Arizona Arts Commission Secures $2 Million in Funding Amid Ongoing Budget Uncertainty

Arizona Arts Commission Secures $2 Million in Funding Amid Ongoing Budget Uncertainty

Ericka Piñon
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June 30, 2025
The Arizona Commission on the Arts has received $2 million in state funding for the second consecutive year, allowing the...
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Montenegro Announces Ballot Initiative on Designating Cartels as Terror Organizations

Montenegro Announces Ballot Initiative on Designating Cartels as Terror Organizations

Grayson Bakich
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June 30, 2025
Speaker of the House Steve Montenegro (R-29) recently announced that the people of Arizona will be able to vote next...
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Granite Mountain Hotshots: Remembering the Fallen

Granite Mountain Hotshots: Remembering the Fallen

Ericka Piñon
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June 30, 2025
Today, 12 years after the Granite Mountain Hotshots lost their lives in what is still one of the deadliest wildfire...
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Arizona House Passes Revised State Budget Following Multiple Vetoes

Arizona House Passes Revised State Budget Following Multiple Vetoes

Ericka Piñon
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June 28, 2025
The Arizona House of Representatives approved a modified state budget package on Friday, following several weeks of negotiations between legislative...
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Big Beautiful Bill Would End Free Asylum Applications, Boost ICE Funding

Big Beautiful Bill Would End Free Asylum Applications, Boost ICE Funding

Ericka Piñon
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June 27, 2025
Senate Republicans are currently negotiating the Big Beautiful Bill that would significantly impact immigration enforcement and related federal programs. The...
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Hegseth Removes Gay Rights Activist's Name From Navy Ship

Hegseth Removes Gay Rights Activist's Name From Navy Ship

Mateo Guillamont
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June 27, 2025
Defense SecretaryPete Hegseth recently ordered the renaming of the USNS Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson in an effort...
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National Defense Areas Expand Military Operations along the U.S.-Mexico Border

National Defense Areas Expand Military Operations along the U.S.-Mexico Border

Ericka Piñon
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June 27, 2025
Arizona will become home to two of the four National Defense Areas established along the U.S.-Mexico border, significantly expanding military...
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Record Temperatures Impact Public Health Funding

Record Temperatures Impact Public Health Funding

Ericka Piñon
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June 26, 2025
Phoenix's expanded cooling centers helped reduce heat-related emergency calls by 20% in 2024 despite record temperatures, but the city faces...
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Arizona Lawmakers Back Independent Prison Oversight Bill

Arizona Lawmakers Back Independent Prison Oversight Bill

Ericka Piñon
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June 25, 2025
An Arizona state representative is backing a bill that would create independent oversight of the state's prison system. Rep. Walt...
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22 States Sue Trump Administration for Cutting Federal Grants

22 States Sue Trump Administration for Cutting Federal Grants

Ericka Piñon
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June 25, 2025
Attorney General Kris Mayes of Arizona has joined a group of 22 states in suing the Trump administration for cutting...
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Days Left: Arizona Lawmakers Fail to Prevent Shutdown

Days Left: Arizona Lawmakers Fail to Prevent Shutdown

Ericka Piñon
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June 25, 2025
Arizona faces a potential government shutdown with just days remaining before the June 30 deadline. This would mark the first...
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Veterans and Service-members Face Deportation Crisis

Veterans and Service-members Face Deportation Crisis

Ericka Piñon
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June 24, 2025
Arizona Representative Yassamin Ansari and nine other Congress members have sent a formal letter to three federal agency heads expressing...
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Gallego Sponsors Bipartisan Bill Improving Home Water Conservation

Gallego Sponsors Bipartisan Bill Improving Home Water Conservation

Grayson Bakich
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June 24, 2025
Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is cosponsoring a bipartisan bill that improves homeowners' ability to conserve water, a vital measure as...
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SNAP and School Meal Programs: Federal Cuts Debate and Arizona's 2026 Budget

SNAP and School Meal Programs: Federal Cuts Debate and Arizona's 2026 Budget

Ericka Piñon
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June 24, 2025
Senator Ruben Gallego has expressed concerns about proposed federal budget cuts that could affect nutrition assistance programs. According to his...
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Iran-Israel Ceasefire Teeters After Iran Allegedly Violates Agreement

Iran-Israel Ceasefire Teeters After Iran Allegedly Violates Agreement

Mateo Guillamont
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June 24, 2025
The recent ceasefire agreement reached by Iran and Israel and brokered by President Donald Trump has collapsed after Iran reportedly...
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The Decline in Public School Funding is Affecting Students

The Decline in Public School Funding is Affecting Students

Ericka Piñon
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June 23, 2025
Due to a budget cap that was established by voters in 1980, Arizona's public schools are currently experiencing an urgent...
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State Department Fires Visa Specialist Caught Helping Illegal Immigrants Evade Law Enforcement

State Department Fires Visa Specialist Caught Helping Illegal Immigrants Evade Law Enforcement

Mateo Guillamont
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June 23, 2025
Arslan Akhtar, a State Department Visa Specialist, has been removed from his role following hidden camera footage exposing his cooperation...
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“One, Big, Beautiful Bill” Promises Big Economic Gains Across Key States

“One, Big, Beautiful Bill” Promises Big Economic Gains Across Key States

Staff Report
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June 20, 2025
The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) promises to help Americans by increasing wages, and stimulating jobs, businesses, and housing, among...
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