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Arizona universities quietly altered DEI offerings after Trump threatened cuts
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (1693+ words) Arizona's three public universities have quietly dismantled diversity, equity and inclusion offerings over the past year, renaming programs, consolidating resource centers and scrubbing websites'all while failing to detail the changes to students, faculty or the public. The moves came after…...
Despite court ruling, Arizona GOP moves abortion legislation forward
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1229+ words) Republican lawmakers are pressing ahead with a new wave of legislation targeting abortion in Arizona, even after a judge struck down several restrictions on the procedure and upheld voters" decision to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. The Feb....
Arizona's community health centers were built on Medicaid. Now they face uncertainty
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1575+ words) When 35-year-old Jessica Rhodes walked into a residential treatment program in Phoenix three months ago, she had almost nothing left. She was broke, addicted to meth and terrified of losing her 4-year-old daughter." "I was at my rock bottom," she…...
FACT BRIEF: Was a Marana prison sold to a private company that runs ICE facilities?
8+ mon, 2+ day ago (192+ words) In July 2025, Arizona sold a former Marana prison to Management & Training Corporation (MTC). The company operates job corps centers and correctional facilities nationwide, including U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers. The Marana prison closed in late 2023. Though MTC has not…...
FACT BRIEF: Did Gov. Katie Hobbs veto a bill broadly restricting Chinese ownership of Arizona land?
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (203+ words) Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a Republican-backed bill that would have sharply limited the ability of Chinese entities to own land in Arizona. In her veto letter, Hobbs argued the measure did not go far enough to protect the state's military…...
New law increases oversight of Arizona sober living homes
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (825+ words) Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed legislation increasing oversight of sober living homes, two years after state officials announced that a Medicaid fraud scheme had targeted Native Americans seeking drug and alcohol treatment." The bill, sponsored by three Republicans, amends…...
FACT BRIEF: Has Arizona identified 50, 000 noncitizens for removal from its voter rolls?
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (526+ words) No. Though Arizona has approximately 50, 000 registered voters who haven't submitted the documents required to prove citizenship'limiting them to voting in federal elections'these voters have not been shown to be noncitizens. Most are presumed to be U. S. citizens who were unable to…...