Politics
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VIDEO: Arizona lawmaker says she announced plans to get an abortion to underscore out-of-touch laws
@coppercourier The abortion that Sen. Eva Burch is planning wouldn’t be her first. While running for office in 2022, Burch said she had an abortion because that pregnancy wasn’t viable and even mentioned on the campaign trail that she had undergone the procedure. Burch, who previously gave birth to two sons, said she understands why…
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78,000 public service workers get student loans canceled by Biden administration
Through improvements to the public service Loan Forgiveness Program, the Biden administration has canceled loans for more than 871,000 public service workers.
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VIDEO: Biden tells Latino voters they’re the reason he defeated Trump in 2020 and says, ‘I need you back’
@coppercourier Following yesterday's landslide for President Joe Biden in the presidential preference election, he addressed Latino voters today, saying he needs their vote in the 2024 election. President Biden spoke at El Portal restaurant in Phoenix and planned to talk about the $8.5 billion investment at Intel's Ocotillo campus in Chandler later in the day.…
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Arizona lawmaker says she announced plans to get an abortion to underscore out-of-touch laws
Arizona Sen. Eva Burch said her speech was meant to share the practical effects of abortion restrictions passed over the years.
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Biden issues executive order to improve women’s health research
The order directs federal agencies to ensure that they are using federal funds to research diseases and health conditions that disproportionately affect women, and requires them to report their investments in women’s health research annually.
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Opinion: Donald Trump’s corruption hurts all of us
Whether it’s a small cabinet-making business, a retired schoolteacher, or the American taxpayer, Donald Trump’s long history of corruption has caused no shortage of damage, writes Chris Edelson.
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As a presidential election looms, so does the potential of another insurrection
During a visit to Arizona, US Rep. Jamie Raskin warned that the Jan. 6 insurrection might have only been a first attempt should Trump’s call for a “bloodbath” be heeded by his supporters.
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VIDEO: Arizona State Sen. Eva Burch shares her intention to get abortion during floor speech
@coppercourier Arizona State Senator Eva Burch has always been honest about her fertility journey, and yesterday was no different. Sen. Burch disclosed during a powerful speech on the Arizona Senate floor that she would be getting an abortion due to her pregnancy becoming unviable. She used her time to illustrate to her colleagues the effects…
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OPINION: Rethinking public high schools would help us fill important STEM jobs locally
We need a robust, highly skilled workforce in STEM to support the influx of major infrastructure projects cropping up across the country. The way to fix this is by starting at the high school level.
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VIDEO: Will Arizona renters ever be able to become homeowners?
@coppercourier Whatever happened to starter homes? Here’s what creating avenues for developers to build smaller houses would do for Phoenix residents like @fuertaaz’s Xenia Orona. #rentistoohigh #housingisahumanright #HB2570 #azleg #arizona #everythingarizona #katiehobbs #azcheck #arizonacheck #az ♬ original sound – Copper Courier
