Keya Vakil is the deputy political editor at COURIER. He previously worked as a researcher in the film industry and dabbled in the political world.
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Does Gov. Doug Ducey Really Care About Families and Education? His State of the State Speech Suggested Otherwise.
Ducey failed to address a looming billion-dollar budget cut to education funding, which would lead to teacher layoffs and school closures.
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Ducey Doubles Down On Charter Schools That Help His Rich Donors
Gov. Doug Ducey reiterated his commitment to the expansion of charter schools would benefit wealthy donors at the expense of ordinary Arizonans.
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Ducey Claims His Policies are ‘Protecting Life’ as Arizona Has Second Worst COVID Death Rate in Nation
Under Ducey’s watch, 25,000 Arizonans have died of COVID-19 and one out of every 400 Arizona children have been orphaned.
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Phoenix Residents Got Hammered by Higher Prices While Companies Made Record Profits
A number of companies recorded enormous profits and enriched their shareholders and CEOs to the tune of tens of millions of dollars.
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Ducey Brags About ‘Largest Tax Cut in Arizona History’—One That Pretty Much Only Helps The Top 1%
The tax cut will cost more than $1.5 billion in revenue for the state, but only save the average Arizonan less than $100 in annual taxes.
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Why Former Phoenix Mayor Terry Goddard Is Fighting to Limit the Influence of Money in Politics
Nearly 40 years after he helped break the Phoenix political machine, former Mayor Terry Goddard is hoping to bookend his political career with a “dark money” ballot initiative that he says will make Arizona’s government more representative.
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‘Truly a Sad Day’: Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Voter Suppression Laws
The conservative-controlled US Supreme Court upheld Arizona’s laws restricting third-party ballot collection and out-of-precinct voting.
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Tempe Bookstore Owner: ‘Everyone Should Have Equal and Fair Access to Voting’
Senate Republicans filibustered the For the People Act recently, at least temporarily ensuring its demise. Changing Hands Bookstore co-owner Cindy Dach says she expected more.
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‘Central to Our Identity’: Why These Arizona Faith Leaders Plan to Continue Fighting for Voting Rights
Faith leaders across Arizona have spoken out in recent months about protecting voting rights and expanding access to the ballot box as a Christian issue, not a partisan one.
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Biden’s COVID Relief Plan Is a Huge Deal for Women. Here’s How.
Study after study has found that women, particularly women of color, have borne the brunt of the pandemic’s economic toll, losing jobs and leaving the workforce in alarming numbers.
