Politics
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Schweikert tries to slash popular roads, housing programs ahead of holidays
The proposed cuts would have slashed funding for highway expansion, transportation safety, home ownership grants, and housing for the elderly.
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Two years in, here’s what Biden’s infrastructure law has done for Arizona
In Arizona, $6.5 billion in funding has been announced, with over 400 specific infrastructure projects identified for funding. Over $4 billion will go to transit upgrades, and another $778 million for clean water and water infrastructure.
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Trump wants to use internment camps and calls opponents ‘vermin,’ evoking Hitler and Mussolini
Trump’s plans and rhetoric suggest a second term would represent one of the darkest chapters of American life—one that looks increasingly likely as polls show Trump in a toss-up race with President Joe Biden.
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Hobbs, Fontes take steps to bolster up Arizona’s election systems ahead of 2024
Arizona election offices have seen high turnover in recent years, but Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is confident the new crew will be up to the task of administering the 2024 election.
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Bobby Bauders is fighting extremist agendas on the Apache Junction School Board
Bobby Bauders, a 2017 Apache Junction High School graduate, wants to make school a better place for both students and staff.
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Speaker Johnson threatens my ability to do my job. If he gets his way, I’ll wind up in prison.
OPINION: If it were up to Speaker Johnson, doctors like myself would be thrown in prison and sentenced to hard labor for serving our patients.
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How a Republican-led government shutdown would affect you
If a shutdown occurs, travelers could face delays at airports, millions of workers would go without paychecks, and public safety, disaster preparedness and response, and food and safety inspections could also be affected.
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Moms for Liberty’s far-right agenda rejected by voters
The “extremist” group Moms for Liberty backed more than 130 candidates during this election cycle, but an overwhelming majority lost their races as parents pushed back on the organization’s far-right agenda for public education.
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Biden celebrates abortion rights wins in elections, calls for restoration of Roe
These wins indicate that reproductive rights remain a potent issue for voters heading into the 2024 presidential election.
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Biden vows to keep fighting for workers during stop at union auto plant
President Joe Biden said tentative contracts between the United Auto Workers union and the Detroit Three are “changing the face of the country” by promising better wages and benefits, and creating thousands of new jobs.
