Politics
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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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VIDEO: What is bill HCR2050 and how will it affect you?
@coppercourier HCR2050 is being voted on today! Thank you @chispaarizona, for this explainer 👇 HCR2050 would put a proposed constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot to prohibit a city, town, county, or any other entity of the state from restricting the manufacture, use, or sale of a device based on the energy source that is…
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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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VIDEO: What the Alabama Supreme Court IVF ruling could mean for you
@coppercourier WATCH: Bonnie Fuller talks about her own experience with IVF clinics, and how the ruling this week in Alabama is a warning shot for us all. WHAT HAPPENED: The dominoes continue to fall from the US Supreme Court's 2022 reversal of Roe v. Wade, and this week they fell onto the women and families…
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Arizona Freedom Caucus proposal to restrict religious expression on public property fails
The bill raised legal questions, as The Satanic Temple is recognized by the federal government as an organized religion and therefore receives First Amendment protections.
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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.
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Biden blasts Trump’s support of a nationwide abortion ban
President Joe Biden took Trump to task for his support of a nationwide abortion ban and his role in repealing Roe v. Wade, criticizing him for “taking away women’s freedom,” putting women’s lives in danger, and unleashing “cruelty and chaos all across America.”
