POLITICS
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Successful affordable housing program to continue expansion throughout Maricopa County
Arizona’s Threshold plan operates in 16 cities and has provided rental units for over 1,200 households since 2021.
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Who is Mike Johnson, the new Speaker of the House?
The new House Republican leader supports a nationwide abortion ban, played a key role in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election, and opposes same-sex marriage.
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Meet the Gen Z school board members fighting Moms for Liberty
Members of Gen Z are running for—and winning—school board seats in Arizona to represent the interests of students.
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Arizona’s strict abortion laws are driving away doctors
Medical students are less likely to apply for residency programs in states where reproductive healthcare is restricted.
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We read 50 days of Trump’s Truth Social posts so you didn’t have to
Trump posts on his Truth Social platform dozens of times a day and his messages there are becoming increasingly angry, violent, and dark, suggesting a second term in the White House could be even more extreme than his first.
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How many votes are needed for Speaker of the House?
It usually takes 218 votes—a simple majority of the 435 members of the House—to become House Speaker, but due to two vacancies, only 217 votes are currently needed. For more than two weeks though, Republicans have failed to agree on a new leader, leaving the federal government paralyzed.
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Say goodbye to tax-filing fees—free filing coming to Arizona in 2024
From Ronald Reagan to Joe Biden, US Presidents have sought to simplify the tax filing process. Now, the Biden Administration is piloting a program to do just that.
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An Arizona carpenter on how Biden’s policies are helping the middle class
Fabian Sandez spent his summers traveling from Mexico to California to learn everything he could about trades work from his stepfather. Now, he’s encouraging others to enter the trades.
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Pharmacies expand access to abortion pills under new Biden policy
Although these pharmacies dispensing the drug marks a victory for reproductive freedom, a looming Supreme Court case could cut off access to the medication in states where abortion is still legal.
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Trump’s rhetoric grows more violent as he builds 2024 primary lead
In recent months, Donald Trump has called for the execution of a US military official, mocked the assault of an 83-year-old man, used rhetoric that echoes Hitler’s Mein Kampf, and verbally attacked prosecutors and judges.
