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firefighters use saws to cut through a border wall

Firefighters cut through the border wall to rescue an injured migrant

By John Washington | Arizona LuminariaSeptember 3, 2024

Arivaca firefighters stepped in when border patrol wouldn’t, saving a man with a fractured ankle who’d waited a day for help.

Ruben Gallego with a microphone

Ruben Gallego gets police endorsement, immediately shills for cops

By Zach BuchananAugust 29, 2024

Activists have long distrusted the Senate candidate’s commitment to police reform: “He’s a political opportunist.”

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Phoenix New Times summer membership drive ends today

By Chelsey Dequaine-JerabekAugust 25, 2024

We’re here to make sense of the election season, but we need support from our readers. Our drive ends Aug. 25.

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The 7 most worm-brained moments from Donald Trump’s rally in Glendale

By Morgan FischerAugust 23, 2024

Donald Trump brought out Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the event, managing to lower the room’s collective IQ even further.

A "Welcome to Arizona" sign on the highway

Escaping the city? Here are the 6 best Arizona suburbs for renters

By Morgan FischerAugust 23, 2024

Rents are high everywhere, but you can get the most bang for your buck in these Phoenix- and Tucson-adjacent communities.

yassamin ansari

Recount shows Ansari wins deep-blue Congressional primary by 39 votes

By TJ L'HeureuxAugust 20, 2024

The former Phoenix vice mayor survived a recount, beating fellow Democrat Raquel Terán for a surefire seat in Congress.

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Joe Biden hugs Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris gives Arizona Democrats warm, fuzzy feeling at DNC

By Phineas Hogan | Cronkite NewsAugust 20, 2024

It’s amazing what can happen when your presidential candidate isn’t in his 80s.

David Schweikert

Democrats to spend big money to boot David Schweikert from Congress

By TJ L'HeureuxAugust 15, 2024

The campaign arm of the House Democrats is throwing its financial might behind former state Rep. Amish Shah this November.

Doug Ducey and Donald Trump

Doug Ducey endorses the guy who said he betrayed the people of Arizona

By TJ L'HeureuxAugust 13, 2024

The former Arizona governor once screened a Donald Trump call on TV and labeled Kari Lake as fake. Now, he’s backing both.

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A lapel pin with an upside-down U.S. flag and a flag with a pine tree that says "An Appeal To Heaven," both of which sit atop a banner saying "Project 2025"

All the ways the GOP’s Project 2025 will make life worse in Arizona

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorAugust 13, 2024

The infamous Republican-backed plan would raise taxes while cutting social security and healthcare in the Grand Canyon State.

adam kwasman

Scottsdale City Council hopeful once mistook YMCA campers for migrants

By TJ L'HeureuxAugust 12, 2024

The viral 2014 flub ended Adam Kwasman’s budding political career. After a decade away, the Republican’s making a comeback.

tim walz at an aug. 9 2024 rally in Glendale Arizona

The 6 best Tim Walz zingers from Kamala Harris’ rally in Arizona

By Morgan FischerAugust 10, 2024

Walz, the newly minted running mate of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, kept up his joke offensive in Glendale.

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Here are the Arizona lawmakers who missed the most work in 2024

By Morgan FischerAugust 9, 2024

Most were excused absences, which were handed out like candy. And present or not, lawmakers still collected a per diem.

A rendering of an apartment complex

Readers react to Chandler building first affordable housing since 1972

By Morgan FischerAugust 9, 2024

We brought you the news of Chandler’s first new affordable housing project in 50 years. You let us know what you think.

Maricopa County constable Lenny McCloskey

Can’t stay here: The Valley could break an evictions record this year

By TJ L'HeureuxAugust 8, 2024

There were 7,903 eviction filings in July in Maricopa County, the third-highest monthly total ever.

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A hotel housekeeper mopping a lobby floor

Judge forces Glendale to put hotel worker wages initiative on ballot

By Cassie BrucciAugust 7, 2024

The underlying court case – about whether the measure to boost wages violates the single-subject rule – is ongoing.

A cartoon of two women arm wresting through gritted teeth, while an anthropomorphic donkey looks on worried.

Recount city: Ansari bests Terán by 42 votes in U.S. House primary

By Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Arizona MirrorAugust 6, 2024

Yassamin Ansari and Raquel Terán must wait to know who goes to Congress. Their race is headed for a mandatory recount.

Study: Undocumented immigrants paid nearly $100 billion in taxes

Study: Undocumented immigrants paid nearly $100 billion in taxes

By Casey Quinlan | Arizona MirrorAugust 2, 2024

Right-wingers would have you believe undocumented immigrants take more than they give. Right-wingers are wrong.

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A rendering of an apartment complex

Chandler building first new affordable housing in more than 50 years

By Noah CullenAugust 2, 2024

The Villas on McQueen development will feature 157 rent-capped units, the city’s first new affordable housing since 1972.

J.D. Vance

J.D. Vance in Arizona: 5 weirdest moments from Trump’s VP pick

By TJ L'HeureuxAugust 1, 2024

The Ohio Senator and Republican nominee for vice president stumped for Donald Trump at a rally in Glendale.

abe hamadeh

Abe Hamadeh wins Arizona MAGA bro fight, clears path to Congress

By TJ L'HeureuxJuly 31, 2024

Donald Trump endorsed him and his rival, Blake Masters. GOP primary voters liked Hamadeh’s brand of MAGA more.

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Stephen Richer

Voters ousted Stephen Richer. Are Maricopa County elections at risk?

By Morgan FischerJuly 31, 2024

The Republican county recorder battled his party’s election deniers. MAGA-backed Justin Heap just beat him in the primary.

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