Tag: Arizona
Progressive legacy triumphs as Adelita Grijalva wins Arizona primary
A clash of legacy versus digital insurgency, this Arizona primary uncovers deep intra‑party tensions around candidate experience, social media influence, and the future of democratic progressiveness.
Arizona abortion rights face crucial test as Governor Hobbs repeals century-old...
This legislative change, which has been long sought by advocates, sets the stage for a November ballot measure that could further secure abortion rights in Arizona.
Arizona grand jury charges Trump aides and state Republicans in attempt...
High-profile indictments spotlight a significant legal crackdown on the orchestrated attempt to overturn President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory in Arizona.
Arizona’s judicial shift: 1864 Abortion ban reinstated amidst contentious political climate
Is the reinstatement of the 1864 law in Arizona emblematic of a broader national trend toward restricting abortion access, a movement emboldened by the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision?
Phoenix enacts landmark heat safety ordinance for outdoor workers amid rising...
A unanimous decision by the Phoenix City Council has led to the adoption of an ordinance mandating essential heat safety measures.
Arizona Sen. Krysten Sinema leaves Democratic party
Sinema intends to continue to caucus with Democrats and keep her committee assignments.
‘Catastrophic’: Arizona judge allows 1864 abortion ban to go into effect
"No archaic law should dictate our reproductive freedom," said one rights advocate.
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Back in the day, nonviolent people power was the only answer to governmental inertia in radically improving U.S. democracy.
Arizona to use people in prison to fight its wildfires, pay...
Incarcerated people clearing brush, in temperatures that hit 115°F in Phoenix for six days in a row last week, will make $1.00 per hour.
Supreme Court weighs voting rights in a pivotal Arizona case
The case considers two Arizona laws that place limits on how and when Arizonans can vote.
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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.
Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban
For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.