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Politics & Government

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an ICE agent

How to prepare for a Phoenix ICE raid: What to know and what to do

By TJ L'HeureuxJanuary 22, 2025

ICE raids have already been reported in Phoenix. Several organizations have put out guides on how to prepare yourself.

Arizona schools superintendent Tom Horne

Tom Horne breaks with Trump, doesn’t want ICE in Arizona schools

By Morgan FischerJanuary 22, 2025

Trump’s administration greenlit immigration arrests at schools. Arizona’s Republican schools chief said that will hurt kids.

Arizona Rep. Yassamin Ansari speaks into a microphone at a Phoenix park

Rep. Yassamin Ansari tells Phoenix marchers she will defy Trump agenda

By Morgan FischerJanuary 20, 2025

Other Arizona Democrats in Phoenix and in D.C. seem less concerned about the incoming president’s immigration priorities.

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analise ortiz

Arizona politics TikTok queen Analise Oritz calls ban ‘bad precedent’

By TJ L'HeureuxJanuary 18, 2025

The state senator from Phoenix has amassed about 48,000 followers on TikTok, which is set to be banned in the United States.

yassamin ansari

Phoenix Rep. Yassamin Ansari says she’s skipping Trump’s inauguration

By Morgan FischerJanuary 16, 2025

Instead, the Arizona Democrat says she’ll be volunteering in Phoenix for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service.

a balloon with a scared face looks at a hand with a pin

Deflated: State senator kills bill to ban unlawful release of balloons

By TJ L'HeureuxJanuary 15, 2025

State Sen. John Kavanagh said he realized he was trying to outlaw something that was already against the law in Arizona.

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Mark Kelly

VIDEO: Mark Kelly grills Trump cabinet pick on being a sloppy drunk

By Morgan FischerJanuary 14, 2025

The Arizona senator questioned Department of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth about his history of getting blitzed off his ass.

corey woods

Tempe officials bashed anti-Coyotes arena ‘cave people’ in secret meeting

By TJ L'HeureuxJanuary 14, 2025

Newly released audio shows how freely Tempe Mayor Corey Woods and others rip on constituents when no one’s listening.

a syrian woman sits on a couch with an adolescent girl, a syrian flag hanging above them

Assad is gone. Now Arizona’s Syrian refugees mull whether to go back

By Sahara SajjadiJanuary 14, 2025

Hundreds of Syrians came to Arizona to escape dictator Bashar al-Assad. After Assad’s ouster, will Syria be home again?

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wendy rogers at trump rally in tempe

State Sen. Wendy Rogers wants to name a highway for Donald Trump

By Morgan FischerJanuary 9, 2025

If you want to travel the Donald J. Trump Highway – aka, State Route 260 – Rogers will need to evade Katie Hobbs’ veto pen.

Ruben Gallego

A GOP bill to fuck over undocumented people? Sign Ruben Gallego up!

By TJ L'HeureuxJanuary 8, 2025

Ruben Gallego backs the Laken Riley Act, which allows deportations of undocumented people charged but not convicted of crimes.

A "Welcome to Arizona" sign on the highway

Your rent should have gone down in Arizona this month. Here’s why

By Morgan FischerJanuary 6, 2025

On Jan. 1, a rental tax ban went into effect across Arizona. As a result, your landlord should be charging you less.

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a man holding a cardboard sign near a road

GOP lawmaker’s bill would ban unhoused people from traffic medians

By TJ L'HeureuxJanuary 3, 2025

State Sen. John Kavanagh wants to bar pedestrians from medians. Critics note that it would further criminalize homelessness.

ruben and sydney gallego

Gallego waffles on mass deportations, won’t ‘knee-jerk reject’ Trump plans

By Morgan FischerJanuary 3, 2025

The old Ruben Gallego would have loudly called Donald Trump’s immigration goals un-American. This version is a bit gun-shy.

a wreath in a desert setting that says "the departed" on it

The Departed: Remembering prominent Valley figures who died in 2024

By Phoenix New Times StaffJanuary 1, 2025

Two Suns legends. Restauranteurs, lawmakers and media fixtures. These late Arizonans left a mark on our state.

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tj shope

State senator sees Kwanzaa display at the Capitol, gets a bit racist

By Morgan FischerDecember 27, 2024

T.J. Shope called the African American holiday “fake,” “anti-American” and “anti-Christian.”

karrin taylor robson

Trump endorsed Karrin Taylor Robson for governor. His base freaked out

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 23, 2024

This weekend in Phoenix, Donald Trump threw his support behind the moderate Republican in 2026. The non-moderates lost it.

U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona

Sinema: I ‘don’t give a shit’ about backlash from anti-labor NLRB vote

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 20, 2024

In a rare interview, the outgoing senator displayed the same flippant attitude that turned off so many of her voters.

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gun reform activists on a march

Arizona got an F grade for its gun laws. Here’s why

By Morgan FischerDecember 20, 2024

A gun safety nonprofit started by Sen. Mark Kelly and former Rep. Gabby Giffords has a bleak assessment of Arizona gun laws.

kyrsten sinema

Sinema goodbye speech breakdown: Loves the filibuster and her GOP pals

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 19, 2024

Sinema touted her bipartisanship and thanked more GOP senators than Democrats. Unmentioned was all she did to anger the left.

a wreath featuring a rubber trump mask with phrases like "defamation" and "sexual assault" written on its face

Fountain Hills loses its mind over grotesque Trump holiday wreath

By TJ L'HeureuxDecember 17, 2024

The town Democratic club put up the wreath after Republicans put up a Trump Christmas tree.

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andrew thomas

Disgraced Arpaio attack dog Andy Thomas now directs Christian rom-coms

By Stephen LemonsDecember 17, 2024

Disbarred ex-county attorney Andrew Thomas once terrorized the Valley. Now he makes films about the evils of playing Twister.

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