At the July 30 primary, voters will nominate candidates to represent their political parties at a number of levels, from Congress to county government. These are intraparty contests and will set the stage for the Nov. 5 ballot. They’ll offer a preview of what Arizona Republicans are looking for ahead of a crucial election. The […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Sunday that state lawmakers will introduce a bill this week to assist women traveling from Arizona seeking abortion care in response to the rollout of one of the strictest abortion restrictions in the country. An Arizona Supreme Court decision earlier this month implemented an 1864 abortion law preventing access […]
Senate candidate Kari Lake indistinctly linked illegal immigration to the climbing cost of housing in Arizona at a Tuesday morning campaign event that veered into higher-profile policy issues, including Lake’s shifting rhetoric on abortion. Lake, the Republican Senate primary front-runner, seemed to downplay Arizona’s recently upheld strict 1864 abortion ban by telling people “you can […]
Republicans have advanced a bill that would allow Arizona citizens to file lawsuits against any government entity they believe to be “furthering Marxist ideology.” In response, Karl Marx is NOT rolling in his grave. Laughing, maybe, but not rolling. Senate Bill 1195 was introduced by Sen. Anthony Kern. You remember him, right? He is one […]
Tapping into frustrations over the current border crisis, Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma and other GOP lawmakers announced a plan to expand and repurpose a federal employment verification program. “Our border is being overrun by illegal aliens,” Toma said at a news conference Monday with eight other House Republicans. “It’s faithfully clear at this point […]
As a retiree living alone in Mesa, Carl Clement, 66, starts to worry when his bills pile up. He does the best he can, he said. But he needed extra support to make the first Thanksgiving dinner hosted at his home special. Without the holiday food box he received from United Food Bank, Clement said […]