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a unhoused man in a yellow shirt laying, back to the camera, at the base of a tree

New count finds nearly 7,000 people homeless in Phoenix

By TJ L'HeureuxMay 24, 2024

Phoenix and Maricopa County have barely made a dent in homelessness, but data shows more unhoused people are finding shelter.

Kari Lake sits at a counter in a suburban home speaking to voters in a campaign ad.

We fact-checked Kari Lake’s new campaign ad: ‘Big Differences’

By TJ L'HeureuxMay 23, 2024

The ad contrasts Lake with her Democratic opponent, Ruben Gallego, on immigration issues. It also gets a lot wrong.

T-shirts, pens and an iPad placed on a table.

Arizona Republicans have a ballot measure – to kill ballot measures

By Pascal Sabino | BoltsMay 21, 2024

For years, Arizona voters have used ballot measures to bypass the GOP-controlled legislature. Republicans want that to end.

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The face of a woman, half of it covered in binary code. On one side, a robot hand points at her head. On the other, a human hand does the same.

Stop faking it: Arizona House passes 3 bills to fight AI deepfakes

By Caitlin Sievers | Arizona MirrorMay 20, 2024

Lawmakers from both parties voted to curb the use of artificial intelligence to make convincing videos of real people.

Effort to save Apache holy land from mining looks to Supreme Court

By TJ L'HeureuxMay 16, 2024

An hour east of Phoenix is a holy place for Native Americans. A group is asking the Supreme Court to spare it from copper mining.

State Sen. Eva Diaz speaking at a podium.

Canvassing with kids: Dem moms want to use campaign cash for childcare

By Caitlin Sievers | Arizona MirrorMay 15, 2024

Using campaign funds for childcare is already permissible for federal candidates. But its legality in Arizona is unclear.

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Kanye West singing into a microphone.

Meet the Arizona man who tried to make Kanye president – and got sued

By Stephen LemonsMay 14, 2024

GOP consultant Nathan Sproul helped Kanye West run for the White House. He also witnessed the rapper pee on his Grammy.

Lukeville, U.S. Mexico border

The Arizona GOP’s border plan has a bill attached: $325 million a year

By Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Arizona MirrorMay 10, 2024

Lawmakers still haven’t passed a budget, but Arizona Republicans sure are keen to spend money on racial profiling.

Hotel workers in red shirts hold picket signs with phrases like "On Strike!" and "Pension Now!" In the background is an inflatable rat.

Why Tempe hotel workers are striking amid ASU’s graduation week

By Noah CullenMay 8, 2024

Workers at Hyatt’s Tempe Mission Palms have been without a collective bargaining agreement with the hotel for a year.

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Why can’t Arizona pass an anti-discrimination bill for LGBTQ+ people?

By Juliette RihlMay 8, 2024

Laws to protect queer folks from discrimination are broadly popular – except among Arizona lawmakers.

What to know about the ASU professor who harassed a Muslim woman

By TJ L'HeureuxMay 8, 2024

ASU President Michael Crow said Dr. Jonathan Yudelman “will never teach here again” after he harassed a Muslim woman.

Arizona state Sen. Anthony Kern blasts drag on pro-Hitler show

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorMay 6, 2024

To whine about drag performers, Kern used a Senate facility to chat with Stew Peters, who calls Adolph Hitler a “hero.”

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Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban repealed by state Senate

By Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Arizona MirrorMay 3, 2024

With Republican help, Senate Democrats repealed the Civil War-era abortion ban. Gov. Katie Hobbs signed it Thursday.

Kari Lake trumpets endorsement from alleged wife-beater Sonny Borrelli

By TJ L'HeureuxMay 1, 2024

The powerful Republican lawmaker also told women the only birth control they need is an aspirin “between your knees.”

Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma

Arizona House Speaker condemns LGBTQ+ lawmaker for ‘perverse ideology’

By Matt HennieApril 30, 2024

Ben Toma’s bitter rebuke comes as he bans House Democrats from conference rooms over drag story hour.

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Two people get out of an orange lowrider car.

All my friends know the lowrider: Photos from first ‘Cruise to the Capitol’

By TJ L'HeureuxApril 30, 2024

The Valley’s tricked-out rides made a political statement in support of Chicano and Latino culture.

Kari Lake on stage

Even Republicans can’t figure out what Kari Lake thinks about abortion

By TJ L'HeureuxApril 26, 2024

The U.S. Senate candidate’s chaotic messaging is catching up to her from all sides.

Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, D-Tucson, watches with her hand on her chin as voting proceeds on her House Bill 2677, which repeals a near-total abortion ban that was recently upheld by the Arizona Supreme Court.

(Almost) 1864 no more: Arizona House repeals Civil War-era abortion ban

By Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Arizona MirrorApril 25, 2024

Three Republicans joined Democrats to strike down the near-total ban on abortions. An angry House Speaker then retaliated.

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Arizona Sen. John Kavanagh

Another day, another anti-trans bill vetoed by Katie Hobbs

By Caitlin Sievers | Arizona MirrorApril 24, 2024

Governor makes it clear – again: “I will not sign legislation that attacks Arizonans.”

Trump’s brags on banning abortion could haunt him in Arizona

By Rekha BasuApril 22, 2024

The former president took credit for overturning Roe v. Wade, which could be his undoing in the Grand Canyon State.

State Rep. Oscar De Los Santos

‘We kept our soul’: GOP keeps blocking repeal of Arizona abortion ban

By TJ L'HeureuxApril 19, 2024

Another effort to toss 1864 ban fails in state House, advances in Senate.

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Gov. Katie Hobbs

Arizona Republicans respond to Hobbs veto by attacking trans people

By Caitlin Sievers | Arizona MirrorApril 18, 2024

Gov. Katie Hobbs killed two GOP bills – one targeting trans people, the other allowing Ten Commandments into schools.

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