde Amendment included won the battle in the end. Three […]
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Advocates for artificial intelligence safety are urging state lawmakers to pass laws in 2027 that hold AI developers liable for a broad variety of harms. The post Push builds to hold AI developers legally liable for their models’ harms first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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WASHINGTON – The Senate approved a bipartisan college sports overhaul that would codify athlete revenue sharing, regulate NIL and transfers, and give the NCAA limited antitrust protection. Critics say it undercuts athletes’ leverage.
