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Arizona's 2020 election lies are back — and the people who spread them now work for Trump
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (1455+ words) Arizona is once again at center stage for false election claims after federal agents subpoenaed 2020 election information from the state Senate and unfounded allegations from President Donald Trump have led to a flurry of debunked election conspiracy theories resurfacing online....
Arizona GOP moves to defund teachers union after it targeted school voucher program
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (853+ words) The Arizona Education Association is the state's largest teachers union, and it frequently advocates for or against legislation and political candidates on behalf of its more than 22,000 members. Republican lawmakers want to make it harder for the union to exist....
Arizona Senate passes bill targeting doctor pay for vaccine rates amid measles surge
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (635+ words) An Arizona senator and vaccine skeptic says legislation she proposed would help unvaccinated children get access to health care, but her bill doesn't address the reason that many pediatricians' offices say they won't treat unvaccinated kids." "This specifically comes from…...
Maricopa County pushes back on Trump's viral claim of FBI election records subpoena
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (608+ words) Despite claims from an online news outlet with a history of posting false information that have been amplified by President Donald Trump, Maricopa County has not received a subpoena from the FBI for election information. On Monday morning, Trump shared…...
Hobbs vetoes Charlie Kirk license plate bill
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (513+ words) Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill that would have created a specialty license plate in honor of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed while speaking at a college campus in Utah last year." "Charlie Kirk's…...
Judge gives Arizona 8 months to fix unconstitutional school funding system
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (716+ words) A judge ordered state lawmakers to properly fund school construction and maintenance in Arizona, a move that comes more than six months after he ruled that the state has unconstitutionally underfunded public schools. In a final judgment in a case…...
Arizona GOP wants longer sentences for masked criminals but won't unmask law enforcement
1+ week, 2+ day ago (538+ words) Republicans in the Arizona Legislature want to put criminals behind bars for longer if they wear a mask during their crime, even as they rejected efforts to ban law enforcement officers from wearing masks while on duty." To combat mask-wearing…...
Arizona House kills nuclear reactor bill, then passes nearly identical one hours later
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (587+ words) Hours after rejecting a bill to prohibit Arizona counties from regulating small nuclear reactors that are co-located with data centers and other large energy users, the Arizona House of Representatives approved a different bill with nearly identical language." The proposals…...
The GLP-1 drug boom has a dangerous gray market. Arizona lawmakers should step in.
2+ week, 1+ day ago (535+ words) GLP-1 medications have changed the conversation around weight management and metabolic health. When prescribed appropriately, monitored by a qualified clinician, and manufactured under strict FDA standards, these drugs can be safe and effective tools for people working to improve their…...
Arizona officials consider lawsuit over EPA's greenhouse gas regulation rollback
3+ week, 6+ day ago (461+ words) Environmental advocates fear the Trump administration's decision to stop regulating greenhouse gas emissions will have a disastrous impact on Arizona, which has suffered worsening heatwaves " and it's unclear what the state can do, although at least one elected official hasn't…...