The Departed: Remembering Phoenix figures who died in 2025
The deaths of Charlie Kirk and Raul Grijalva headlined 2025, but Phoenix lost many others in politics, arts, music and food.
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New Times readers react to ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ bill
People mocked the idea of a state study of Trump’s critics: ‘Why don’t we study political cults instead?’
The 10 most-read news stories 2025: ICE raids, misconduct and porn
You read about ICE raids, the affordability crises and our biggest scoops. Oh, and how to watch porn without showing ID.
The 10 wildest news stories of 2025: Poop, Nazis and QAnon Shaman
Who’s buried in my grave? Who sent the county attorney feces? Here are the wackiest things we covered this year.
5 Arizona immigration stories to keep an eye on in 2026
The Supreme Court will weigh in on birthright citizenship and Arizona immigration activists will remain on guard next year.
Lady who threatened to toss lobbyist off balcony wants to be governor
Leezah Sun was drummed out of the Arizona Legislature due to a variety of ethical issues.
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Arizona lawmaker wants state to study ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’
What, your heart isn’t bursting with love for the commander in chief? Are you feeling OK?
Ignorance is Bliss: Republican picks on trans kids with ballot measure
State Rep. Selina Bliss has taken up a favorite GOP pastime: targeting trans children over youth sports.
Heap wasn’t at work the day mailer screw-up hit Recorder’s Office
Records show Justin Heap didn’t come in after his office wrongly told 83,000 voters their registrations would be canceled.
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Video: Phoenix councilmember goes on rant about the homeless
Wednesday, the Phoenix City Council voted to curb harm reduction activities. But before that, Jim Waring delivered a screed.
Glendale official asked for cash while blasting council ‘slush fund’
Lupe Conchas wants to end oversight-free city council stipends. At the same time, he asked people to send him money directly.
Sen. Kelly lawyers up, prepares to fight Department of Defense probe
The Trump administration seems intent on making an example of Sen. Mark Kelly for telling troops to disobey unlawful orders.
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Phoenix may ban handing out drug-testing kits in city parks
The Phoenix City Council will weigh a proposal to prohibit handing out drug-testing kits and providing HIV testing in parks.
Andy Biggs gets transphobic, claims ‘trans kids don’t exist’
Eager to curry MAGA’s favor as he runs for Arizona governor, Biggs punched down at vulnerable children.
Thumbs down: Chandler kills Sinema-backed data center in 7-0 vote
Sinema lobbied hard for the data center, but her involvement created exactly the opposition she tried to sweeping away.
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Phoenix City Council candidate says ‘homeless belong in jail’
Matt Evans is running for a north Phoenix city council district. Comments like the one he made Tuesday won’t help.
Arizona got another ‘F’ on its gun safety report card. Why it failed
More than 1,400 Arizonans died after being shot in 2023, and there’s little appetite to make guns harder to obtain.
Kyrsten Sinema is getting paid to push for a Chandler data center
When the ex-senator threatened Chandler over a data center, she was working as a paid lobbyist. She might suck at it.
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Ruben Gallego blasts Kari Lake and her ‘simple mind’ in Twitter fight
Kari Lake just can’t let go of her 2024 election loss, and Ruben Gallego isn’t above some social media sniping.
Kelly probe revives Cold War persecution of ‘disloyal’ Americans
Perhaps it’s unsurprising that right-wing activist Laura Loomer has called for “making McCarthy great again.”
Roasting turkeys: The 6 Arizonans who failed the hardest in 2025
Playing nice on Thanksgiving is no fun. It’s time for the airing of grievances.
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Who is Mark Kelly? Get to know Arizona’s senior senator
Kelly is a former Navy pilot and astronaut, and the husband to mass shooting survivor and former Rep. Gabby Giffords.