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Rohingya Refugees in Phoenix Protest Ethnic Cleansing in Myanmar

By Antonia Noori FarzanSeptember 19, 2017

Advocates estimate that there are roughly 600 Rohingya refugees who have been resettled in metro Phoenix after fleeing violence back home.

Planned Parenthood Ready to Fight Graham-Cassidy Health Care Bill

By Lindsay MooreSeptember 19, 2017

The latest Affordable Health Care Act proposes defunding Planned Parenthood — again.

Here’s Where Ducey, Flake, McCain, and Other Arizona Politicians Stand on Graham-Cassidy

By Dillon RosenblattSeptember 18, 2017

We’re still waiting for reaction for Senator John McCain

Great Hearts’ Anti-Transgender Policy Lacks Heart, Critics Say

By Molly LongmanSeptember 18, 2017

Parents, students, and alumni say the local charter schools’ policies are discriminatory.

DCS: Phoenix Woman Who Used Hemp Oil on Son Will Get Foster-Care License

By Ray SternSeptember 18, 2017

Arizona Department of Child Safety officials will revise a newly updated policy banning foster-care licenses for people who possess hemp oil following a parent’s plea for change.

‘Simply Un-American:’ Protest Grows Over Motel 6 Sharing Guest Lists With ICE

By Joseph FlahertySeptember 15, 2017

Backlash from the revelation that Motel 6 employees coordinated with immigration officers came home to roost on Friday.

The Power of a Presidential Pardon Is on Trial Even More Than Arpaio

By Sean HolstegeSeptember 15, 2017

The key remaining dispute centers on whether the entire case and all its findings should be wiped clean, along with Arpaio’s conviction.

Phoenix Dreamers Skeptical of Possible DACA Deal Between Dems, Trump

By Molly LongmanSeptember 15, 2017

Some Arizona DACA recipients don’t like the idea of of being pawns in a deal between the president and Democratic leaders.

Arizona’s Brnovich and Reagan Land on EMILY’s Sht Lst

By Molly LongmanSeptember 14, 2017

EMILY’S List will target Secretary of State Michele Reagan and Attorney General Mark Brnovich in the 2018 election.

Arizona DCS to Medical-Marijuana Patients: We Don’t Want You as a Foster Parent

By Ray SternSeptember 14, 2017

The state DCS rejected Rebecca Masterson’s application for a foster-care license after she admitted she kept a product in her home that contained cannabidol (CBD), a non-psychoactive compound that’s found in cannabis.

After New Times Story, Motel 6 Says It Will Stop Sharing Guest Lists With ICE

By Antonia Noori FarzanSeptember 14, 2017

We still have some questions, though.

ACLU Joins the Arpaio Fray: By Accepting Pardon, He Acknowledged Guilt

By Sean HolstegeSeptember 13, 2017

Civil rights group joins long line of activists and lawyers taking one last shot at Sheriff Joe

Bill Montgomery’s Quixotic Crusade Against Medical Marijuana Quashed Again

By Ray SternSeptember 13, 2017

The Arizona Supreme Court has denied a petition to review a December state Court of Appeals ruling in the White Mountain Health v Maricopa County/Montgomery case, ending the state-level battle against the law.