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The governor, Legislature, agencies, and the choices made at 1700 West Washington.
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Angela Harrolle Mohan, a registered independent, spent more than a decade as CEO of The 100 Club, a nonprofit. The post No Labels’ Hourihan names running mate first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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The Legislature sent a bipartisan, tailored kids-and-AI bill to the Ninth Floor. Hobbs swatted it away at the buzzer, and Arizona's families pay the price.
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A Phoenix killing tied to a paid-sex rendezvous is a reminder that the illegal sex market bleeds into our neighborhoods. Arizona can fund reentry and still reassert the boring but vital work of order.
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The Senate's stopgap keeps the lights on but lets $38.6 billion a year in extra transportation cash expire Oct. 1.
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Advocates, experts and lawmakers say Arizonans leaving incarceration need more than just a job to create a stable life — they need an actual career path. The post Career paths key to Arizona post-incarceration success first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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Mayes promises a pre-election finish to the Hobbs pay-to-play probe as the governor avoids committing to an interview, Sunshine's rates surge, and disclosure gets vetoed twice.
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The Trump administration appears poised to gut the central policies that shape Head Start, a popular and long-established early childhood education program that serves the country’s neediest children. The Department of Health and Human Services announced the changes Thursday. The federal Office of Information and...
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OKLAHOMA CITY — State leaders of both parties say the federal government — including the president — wields too much power, and they want to see more authority returned to the states. Bipartisan groups of governors and state lawmakers held major gatherings in recent days where issues of state authority became a...
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A U.S. Senate stopgap that leaves expiring transportation dollars unrenewed collides with Arizona's lieutenant governor sweepstakes, testing the state's appetite for governing partners over campaign vibes.
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WASHINGTON — The stopgap spending bill supported by an overwhelming majority of U.S. senators does not address tens of billions in expiring transportation funding, leaving states facing a massive effective budget cut starting Oct. 1. The 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law, which authorized highway and transit...
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Her winning 2022 strategy may prove riskier against Rep. Andy Biggs
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The race between Gov. Katie Hobbs and Congressman Andy Biggs took no time turning negative. The post Hobbs, Biggs launch attack-filled Arizona governor’s race first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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As an elementary school counselor, I have the opportunity every day to work with kids who are still learning about social interaction. The post Arizona missed an opportunity to take a leap forward on kids online safety first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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Sen. Catherine Miranda has said nothing publicly about the hearing exchange that made her nationally known. The bill she opposed cleared the Senate anyway. Declining to speak was a strategy, and it is worth examining what it purchased.
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For a split second, I thought Andy Biggs had picked a Mexican-born naturalized U.S. citizen as his running mate for governor. He hadn’t. It turned out to be Sine Kerr’s mother. “The daughter of an Army combat veteran and a naturalized U.S. citizen from Mexico, Sine Kerr has lived the American Dream,” read Biggs’...
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AG Kris Mayes won’t say if she'll defend a law allowing state and local police to arrest people entering Arizona illegally between ports of entry. The post Mayes taking wait-and-see approach to Prop 314 lawsuits first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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Lawmakers kept Rio Nuevo alive but added an 80% sales tax project rule. The next nine years should be a stress test: track net new tax receipts, not just multipliers, before anyone talks about expanding the district.
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The most powerful lawmaker in Wisconsin is walking away from his job. The most powerful legislators in North Carolina and Utah lost bids for a new term. Both top lawmakers in Vermont are retiring. The post ‘The job is changing’: Across nation, legislative leaders head for the exits first appeared on Arizona Capitol...
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The Pollack era of Arizona Globe has begun
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Phoenix station revised wording that suggested Arizona’s GOP nominee backed religious bans
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The senator drawing national conservative criticism is a self-described pro-life Democrat who was endorsed by Arizona Right to Life, crossed her party on multiple abortion votes, and endorsed Doug Ducey for governor. The record complicates the caricature in both directions.
