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‘March Fourth Against Monarchy’ protest at the Capitol: What to know

By Morgan FischerMarch 4, 2025

The 50501 movement is organizing its third protest at the Arizona Capitol since Donald Trump took office.

alexander kolodin

Kolodin votes ‘hell no’ on Preston Lord bill, pisses off county attorney

By Morgan FischerMarch 4, 2025

State Rep. Alexander Kolodin blamed county prosecutors for Preston Lord’s death. County attorney Rachel Mitchell clapped back.

Kari Lake at a campaign rally

Anything is possible: Kari Lake finally got a government job

By Morgan FischerMarch 3, 2025

She’s not governor, a senator or the head of Voice of America, at least yet. But she is on the federal payroll now.

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abe hamadeh

Hamadeh talks a lot about the military, says almost nada about VA cuts

By TJ L'HeureuxMarch 3, 2025

Rep. Abe Hamadeh posts often about advocating for service members. The 3,000 job cuts at the VA don’t get much attention.

a caricature of kyrsten sinema hitting a donkey pinata

12 (more) of the worst politicians in Arizona history

By Stephen LemonsFebruary 27, 2025

This time around, we’ve got GOP nuts, disappointing Democrats and even Arizona’s most famous and revered politician.

justin heap

The MAGA guy who handles voter rolls keeps spouting disprovable bullshit

By TJ L'HeureuxFebruary 26, 2025

Justin Heap has been in office for less than two months and has already shown a knack for poorly stretching the truth.

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2 lawmakers to speak at event for people who think aliens run politics

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorFebruary 25, 2025

The agenda includes discussions of Flat Earth theories and “collaboration between Space Force and the Galactic Federation.”

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He’ll sell you a Trump flag. He’ll sell you a ‘Fuck Trump’ flag, too

By Morgan FischerFebruary 25, 2025

Jeff Brown is a flag-hustler. He makes money off the MAGA crowd … and those protesting Trump at the Arizona Capitol.

A "Welcome to Arizona" sign on the highway

Here’s how Social Security cuts could impact your Arizona district

By TJ L'HeureuxFebruary 25, 2025

Republicans are pushing a plan to raise the retirement age. A map shows how that would affect your part of the state.

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7 extremist and hate groups active in Arizona

By TJ L'HeureuxFebruary 24, 2025

Arizona is a hotbed for anti-government groups, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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Scammers posing as lawyers are demanding money from undocumented people

By Morgan FischerFebruary 21, 2025

A Phoenix woman was the target of a “sophisticated” attempt to con her out of money to free her husband from ICE custody.

david stringer

Small-town mayors to attend forum hosted by accused child molester

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorFebruary 20, 2025

The host, former GOP lawmaker David Stringer, has a long history of racist views and faced child sex charges in the 1980s.

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Arizona GOP pushing to bring back the firing squad

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorFebruary 19, 2025

Execution by firing squad is illegal in Arizona, but Republicans are pushing a bill to change that.

a mockup of a new building

Tempe residents angry about planned Victory Acres unhoused shelter

By Noah CullenFebruary 18, 2025

Residents say their working-class neighborhood is being picked on. Homeless advocates say Tempe needs shelter services.

a protester holds a black sign with the face of rep. david schweikert and the word "coward"

Activists to protest GOP Rep. Schweikert weekly until he stops Musk

By Sahara SajjadiFebruary 18, 2025

David Schweikert’s uninterested in halting Elon Musk’s gutting of federal agencies, so protesters will give him an earful.

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protesters outside the arizona capitol

Activists say they were barred from Capitol for opposing Arizona ICE Act

By Morgan FischerFebruary 18, 2025

A state senate spokesperson said protesters were “aggressive.” Protesters said the GOP didn’t want to hear their viewpoint.

protesters with an inflatable donald trump baby balloon and signs that say "stop fascism"

‘No Kings on Presidents’ Day’ protest at the Capitol: What to know

By Morgan FischerFebruary 17, 2025

The protest against the Trump administration will be the second demonstration organized in Phoenix by the 50501 movement.

a man at a conference table speaks on the phone

Meet the Arizona immigration attorneys fighting Trump’s crackdown

By Celina JiménezFebruary 17, 2025

The calls keep coming and the work never stops. Neither do the Arizona professionals helping immigrants fight deportation.

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Arizona sheriffs want no part of Trump’s immigration crackdown

By Emma Paterson | Cronkite NewsFebruary 14, 2025

Sheriff’s departments across Arizona say it’s not their job to enforce immigration and they lack the money to do it anyway.

rodney glassman speaks in front of an arizona flag background

Glassman ‘raised’ $1.3M for attorney general run, mostly from himself

By Stephen LemonsFebruary 13, 2025

Perennial candidate and former Democrat Rodney Glassman is once again spending his trust fund on a political pipe dream.

justin heap

Heap takes credit for firing staffers who left before he took office

By Morgan FischerFebruary 12, 2025

The new, MAGA-aligned Maricopa County Recorder has already demonstrated a habit of stretching the facts.

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adam kwasman

‘A travesty’: Echoing Trump, Scottsdale guts its diversity office

By TJ L'HeureuxFebruary 12, 2025

In 2004, racists tried to destroy Scottsdale’s diversity office with a pipe bomb. Tuesday, the city council finished the job.

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