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Cities, counties, school boards, and the state decisions that land closest to home — including Capitol, elections, and border coverage.
Includes Local Government plus State Capitol, Elections, and Border & Growth coverage.
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WASHINGTON – The Protect College Sports Act is moving through the U.S. Senate and would establish a new federal rulebook for college sports.
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With Arizona’s primary source of highway improvement funds stalling, voters will be asked to close the door on one potential solution in November. The post Prop. 141 could complicate Arizona’s highway funding conundrum first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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The Arizona Citizens Clean Election Commission says that its investigation into whether two Green Party candidates fraudulently qualified for campaign funding is squarely within the scope of its legally mandated job of protecting the state’s public campaign finance system, and that a Maricopa County Superior Court...
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Cierra Tsosie is preparing to vote for the first time in the Navajo Nation presidential election. At 18 years old, she’s studying physiology and biochemistry at the University of Arizona, and has known for years that what she wants to do with her life is become a doctor and return permanently to the Navajo Nation. […]
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Tens of thousands of Americans continue to lose access to food assistance each month, even as Congress debates slowing down major cuts to federal food stamps. New data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows more than 330,000 Americans lost access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP,...
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats believe they could pick up as many as six seats following this November’s midterm elections, despite Republicans having better fundraising numbers and break-even polling in several states. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Kirsten Gillibrand said during a sit-down...
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The stories that interested and amused us today
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More than half of women of reproductive age have seen or heard the false claim that hormones in contraceptives are harmful, and about 4 in 10 have been exposed to the false idea that hormones in contraceptives limit your ability to get pregnant in the future, according to a new survey. The survey by KFF, […]
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In politics, it often feels as though common ground is in short supply. But in Arizona, a bedrock principle continues to bridge our deepest political divides: the fundamental duty to steward our public lands and protect the water that makes life in the desert possible. The post Conservation Is a conservative...
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A growing chorus of red and blue state governors is urging Congress to regulate frontier artificial intelligence, as concerns intensify over the technology’s potential to cause catastrophic harm. The post Governors from both parties urge Congress to regulate AI before it’s too late first appeared on Arizona Capitol...
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Gubernatorial hopeful Andy Biggs made a series of promises Tuesday of what he intends to do should he win the governor's race. The post Biggs lists tax cuts, ESA support among priorities if elected governor first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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One by one, cities and towns across Arizona are abandoning their contracts with Flock Safety, the manufacturer of the controversial Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) you see around town. The black pole with a little solar panel on it? That is the infamous surveillance tool that has been taking over American...
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Trump's 90-day review does not change protections now, but FWS' own multi-year averages fall short of recovery thresholds. Changing status before meeting those denominators would undercut credibility and invite legal risk.
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Family members of homicide victims called on lawmakers and law enforcement to shift funding away from heavy sentences and capital punishment to cold-case investigations, violence prevention and survivor support. At a news conference Monday, members of Arizonans for Effective Public Safety recounted the still...
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Senate Republicans shifted the Hobbs probe to Appropriations and hired retired Justice Andrew Gould as special counsel, even as one outlet reported Sen. Jake Hoffman is retreating on subpoenas and the AG's office says it never got any.
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump faces a “big decision” to make a deal with Iran or “annihilate” the country, he told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. During a 37-minute speech to his international counterparts including Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in New York City, Trump asked, “Will a...
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If you are having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for a list of additional resources. The mistrial in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial earlier this month places her future in doubt, three years after she killed her three...
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The water situation this year has been bad, and next year could be worse
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