POLITICS
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Oro Valley resident’s contempt of Congress conviction upheld by appeals court
Steve Bannon, who bought a residence just north of Tucson in 2022, was charged with contempt for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the attack on the US Capitol.
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BREAKING: Arizona Republicans ram through anti-immigration bill, bypassing public
Lawmakers used a procedural maneuver to sidestep public comment on the bill after more than 100 business owners and community leaders spoke out against it.
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Tempe hotel workers are picketing their employer, and guests are checking out in solidarity
Tempe Mission Palms employees and supporters have been picketing in front of the hotel for weeks because of alleged unfair labor practices.
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BREAKING: AG Kris Mayes sues rental corporations for conspiratorial price-fixing
The lawsuit alleges the landlords secretly shared leasing data in order to create a “rental monopoly” that allowed them to implement massive rent increases and bring in millions of dollars in profit.
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Op-ed: Trump’s journey from hosting The Apprentice to being the biggest loser
Leading up to the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump honed a carefully crafted image of himself as a successful businessman and a winner. But in reality, Trump has a long record of failure, according to Chris Edelson, a professor and author of two books on US presidential power.
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Not just abortion: IVF ruling next phase in the right’s war on reproductive freedom
The Alabama Supreme Court directly cited the Dobbs decision—in which the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade—in its ruling that effectively bans IVF in the state. But amid furious public backlash, Donald Trump and Republicans have raced to distance themselves from the ruling they made possible.
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Kari Lake’s plan for the US Senate: ‘The end of democracy’
If elected, Lake said she plans to unequivocally support a Trump presidency, and hopes he will model his time in office after authoritarian leaders in Hungary and El Salvador.
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Flight attendants picket at more than 30 airports in ‘unprecedented’ show of solidarity
Flight attendants from three different unions picketed at Phoenix Sky Harbor last week, pushing for an updated contract with a pay raise.
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Federal funds are bringing solar panel-lined canals and more electric vehicle chargers to Arizona
Leaders of Arizona’s public, private, and nonprofit sectors Monday discussed how they will use the Inflation Reduction Act for conservation efforts and renewable energy projects.
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Nondiscrimination laws are popular in Arizona. So why hasn’t the state adopted one?
Republican legislators continue to place emphasis on anti-LGBTQ legislation, brushing off a bill expanding Arizona’s existing non-discrimination laws to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
