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HHS Assistant Secretary to Testify on Hobbs’ Administration’s Delinquent Audit

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Household Inflation Slowed by More Than 40% Under Trump

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AZDPS Seeks to Identify Witness in Ongoing Vehicular Crimes Investigation

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Andy Biggs revives Kari Lake’s push for cameras in Arizona classrooms to spot ‘woke’ teachers

Andy Biggs, the Republican nominee for Arizona governor, said last year that he would support putting cameras in public school classrooms so that parents can keep an eye on “woke” teachers. Experts say that doing so would put student safety and privacy at risk because, even if streaming camera feeds are meant for a...

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Arizona Capitol Times – September 18, 2026

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Arizona Morning Roundup 9-18-26: Arizona Keeps Missing HHS Audits, Hobbs Announces Infrastructure District Program, Biggs Pushes Arizona’s Interests In Water Act, and More

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Wildfires threaten tribes’ health, income and cultural traditions

Neighbors across the Colville Tribes communities in Washington state knew Matilda Bob’s log home as the “rainbow house,” for its brightly painted exterior. Now it’s gone. Sparked by a lightning strike in mid-July, the Kaiser Canyon Fire destroyed Bob’s home and 42 other houses on the Colville Reservation, along...

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Funding fight in Prop 320 could affect school safety

A ballot measure designed to direct more money to Arizona classrooms could force school districts to cut transportation, counseling services and school safety. The post Funding fight in Prop 320 could affect school safety first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .

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Legislative Investigation Into Gov. Hobbs Over Group Home

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Arizona Leaders Mourn Passing Of Jon Kyl

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Driver Sentenced for Fatal Lyft Crash in Gilbert

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Former Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl, 84, remembered for decency and major legacy on Western water policy

Former Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl, 84, was remembered for decades of public service and a major role in Western water policy, including the 2004 settlement that resolved longstanding Gila River disputes.

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Immigrant rights group launches $10M plan to mobilize Latino and independent voters

An immigrant rights group will spend millions and knock on tens of thousands of doors to fire up Latino voters ahead of the November midterms, in the hopes of electing progressive candidates who will push back against President Donald Trump. Living United for Change in Arizona, which frequently campaigns on behalf...

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Sen. Mitzi Epstein won’t run again, but politics is in her blood

Sen. Mitzi Epstein, who served 10 years in the Legislature, might not run for the Legislature again, but she said she plans to stay in politics. The post Sen. Mitzi Epstein won’t run again, but politics is in her blood first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .

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Polls don’t vote. Voters do.

Arizona has entered polling season, with six surveys measuring the governor’s race this week, followed by a chorus of instant statistical experts — many using numbers the way a drunk uses a lamppost: more for support than illumination. The post Polls don’t vote. Voters do. first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .

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Following Trump’s loss on vote-by-mail, advocates ready poll-watching armies

Voting rights groups and Democratic officials are looking to defend against what they see as possible election interference from the Trump administration ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, now that they’ve won a major battle over mail ballots. Common Cause, a nonpartisan pro-democracy organization, announced...

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Mexican holiday celebration at Arizona Capitol connects culture, economy

PHOENIX – The Consulate General of Mexico in Phoenix hosted a Mexican Independence Day celebration at the Arizona Capitol. The event honored the historic day and Arizona’s cultural and economic ties with Mexico.

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Trump yanks ICE director nomination before Senate confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON — The White House Thursday withdrew the nomination of Richard “Lance” Schroyer to lead the agency the president tasked with carrying out his mass deportation campaign, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, had yet to have his confirmation hearing before the...

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Cartwright School District Puts Students Last

The school board has been refusing to conduct business

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Former Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl dies at 84

Former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl, an Arizona Republican who spent nearly three decades in Congress and rose to become the Senate’s No. 2 Republican, died Wednesday at age 84. The post Former Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl dies at 84 first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .

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In Arizona’s most competitive district, Ciscomani and Mendoza spar over healthcare policies

The future of insurance, hospitals and healthcare is a major issues in the race for Southern Arizona’s Congressional District 6. The contest between Republican U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani and Democratic challenger JoAnna Mendoza is one of the toss-ups that could decide the control of the U.S. House of Representatives....

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Doctors say children of immigrants are missing healthcare

Four in 10 pediatricians reported kids in immigrant families are avoiding coming in for healthcare out of concerns around immigration status, according to a new survey published Tuesday. More than 1,600 pediatricians responded between April and June to the survey by American Academy of Pediatrics researchers. In...

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Former Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl Dies At 84

He spent nearly three decades representing the state in Congress

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Mesa Officials Unanimously Approve ‘Generational’ Legacy Park and Gateway Crossing Developments