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Arizona State Rep. Alexander Kolodin, R-Scottsdale.

GOP lawmaker makes up endorsement to tout run for Secretary of State

By TJ L'HeureuxMarch 31, 2025

State Rep. Alexander Kolodin says Arizona GOP chair Gina Swoboda asked him to run. She says she might run against him.

Trump admin removes report on missing and murdered Indigenous people

By Chelsea Curtis | AZ LuminariaMarch 28, 2025

Donald Trump’s war against DEI seems to have ensnared a landmark report created as a result of a bill he signed into law.

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Arizona ranks 3rd for missing Indigenous people. A new bill may help

By Brandelyn Clark | Cronkite NewsMarch 27, 2025

Lawmakers want a missing Indigenous person alert system. No alert was issued for Emily Pike, whose body was found last month.

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‘You failed’: GOP lawmaker blasts MAGA state Sen. Wendy Rogers

By Morgan FischerMarch 27, 2025

Walt Blackman is pushing a bill to criminalize faking military service. Rogers is singlehandedly holding it up.

abe hamadeh and brett favre

Hamadeh pairs with disgraced quarterback Brett Favre on health program

By Morgan FischerMarch 24, 2025

If rooting out waste, fraud and abuse is the goal, teaming up with a guy implicated in a huge fraud scandal is an odd choice.

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Tax Break Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Goldwater Institute’s hypocrisy

By Stephen LemonsMarch 24, 2025

The think tank hates Arizona’s film tax credit. But its board chairman’s Ninja Turtles flick got a huge tax break.

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bernie sanders

12 photos from the Bernie Sanders-AOC rally in Tempe

By Grace MonosMarch 20, 2025

Mullett Arena was packed to see the Vermont senator and New York representative.

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5 moments you missed from the Bernie Sanders-AOC rally in Tempe

By Morgan FischerMarch 20, 2025

Thousands came to Tempe to see Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rail against the rich and Donald Trump.

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Report: Kari Lake accosted Ruben Gallego at D.C. club over ‘cartel’ ties

By TJ L'HeureuxMarch 20, 2025

Sen. Ruben Gallego said Kari Lake confronted him near an elevator, shaking his hand and asking how he sleeps at night.

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Bernie Sanders and AOC will hold a rally in Tempe: What to know

By Morgan FischerMarch 20, 2025

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joins Sanders’ “Fighting Oligarchy” tour on Thursday.

andy biggs

A GOP congressman will speak at a town hall – for Republicans only

By TJ L'HeureuxMarch 18, 2025

Rep. Andy Biggs is set to appear at a town hall in Chandler on Tuesday night. But is it a town hall if the town can’t come?

eli crane speaks at a podium in front of a "navajo code talkers day" banner

Trump deleted Navajo Code Talkers webpages. Why is Eli Crane silent?

By TJ L'HeureuxMarch 18, 2025

A vet whose district includes the Navajo Nation, Crane praised the code talkers last year. Now, they’re apparently too “DEI.”

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Mom to Kelly, Gallego: Don’t let GOP torch Medicaid while ‘my kid is inside’

By Morgan FischerMarch 17, 2025

At a town hall hosted by the two Arizona senators, Quianna Brown said she feared for her special-needs daughter.

mark kelly points at a tesla behind him

Mark Kelly calls Elon Musk an ‘asshole,’ will ditch his Tesla

By TJ L'HeureuxMarch 14, 2025

The war of words between the Arizona senator and the world’s richest man continues.

Raul Grijalva

‘A giant’: Arizona politicians react to the death of Rep. Raúl Grijalva

By TJ L'HeureuxMarch 13, 2025

Politicians from both sides of the aisle offered remembrances of the longtime congressman, who died Thursday at 77.

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Hamadeh pumps Guantanamo Bay deportations that aren’t happening anymore

By TJ L'HeureuxMarch 13, 2025

Rep. Abe Hamadeh said efforts to house 30,000 migrants at the base “is just getting started.” He seems to be out of the loop.

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Dept. of Gaming shares huge betting totals, notes it’s, uh, Problem Gambling Awareness Month

By Morgan FischerMarch 12, 2025

Arizona, we may have a gambling problem.

an aerial view of buckeye arizona

More than 1 in 4 people thinking of leaving Arizona over housing costs

By TJ L'HeureuxMarch 12, 2025

A new poll shows how stark the housing crisis has become in Arizona. Lawmakers are hustling to make building here easier.

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Mark Kelly speaks in a military jacket in front of the U.S. flag.

Elon Musk calls Sen. Mark Kelly a ‘traitor’ for visiting Ukraine

By TJ L'HeureuxMarch 10, 2025

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly tweeted that the U.S. should still support Ukraine against Russia.

the Phoenix Children's Hospital recognizeable logo — a heart as a palm of a hand with fingers spread wide — reconfigured to look like it's flipping the bird

Cowed by Trump, Phoenix Children’s Hospital abandons trans kids

By Morgan FischerMarch 6, 2025

Trans kids just want to be themselves. But a halt on gender-affirming care in Arizona leaves many families feeling desperate.

katie hobbs

What happens to trans Arizonans if Katie Hobbs loses in 2026?

By Morgan FischerMarch 6, 2025

With a Republican-controlled legislature, Hobbs has been the only person preventing anti-trans bills from becoming law.

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Trump’s funding freeze tanks business for Flagstaff HVAC company

By Morgan FischerMarch 5, 2025

CozyHome had customers lined up to upgrade their AC systems with state grants. Donald Trump’s freeze ended that program.

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