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Arizona Supreme Court set to decide fate of open primaries ballot measure
Opponents of a ballot measure that would end partisan primaries in Arizona said a trial court judge misinterpreted state law when he ruled earlier this month that the proposal’s backers gathered enough signatures to qualify for the ballot — and said that, even if the signatures were short of the threshold needed, it’s too late […]
Pollsters are turning to AI this election season
Days after President Joe Biden announced he would not be seeking re-election, and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, polling organization Siena College Research Institute sought to learn how “persuadable” voters were feeling about Harris. In their survey, a 37-year-old Republican explained that they generally favored Trump for his ability to “get [things] done one way […]
Gila River Indian Community receives $107 million for Colorado River conservation projects
The Gila River Indian Community has been a leader in Colorado River conservation efforts in Arizona, and their efforts are growing as funding from the Inflation Reduction Act will help the tribe launch new water conservation projects in October. “Each one of these projects will allow us to use our water more efficiently on our […]
Changing demographics and the political calculus of anti-immigrant rhetoric in swing states
Editor’s note: This five-day series explores the priorities of voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as they consider the upcoming presidential election. With the outcome expected to be close, these “swing states” may decide the future of the country. As former President Donald Trump worked to scuttle a bipartisan border […]
Trump, contending with unpopular GOP abortion bans, turns focus to women
There was one group of voters that Donald Trump couldn’t seem to get off his mind last weekend: women. In overnight social media posts and at a rally in a battleground state, the Republican presidential nominee said that if elected, he would “protect” and “take care of” women and they will “no longer be thinking […]
Taxes: Where do Trump and Harris stand?
WASHINGTON — With the clock ticking on former President Donald Trump’s signature 2017 tax law, and high housing, food and child care costs darkening Americans’ mood, tax cuts have become the star of the 2024 presidential contest between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump wants to overall extend his tax provisions beyond the 2025 […]
In swing states that once went for Trump, unions organize to prevent a repeat
Editor’s note: This five-day series explores the priorities of voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as they consider the upcoming presidential election. With the outcome expected to be close, these “swing states” may decide the future of the country. Wisconsin carpenter Efrain Campos just retired this summer after 30 years, working […]
Will abortion swing the first post-Roe presidential election?
Editor’s note: This five-day series explores the priorities of voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as they consider the upcoming presidential election. With the outcome expected to be close, these “swing states” may decide the future of the country. Dr. Kristin Lyerly’s placenta detached from her uterus when she was […]
Trump floats theory Iran was responsible for assassination attempts
Former President Donald Trump suggested without evidence Wednesday that Iran could be responsible for two apparent assassination attempts he has faced this year, saying foreign leaders objected to his position on tariffs. Authorities have made no public statements to support the claim that either would-be assassin — in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July and near Trump’s […]
Arizona bans high-potency kratom, but it is easy to find because no one is enforcing the law
The brown tablets in their light blue packaging look nice, but they disguise a secret you’d never know without thousands of dollars worth of testing equipment. “Advanced kratom alkaloids,” the packaging reads across the top. Depending on where you’re shopping, the three pills could cost $10 or $40. The tablets claim to consist, in part, […]
AZ Republicans, Idaho AG, accuse pediatricians of consumer violations for gender-affirming policies
Arizona’s top Republican legislators have joined Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador – along with attorneys general and other officials from 20 U.S. states – in accusing the American Academy of Pediatrics of possible “violations of state consumer protection statutes” over its standards and recommendations for gender dysphoria care for children. In a letter sent by […]
U.S. Senate panel probes federal government’s role in affordable housing crisis
WASHINGTON — The speaker of the Rhode Island House described how his state has tackled affordable housing and how it could be a model for local and state governments across the country in a Wednesday hearing before members of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee. “My mantra has been: production, production and more production,” Rhode Island […]