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The governor, Legislature, agencies, and the choices made at 1700 West Washington.
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There are three women on Arizona’s death row, and they got there the usual way. Wendi Andriano beat her terminally ill husband to death. Shawna Forde formed an anti-immigrant militia, then staged a home invasion that left a man and his nine-year-old daughter dead. Sammantha Uriarte and her husband, John Allen,...
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A newly enacted federal housing law promises carrots and sticks for city halls. The details that will decide Arizona's budgets and building timelines are still to come.
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USDA unions are fighting a plan to move 2,500 employees from D.C. to five regional offices. Arizona taxpayers should insist on the math: clear costs, measurable benefits, and guardrails against budget theater.
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A group of current and former U.S. Department of Agriculture employees are calling on the Trump administration to halt the mandated relocation of more than 2,500 employees from its Washington, D.C., headquarters to five regional offices across the country. In an online briefing hosted by federal union leaders...
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In an age of hyperpartisan politics, governors stand apart. Voters see them differently than they view federal candidates: Your governor fixes roads and bridges, funds your local public school, handles issues that don’t break down along the neat lines of party preference. The post The most competitive governor’s...
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The teachers’ unions and their allies at Save Our Schools (SOS) have proven time and time again that they will do anything to kill universal school choice in Arizona. They’ve fought expansion of the program. They’ve pushed to cap it. They’ve worked with activist reporters in the legacy media with ties to the Red...
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Congress is split on reining in Trump's Iran war powers as gas prices spike. Arizona families feel it first at the pump and later on the federal ledger. Publish the price tag before writing the check.
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WASHINGTON — One day after President Donald Trump attended the dignified transfer of the remains of four U.S. service members killed as a result of the Iran conflict, the two chambers of Congress were at odds over whether to rein in the president’s military powers in the monthslong war. While members of the U.S....
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Yee has built a commanding lead over incumbent Horne at 55%
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Arizona voters, the Republican-led state legislature is so scared of you having a voice in how your tax dollars are spent that they will resort to trickery, deceit, and downright unconstitutional behavior in order to void your vote on the Protect Education Act — a citizen’s initiative to reform Arizona’s $1 billion...
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Hobbs and Biggs must name running mates by Sept. 4. With the role largely undefined, their choices will determine whether Arizona gets efficiency or another layer of bureaucracy, and taxpayers will foot the bill either way.
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The website provides a point-by-point list of what people can do when confronted by ICE agents. The post Judicial Watch sues Gov. Katie Hobbs over Arizona ICE rights website first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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At least seven governors have banned state employees from using insider information to place bets, as questions around ethics and insider trading continue to hound prediction market operators. The post 7 govs have banned state employees from prediction market wagering first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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The biggest challenge? Teaching people how to cast a write-in vote
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Warren Petersen clinches the GOP attorney general nod and Jay Feely advances in CD1, while a separate indictment of perennial Republican candidate Neil DeSanti over alleged illegal voting puts election-integrity rhetoric under a spotlight, per the Arizona Mirror.
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The Trump administration has a new plan for teenagers learning about pregnancy: Beginning this summer, it will steer millions of dollars toward organizations that focus on anatomy, fertility tracking, hormonal production and “reproductive goals counseling.” The plan will also emphasize abstinence from sex and the...
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Republican candidates for statewide office were mostly locked in races that were too close to call on Tuesday night, with one incumbent currently trailing. The post Kolodin celebrates, other statewide races close first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .
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Trump's DOJ halted new criminal cases over diesel emissions tampering and the president pardoned nine people convicted of it. Arizona's air and economy need clarity and steady civil enforcement, not policy by pardon.
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Goldwater Institute's suit to block an ESA initiative is an ask, not a ruling; Primary Day voters get a faster way to speed counting; and Tom Homan pledges ICE body cams on traffic stops after recent shootings. Competence beats theater if the paperwork matches the promises.
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Donna Hamm became the voice for Arizona prisoners when they had none. After four decades of advocacy, she has cemented herself as the foremost advocate for the incarcerated and thorn in the side of carceral agencies across the state. The post Donna Hamm: A force for prison reform first appeared on Arizona Capitol...
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Both parties are claiming Arizona's new tax package. The public deserves the annual math behind the four-year headline.
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A federal rollback of habitat protections shifts responsibility to states. Arizona now faces a choice: gear up fast, or watch projects stall while wildlife loses time it doesn't have.
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The Trump administration is removing protections from the key places where endangered species live, saying states can keep the areas safe. But experts say states aren’t equipped for the task. Earlier this month, the Trump administration finalized a major change to the Endangered Species Act, rolling back...
