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Anti-abortion groups urge new AG to review 1873 obscenity law

Anti-abortion groups asked new U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche to review DOJ authority to use an 1873 anti-obscenity law against abortion medication, raising immediate uncertainty but no policy change yet.

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GOP rallies around Prop 318 as campaign targets alleged copycat site

Yes-on-318 files a complaint over an alleged copycat website as GOP statewide hopefuls back Prop 318. The ballot fight heats up while regulators weigh next steps.

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State laws to keep ICE away from schools are colliding with federal power

On June 11, ICE agents trailed a car into the parking lot of Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore. For the family riding in that car, an everyday school drop off quickly devolved into chaos. ICE agents pulled Jesus Acevedo Sanchez from the vehicle, pinned him to the ground and arrested him...

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Spokane Arson Suspect Took Manslaughter Plea After Murder Charge in Arizona

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Power Tool Thief Indicted for Organized Retail Crime in Maricopa County

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Pediatricians warn Trump vaccine order on childhood vaccines will sow ‘fear and confusion’

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order that aims to reshape guidance surrounding childhood vaccines, standing alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and was met with immediate pushback. The order — which calls on federal programs and funding to...

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Arizona's reentry math: $1.5 billion for prisons, $3 million for careers, and zero for oversight

Arizona spends over $1.5 billion a year on corrections and $3 million on reentry workforce efforts. Advocates say career paths work, but lawmakers have yet to fund a $1.5 million independent oversight office.

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Mirror touts grassroots over "corporate money," predicts a November flip. The facts will have to wait.

Arizona Mirror says "corporate money" failed to sway Democratic primaries and that a legislative flip is in play. That is a projection, not a result.

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Corporate money couldn’t buy Arizona’s Democratic primaries

Arizona is on the verge of historic change. This November, voters could elect a Democratic majority in the state Legislature for the first time in decades. Community organizations like Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA), Our Voice Our Vote Arizona, Chispa Arizona, and Worker Power understand just how much...

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Woman Fined and Shamed for Pleading to Selling Less Than $1,000 in Counterfeit Native American Jewelry

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Phoenix Woman Killed in One Car Collision Following Medical Incident

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Hourihan taps Angela Harrolle Mohan, takes aim at Hobbs on energy, Biggs on Epstein vote

No Labels nominee Teri Ann Hourihan named Angela Harrolle Mohan as her preferred lieutenant governor, pairing a public-safety nonprofit resume with a third-party ticket while taking swings at Hobbs on affordability and an APS-backed energy law and...

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Early Release, Late Response: Tucson Murder Sparks Costly Reckoning for Hobbs and City Hall

A Tucson grandson's blistering testimony ties early release and plea deals to deadly consequences and rising private security costs, putting Hobbs and City Hall on the fiscal and political hook.

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Grandson of Tucson Woman Murdered By Violent Repeat Offender Says Arizona Democrats to Blame

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A Hack Hacked: Sunday’s Comic

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Ruthless: Sunday’s Comic

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Volatile oil prices deliver windfall to energy-producing states

Elevated oil prices are driving up tax collections in states such as Alaska, New Mexico and Texas, delivering a windfall that will help lawmakers fund state services. The post Volatile oil prices deliver windfall to energy-producing states first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .

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Jobs stall, grownups needed: Arizona's playbook for a cooler labor market

BLS figures show U.S. employers shed 23,000 jobs in July and earlier months were revised down by 103,000. Arizona's answer should be steadiness, not spin: fewer new costs, faster permits, and a laser focus on getting people into durable work.

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GOP leaders defend Prop 145 as critics warn it could erase rival voucher reforms

GOP leaders insist Prop 145 is legally sound even if it undercuts a rival voucher initiative, while critics say a key clause would erase Prop 212. The stakes are clarity, stability, and honest ballot language for Arizona families and schools.

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Arizona's SNAP Rolls Halved While Nation Fell 11 Percent; What The Daily Leaves Out

The Daily spotlights Arizona's SNAP cuts, but the math points to verification rules, staffing losses, and incentives, not cartoon villainy, as the drivers of a roughly 50% caseload drop versus an 11% national average.

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Kelly's 'third option' visa pilot needs open-book rules before Arizona signs on

Sen. Mark Kelly's state-sponsored visa pilot promises a "third option" on immigration. If Arizona joins, cities and counties will need hard guardrails on wages, mobility, geography and due process to protect local workers and keep the program honest.

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Second Apprehension of Romanian Illegal Aliens Linked to Organized Crime Groups

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Phoenix Grand Jury Returns 158-Count Indictment Against Alleged Gun Smugglers

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Arizona Gets the Jason DeParle Treatment

NY Times star scolds state for SNAP reductions with no context only heartstrings