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yassamin ansari

Arizona Rep. Ansari trolls House speaker for covering up Epstein files

By TJ L'HeureuxNovember 6, 2025

Rep. Yassamin Ansari recreated a classic meme while sitting outside the office of the Republican Speaker of the House.

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2 Phoenix politicians among top 25 young Democrats to watch

By Matthew BirdNovember 4, 2025

Arizona isn’t exactly overflowing with Democrats, but these two young legislators have earned national attention.

A mailer urging voters to approve Proposition 409.

What is Prop. 409? The Maricopa County ballot measure explained

By Cheyla DavermanNovember 3, 2025

Valley voters are being asked to approve the measure in an all-mail election. Here’s what it’s about.

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protesters hold a banner that says "republicans are robbing arizonans of food stamps"

With SNAP in limbo, low-income Arizonans worry about their next meal

By Morgan FischerOctober 31, 2025

Times were tough even when SNAP funds were flowing, “Sometimes it can only mean a cup of potatoes for a meal.”

a highway sign that says "Arizona doesn't spring forward, we buckle up"

Arizona does not follow daylight saving time. Why?

By Morgan FischerOctober 30, 2025

Save daylight? Are we running out of it?

andy biggs

Biggs backs Trump wrecking the White House to build a garish ballroom

By TJ L'HeureuxOctober 28, 2025

As he runs for governor, Andy Biggs isn’t passing up chances to suck up to Donald Trump.

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a prison seen from above

Marana residents decry possibility of new ICE detention center in town

By Yana Kunichoff and John Washington | AZ LuminariaOctober 27, 2025

Arizona, under Gov. Katie Hobbs, sold an empty Marana prison to a private prison group earlier this year.

an aerial view of buckeye arizona

Fixing Arizona’s housing crisis could create 126K jobs, study says

By Morgan FischerOctober 27, 2025

An Arizona think tank says the math is simple: Make housing affordable, and the economy reaps benefits. But how to do it?

a traffic surveillance camera inside a fake cactus

Tempe faces call to remove AI cameras that track where you’ve been

By TJ L'HeureuxOctober 22, 2025

Tempe has a deal with Flock Safety, whose license plate cameras feed a national database that ICE has sometimes accessed.

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ruben gallego and jay feely

Gallego trolls ex-Cardinals kicker for wearing flak jacket at border

By TJ L'HeureuxOctober 22, 2025

Jay Feely, who is running for Congress as a Republican, posted a video covered military gear. “You poser,” Gallego wrote.

kris mayes speaks into microphones

Pissed seniors talk to AG about ‘outrageous’ APS rate hike proposal

By TJ L'HeureuxOctober 22, 2025

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes held a town hall to “gin up awareness” about the proposed 14% increase in energy costs.

donald trump as an orange pile of poop with baby doll arms

The 15 best signs we saw at the Arizona Capitol ‘No Kings’ protest

By Grace MonosOctober 18, 2025

A good sign catches the eye. A great one makes you laugh. These are our favorites from Saturday.

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a protester yells into a megaphone

Phoenix ‘No Kings’ protest: When, where, what to know

By TJ L'HeureuxOctober 17, 2025

The weather is cooling down, and the mass protests are gearing back up.

joseph chaplik

Another Arizona Republican keeps retweeting bigoted anti-Muslim posts

By TJ L'HeureuxOctober 15, 2025

GOP State Rep. Joseph Chaplik, who is mulling a Congressional bid, keeps amplifying Islamophobic social media content.

An Avelo Airlines jet that has been painted all white and is used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Air Operations at Mesa Gateway Airport for deportation and detainee transfers.

Trump is using a Mesa airport to deport people to Africa

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorOctober 7, 2025

ICE Air Operations uses Mesa Gateway as headquarters for controversial third-country removals.

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a man in a hat holds a mushroom

He’s Tucson’s ‘mushroom man.’ The feds may deport him over paperwork

By Stephen LemonsOctober 7, 2025

Hernan Castro has a big following among Arizona mushroom enthusiasts. He’s been in federal lockup since late May.

yassamin ansari with supporters

‘People will die’: Ansari rips GOP for shutdown’s health care effects

By Matthew BirdOctober 3, 2025

The Democratic congresswoman warned about severe consequences if Republicans don’t restore health care benefits they cut.

a dusk view into sedona

Trouble in paradise: Inside the saga that led Sedona’s mayor to resign

By TJ L'HeureuxOctober 2, 2025

The mayor and police chief of the small tourist gem seemingly couldn’t stand each other.

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two people hold a poster that says "justice for david denogean"

Murdered man’s family slams ‘shocking’ police communication failures

By Stephen LemonsSeptember 25, 2025

“They use that all the time: ‘We dropped the ball.’ That must be the department catchphrase instead of ‘to serve and protect.'”

charlie kirk speaking at a podium

Arizona lawmaker wants to put Charlie Kirk’s face on silver dollars

By TJ L'HeureuxSeptember 24, 2025

Rep. Abe Hamadeh, a staunch MAGA congressman, plans to run a bill to create 400,000 commerative Charlie Kirk coins.

donald trump and erika kirk

Charlie Kirk’s funeral was a marathon of Christian Nationalism

By Stephen LemonsSeptember 22, 2025

The line between church and state was nowhere to be found at Sunday’s service, which drew masses of Charlie Kirk followers.

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Donald Trump speaking into a microphone

Speakers at Charlie Kirk’s funeral include Trump, Vance and more

By TJ L'HeureuxSeptember 20, 2025

The Arizona memorial service of Charlie Kirk is set to be one of the year’s most notable events in Republican politics.

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