Politics and Government

Competition rises in Legislative District 17 race: Democrats looking to flip legislature

Nov 4, 2024 Arizona Democrats are making a strong push to flip Legislative District 17, a GOP-favored area, by focusing on independent voters and framing their Republican opponents as too extreme.

State forecast predicts AZ job growth rate to triple national rate

Nov 1, 2024 AZ economists see 1.3% growth on average through 2033.

The Buzz: Returning civility to elections and politics

Nov 1, 2024 As 2024 campaigns draw to a close, we ask how we can dial back inflammatory rhetoric.

U.S. Education Secretary praises Tucson's bilingual education

Oct 31, 2024 Calls is the best he has ever seen.

America's first Native American cabinet secretary says she's righting historical wrongs

Oct 30, 2024 Deb Haaland says she thinks about her elders and the U.S. government’s historical policy of assimilation every day.

Fact Check AZ: Claims in the campaigns for and against Prop 139

Oct 29, 2024 Both sides are pushing messages that sometimes leave out some key information.

Biden visits Indian Country and apologizes for the 'sin' of a 150-year boarding school policy

Oct 25, 2024 It was a moment of both contrition and frustration as the president sought to recognize one of the “most horrific chapters” in the national story.

The Buzz: Campaign finance in the 2024 election

Oct 25, 2024 How are all those signs, mailers and commercials getting paid for? Plenty of out-of-state money

Fact Check Arizona: Election Conspiracy Theories

Oct 24, 2024 With claims of voter fraud and election conspiracy theories abounding, we check in with a reporter who covers voting.

Want to understand the dramatic shift in Latino views on abortion? Go to Arizona

Oct 24, 2024 Pew Research Center polling shows that 62% of Hispanics in the U.S. believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

Mayes joins 24 states to challenge Idaho's abortion ban

Oct 23, 2024 Idaho's abortion ban faces legal challenge as Mayes joins 24 states to uphold protections for emergency care.

AZ Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick faces complaint over alleged judicial conduct violation

Oct 23, 2024 Bolick is under fire for allegedly violating judicial conduct rules at a Republican Party event.

Vance repeats mass deportation promises at second Tucson rally

Oct 22, 2024 "We gotta get those people out of our country," he said.

U.S. Air Force complies with EPA order on PFAS cleanup at Tucson Superfund Site

Oct 22, 2024 EPA approves Air Force plan to address PFAS contamination and water safety efforts at Tucson International Airport Superfund Site.

Border Patrol apprehensions in FY24 fall while Tucson Sector increases due to record highs of asylum seekers

Oct 22, 2024 The number of times Border Patrol apprehended migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2024 fell by more than a quarter while the number in the Tucson Sector increased, due to the sector reaching record highs in migrant crossings.

The minimum wage for tipped workers is on the ballot in two states, including here in Arizona

Oct 22, 2024 In Massachusetts and Arizona, voters will decide if a lower official wage for tipped workers should be phased out or made permanent.

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