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Data privacy after Dobbs: Is period tracking safe?
Elizabeth Ha created the privacy-minded menstrual tracking app Monthly last year, after failing to find an option that felt safe enough to her following the Dobbs decision. Photo courtesy of Elizabeth...
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The future of abortion access in Arizona is in jeopardy — and I’m on the...
A protestor holds a sign at an April 14, 2024, protest in favor of reproductive rights and abortion access in Scottsdale. Photo by Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Arizona MirrorArizona is facing a critical...
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The primary election is today. Here’s what you need to know about how to vote.
Photo via Getty ImagesThe Arizona primary election is today, and voters across the state have different options on how they can cast their ballots. All registered voters in the state, even those not...
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Restaurants sue to keep $18 AZ minimum wage measure off the November ballot
Photo via Getty ImagesThe Arizona Restaurant Association is suing to block a ballot initiative that would raise the state’s minimum wage to $18, claiming the union-backed group behind it failed to...
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In rare bipartisan vote, U.S. Senate passes package aimed at protecting kids...
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., speaks during a news conference on the Kids Online Safety Act at the U.S. Capitol on July 25, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Kent Nishimura | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON —...
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Anti-abortion group drops challenge to abortion rights ballot measure signatures
Organizers for a ballot initiative that would amend the Arizona Constitution to protect abortion rights set up outside the Arizona Capitol on April 9, 2024, shortly after the Arizona Supreme Court...
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Kari Lake defeats Mark Lamb for the GOP U.S. Senate nomination
Kari Lake speaks at an Oct. 10, 2023, event launching her 2024 campaign for the U.S. Senate. Photo by Caitlin Sievers | Arizona Mirror Kari Lake has defeated Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb in the...
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In west Phoenix Dem congressional race, Yassamin Ansari takes early lead over...
Yassamin Ansari in 2023. Photo by Gage Skidmore (modified) | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0Former Phoenix Vice Mayor Yassamin Ansari has seized an early lead over Raquel Terán, who is a former leader of the...
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GOP Rep. Eli Crane easily defeats challenger Jack Smith in reelection bid
U.S. Rep. Eli Crane in June 2024. Photo by Gage Skidmore (modified) | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0Incumbent U.S. Rep. Eli Crane has easily defeated challenger Jack Smith in the Republican primary for Arizona’s...
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Abe Hamadeh nabs early lead in race to represent West Valley congressional...
Abe Hamadeh in June 2024. Photo by Gage Skidmore (modified) | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0Trump-endorsed Abe Hamadeh is narrowly edging out his opponents in the race for the Republican nomination to represent...
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Mark Finchem poised to oust Ken Bennett and return to the AZ Senate
Mark Finchem on Aug. 2, 2022, at an election night party for Kari Lake. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorFormer lawmaker and failed secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem may be heading...
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Wendy Rogers holding off challenge from David Cook in LD7 GOP Senate primary...
Photos by Gage Skidmore (modified) | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0Republican state Sen. Wendy Rogers appears to have fended off a primary challenge from David Cook, a fellow GOP legislator, with early results...
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GOP state Sen. Shawnna Bolick fending off challenge from Josh Barnett in...
Sen. Shawnna Bolick, R-Phoenix, spoke about a failed pregnancy she had and her concern than an 1864 near-total abortion ban wouldn't allow women in similar situations to receive the same medical...
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Disgraced former Dem lawmaker Leezah Sun trounced in bid to return to the...
Rep. Leezah Sun in April 2023. Photo by Gage Skidmore (modified) | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0Disgraced former lawmaker Leezah Sun’s hopes of returning to the state Capitol were dashed Tuesday, as she was...
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Amish Shah leads crowded Dem field in CD1 contest to take on David Schweikert
Amish Shah in 2023 on the floor of the Arizona House of Representatives. Photo by Gage Skidmore (modified) | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0A packed Democratic primary race for Arizona’s First Congressional...
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Justine Wadsack trails Vince Leach in a too-close-to-call Southern Arizona...
Sen. Justine Wadsack, R-Tucson, in March 2023. Photo by Gage Skidmore (modified) | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0In the Republican primary race for the Arizona Senate’s Legislative District 17, Vince Leach was...
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With 2024 campaign growing intense, watchdogs warn of election threats
Pinellas County residents go to cast their voting ballots at the Coliseum polling precinct on Nov. 8, 2022 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Photo by Octavio Jones | Getty ImagesVoter intimidation, an exodus...
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Study says undocumented immigrants paid almost $100 billion in taxes
Texas National Guard soldiers stand on patrol near the bank of the Rio Grande on April 2, 2024 in El Paso, Texas. A new study shows that undocumented immigrants paid nearly $100 billion in federal,...
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Appeals court blocks Title IX rule protecting LGBTQ kids, reversing Alabama...
Photo via Getty ImagesJust a day after a federal judge struck down an attempt by Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina to halt enforcement of the Biden administration’s final rule for Title IX,...
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My firsthand experience with the unique barriers to voting that face...
A sign directing voters to a polling location on the Navajo Nation on July 30, 2024. Photo by Shondiin Silversmith | Arizona MirrorCovering elections as a journalist on the Navajo Nation can be...
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