Politics
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Trump bill may repay $196M Ducey spent to turn shipping containers into short-lived border wall
House Republicans approved $12 billion to reimburse states for border security spending during Biden’s presidency. That could allow Arizona to recoup some of the money spent on a short-lived barrier installed by former Gov. Ducey.
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Arizona Republicans vote to take healthcare, food aid away from constituents
House Republicans just voted to pass massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. All Arizona Republicans voted for the cuts, except Rep. David Schweikert, who was late to the vote, but said he would have supported the bill if he’d gotten a chance.
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ICE arrests at Phoenix immigration court an ‘all-out assault on due process,’ advocates say
The arrests appear to be part of a nationwide trend this week in which individuals have shown up for their hearings only to have their cases dismissed by judges at the request of government prosecutors, and for ICE agents to then arrest them on courthouse grounds.
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20 people, health care business and church charged in sober living scheme in Arizona
Twenty people were charged in an indictment involving billing that focused on sober living homes.
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Retired Arizonans tell Rep. Schweikert to protect Medicaid as GOP pushes for massive cuts
Retired Arizonans gathered outside Rep. David Schweikert’s Scottsdale office, urging him to oppose GOP-proposed Medicaid cuts that could strip coverage from millions, including thousands in his district.
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Taxpayers in metro Phoenix still footing the bill for Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns
Eight years after then-Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was voted out, taxpayers still pay legal and compliance bills from the crackdowns.
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Republicans’ Medicaid cuts pit working Arizonans against the ultra wealthy
An Arizona nurse sounds the alarm about a new Republican budget proposal that will strip hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid while providing tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.
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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signs ‘Emily’s Law’ to alert when Native Americans go missing
Arizona’s “turquoise alert” legislation is also referred to as “Emily’s Law” to honor Emily Pike, whose remains were found on Feb. 14.
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American Rescue Plan Act helps fund 96-unit affordable housing complex in Phoenix
La Esperanza Terrace, a collaborative local effort, offers vital housing and resources for families in west Phoenix.
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Avelo Airlines begins deportation flights for ICE with start of Arizona operations
Avelo Airlines, a budget airline that serves mostly small U.S. cities, began federal deportation flights Monday out of Arizona.
