Politics
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Biden proposes new student debt relief plan for Arizona borrowers facing ‘hardship’
The new proposal will focus on providing debt relief to those with older loans or loans with large sums of interest; those with high-cost, unavoidable child care or health care expenses; borrowers who are highly likely to default; and others who face “financial hardship.”
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VIDEO: Fire destroys historic buildings in Bisbee, Arizona
@coppercourier Update about the fire that occurred last night from the City of Bisbee: "The fire has been contained to the two buildings, Many Fine Things and Bisbee Olive Oil. The fire is not out, and we will be putting water on it probably for the rest of the night. Much of the brick facade…
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Arizona’s public meetings are becoming increasingly toxic under Republican leadership
Republican legislators are attacking members of the public, the press, and elected Democrats in broad daylight.
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VIDEO: Arizona Sen. Anthony Kern falsely claims access to abortion leads to a rise in human trafficking
@coppercourier Arizona Sen. Anthony Kern falsely claims during a legislative committee meeting that access to abortion leads to a rise in human trafficking. #azleg #azpol #everythingarizona #reprorights #arizona #arizonanews #aznews #arizonapolitics #arizonapoliticians ♬ original sound – Copper Courier
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Op-ed: How federal investments are empowering Navajo People
In an op-ed, JoAnn Armenta of Lupton, Arizona highlights the impacts that President Biden’s policies are having on the Navajo people in Arizona.
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Republicans want to use a 150-year-old law to ban abortion nationwide
Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for a second Trump administration, calls for the Justice Department to start enforcing the Comstock Act of 1873. The old law bans the mailing of “anything designed, adapted, or intended for producing abortion,” which could include medical instruments.
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VIDEO: Sen. Kelly to GOP: ‘Don’t come to Arizona if you won’t help fix the border crisis’
@coppercourier US Sen. Mark Kelly has a few words for the politicians who put on a windbreaker, head to the Arizona-Mexico border, complain about immigration, and offer no solutions. . . . . #azpol #immigration #borderpolicy #markkelly #arizonanews #aznews #arizonapolitics #arizonapoliticians ♬ original sound – Copper Courier
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Biden demands grocery stores and food brands end ‘price gouging’ and ‘shrinkflation’
Grocery prices have risen by more than 20% since the beginning of the pandemic and in Arizona, grocery prices rose 3.3% from Nov. 2022 to Nov. 2023. In response, President Biden is demanding grocery chains and food brands lower their prices and stop ripping families off.
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The laws around gig work are changing. Here’s what you need to know
The way workers are classified as independent contractors changed in 2021. Now, the labor department has reversed course.
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Biden policy to help IRS collect up to $851 billion in back taxes from ultra-wealthy
Using funds provided by the Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS has already collected more than $520 million from 1,600 millionaires who had unpaid tax bills of more than $250,000. The IRS could collect as much as $851 billion in additional tax revenue over the next decade.
