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Fed cash for Yuma East Wetlands preservation applauded by Fort Yuma Quechan...
The Yuma East Wetlands. Photo via U.S. Bureau of ReclamationIn the 20 years since rehabilitation efforts began in the Yuma East Wetlands, the riparian habitat has gone from a dangerous illegal dumping...
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The Arizona Supreme Court’s abortion ban ruling is racist, irrelevant and cruel
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 MirrorApril 9, 2024, will remain a dark...
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Divided U.S. Supreme Court wrestles with case of Pennsylvania man who joined...
Photo of Joseph W. Fischer of Pennsylvania at the “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021. The U.S. Supreme Court on April 16, 2024, heard arguments in a case centering on Fischer’s...
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Budget deficit estimate shrinks, but still is $1.3 billion
Photo via Getty ImagesThere’s a bit of good news as negotiations on state spending between GOP leaders and Gov. Katie Hobbs have begun in earnest: The state’s projected budget deficit is about $400...
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Candidates drop out, prepare for court amid petition signature challenges
A candidate challenge to state Rep. Austin Smith, R-Surprise, alleges that he forged more than 100 voter signatures on his nominating petitions.A day after the deadline to challenge candidate...
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Hobbs vetoes Republican anti-trans, Ten Commandments in schools bills
Image via Getty ImagesA slew of Republican bills, including those that would have allowed discrimination against transgender people and would have given public school teachers a green light to post the...
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Kari Lake flips on abortion ban, but says she wants to ‘save as many babies...
Kari Lake responds to a question from an attendee of a campaign event following her speech on the University of Arizona campus on April 11. 2024. The event was organized by the UA Young Republicans...
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Problems with Glen Canyon Dam could jeopardize water flowing to Western states
Water flows from the bypass tubes of Glen Canyon Dam at a rate of approximately 32,000 cubic feet per second Nov. 21, 2004 in Page, Arizona. The water release is part of a five day experimental flood...
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Once again, Arizona Republicans block efforts to repeal the 1864 abortion ban
As House Speaker Pro Tempore Travis Grantham, R-Gilbert, presides on April 17, 2024, the Arizona House of Representatives votes down an attempt to force a vote on a bill that would repeal the 1864...
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Arizona women will die because yellow-bellied Republicans are afraid of...
KPNX-TV reporter Brahm Resnik films House Speaker Ben Toma on his cell phone on April 17, 2024, after Toma led Republicans in defeating an attempt by Democrats to force a vote on a bill to repeal the...
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Abortion rights advocates continue to rally behind initiative to amend the AZ...
Reproductive rights advocates hold signs at an April 17, 2024, press conference at the Arizona Capitol by the Arizona for Abortion Access campaign. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona...
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National privacy standard eyed by Congress for data harvested by big tech...
A sign is posted in front of Meta headquarters on April 28, 2022, in Menlo Park, California. Photo by Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — U.S. House members tasked with addressing what happens...
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Politicians’ talk of a border ‘invasion’ is speech that experts say has...
Border Patrol officers detain two men in El Paso in late March. Photo by Marty Schladen | Ohio Capital JournalEL PASO, TEXAS — In this border city, the word “invasion” is particularly fraught. Former...
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Austin Smith drops reelection campaign amid accusations of petition signature...
Rep. Austin Smith, R-Surprise, on the floor of the Arizona House of Representatives on April 17, 2024. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorRepublican state Rep. Austin Smith has dropped his...
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CA congressman: Defense Department should explain why it urged Katie Hobbs to...
Photo by Getty ImagesA California congressman wants to know why the U.S. Department of Defense lobbied Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs to veto a bill aimed at spurring “starter home” construction. “To me,...
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Republicans on oversight committee accuse AG Kris Mayes of ‘shilling’ for...
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joined Democrats and abortion rights advocates for a press briefing at the Arizona Capitol on April 9, 2024, shortly after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that an...
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Biden administration to roll back the Betsy DeVos Title IX rules
Photo via Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education on Friday announced a final rule that will update Title IX regulations governing how schools respond to sexual misconduct, undoing...
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U.S. House heads toward Saturday vote on $95B in aid for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Photo by Jennifer Shutt | States NewsroomWASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Friday moved one step closer to approving billions in military...
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Arizonans deserve better than vaccine conspiracies and downright dangerous...
Photo by A. Martin UW Photography | Getty ImagesAs an Arizonan and mother of three, it has been truly sad to witness recent legislative hearings that have been held and the bills that have advanced...
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Red states fight growing efforts to give ‘basic income’ cash to residents
Photo via Getty ImagesSouth Dakota state Sen. John Wiik likes to think of himself as a lookout of sorts — keeping an eye on new laws, programs and ideas brewing across the states. “I don’t bring a ton...
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