One issue will decide Arizona’s future. Nobody’s campaigning on it.
Photo by Eliseu Cavalcante | GristThe morning temperature is nearing 100 degrees Fahrenheit as Keith Seaman sweats beneath his bucket hat, walking door to door through the cookie-cutter blocks of a...
View ArticleCandidates’ tax hikes will be paid by Arizonans, not just corporations
Photo by iStock / Getty Images PlusTaxes have played a prominent role in this year’s presidential election. On the left, Vice President Kamala Harris has promised to help the middle class by making...
View ArticleDoctors call on Arizonans to vote yes on Prop. 139
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 MirrorWith less than two weeks left...
View ArticlePhoenix man charged with shooting Democratic office had 250,000 rounds and a...
At a press conference about the arrest of Jeffery Michael Kelly, Tempe Police highlighted their work with Silent Witness which led to an individual in the community to recognize the car. Photo by Jerod...
View ArticleHarris fends off queries about sexism in presidential race in NBC interview
Campaign signs for former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, the respective GOP and Democratic presidential nominees, appear Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, on Mount Desert Island in...
View ArticleWinners of House race in Chandler district could clinch control for Rs or Ds
Democratic legislative candidate Brandy Reese canvasses a neighborhood in Legislative District 13 in mid-October. Photo by Caitlin Sievers | Arizona MirrorA hotly contested race for two East Valley...
View ArticleIn Arizona, GOP candidates for county recorder campaign on distrust of elections
Republican Justin Heap announces his run for Maricopa County recorder on Feb. 28, 2024, outside the Arizona State Capitol. Heap defeated the current recorder, Republican Stephen Richer, in the August...
View Article‘We have persevered’: Biden will apologize for Native American boarding...
Pershlie Ami, a citizen of the Hopi tribe, shares her experience of attending Phoenix Indian School when she was a kid during the Road to Healing tour hosted by the U.S. Department of Interior at the...
View ArticleMan arrested for Phoenix mailbox fire that damaged early ballots
Photo by Jim Small | Arizona MirrorPhoenix police have arrested a 35-year-old for allegedly setting fire to a United States Postal Service mailbox in Phoenix early Thursday morning, damaging several...
View ArticleIn an angry speech, Trump uses immigration fears to spur AZ voters to the polls
Former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Mullet Arena in Tempe on Oct. 24, 2024. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorAt a campaign rally that was ostensibly aimed at driving...
View ArticleMillions of Americans flock to early voting, in person and via mail
People cast their votes on the first day of early voting at East Point First Mallalieu United Methodist Church on Oct. 15, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo by Megan Varner | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON —...
View ArticleAll Arizona parents should be concerned about this Supreme Court case about...
Hundreds of people gathered at Washington Square Park in New Orleans on March 31, 2023, for a march to mark Transgender Day of Visibility. Photo by Greg LaRose | Louisiana IlluminatorMy favorite...
View ArticleCoverage of extremism, abortion lead the Mirror to top honors from the AZ...
Photo via Getty ImagesThe Arizona Mirror took home eight awards in the inaugural Arizona Media Association Better Newspapers Contest, leading its division in the number of honors in 2024. The Mirror,...
View Article‘Too shameful to acknowledge’: Biden delivers historic apology for Indian...
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at Gila Crossing Community School on Oct. 25, 2024, on the Gila River Indian Community. Biden formally apologized for the trauma inflicted by the federal...
View ArticleSpeakers at six-hour Trump rally in NYC insult Puerto Ricans, mock Harris’ race
The Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, speaks at a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. Photo by Ashley Murray | States NewsroomNEW...
View ArticleRhetoric versus reality: Addressing common misconceptions about the economy
Sale prices are displayed for items at a grocery store in San Rafael, California, on Sept. 10, 2024. Grocery prices are just one piece of the U.S. economy, which is key to many voters in their pick for...
View ArticleIt’s time to automatically restore lost voting rights in Arizona
Photo and illustration by Jim Small | Arizona MirrorWhen Arizona’s voter registration deadline passed earlier this month, so with it went my last hope of voting for the first time in almost 20 years. I...
View ArticleGrassroots advocates are the heart of Indigenous voter engagement
Indivisible Tohono Co-founder April Ignacio sits at the organization's voter information booth during their "Mosh the Vote" event on Oct. 19, 2024, at the Sells Recreation Center on the Tohono O'odham...
View Article‘I don’t want blood on my hands’: Fontes defends decision not to share voter...
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes speaks to the press after the final meeting of Gov. Katie Hobbs' Bipartisan Election Task Force on Oct. 24, 2023. Photo by Caitlin Sievers | Arizona Mirror Arizona...
View ArticleWorries grow about disinformation, false claims and even violence as election...
A man participates in exit polling after voting in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary at Dreher High School on Feb. 24, 2024 in Columbia, South Carolina. Photo by Sean Rayford | Getty...
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