Arizona health workers raise alarm on how GOP Medicaid cuts will crowd ERs & raise costs
Local healthcare providers fear impending changes to Medicaid eligibility could leave hundreds of thousands of Arizonans without coverage.
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Commentary: Arizonaβs anti-immigrant experiment failed once. Whatβs happening now feels like dΓ©jΓ vu.
Arizona was in the throes of anti-immigrant hysteria in 2010. The legislature enthusiastically passed the first major state laws targeting the undocumented, and Gov. Jan…
Read full article βArizona health workers raise the alarm on how GOP Medicaid cuts will crowd ERs and raise costs
Local healthcare providers fear impending changes to Medicaid eligibility could leave hundreds of thousands of Arizonans without coverage, forcing people to delay care until they…
Read full article βCan you understand your ballot? Many measures are written above a college level
This yearβs statewide ballot measures are written, on average, at a graduate-school reading level, according to a new report. The readability of 2026βs ballot questions…
Read full article βTucson labor union negotiates for higher pay in new Raytheon contract
Members of a Tucson labor union representing about 2,200 Raytheon workers voted overwhelmingly Sunday to ratify a new contract with the defense contracting giant.
Read full article βTUSD could move Secrist Middle School students into Santa Rita High
The Tucson Unified School District may close Secrist Middle School, along with at least five other schools, in a reconfiguration spurred by shrinking enrollment.
Read full article ββThey deserve our gratitudeβ: group rallies behind Arizona election workers
Faith leaders and an Arizona Supreme Court justice gathered at the state Capitol a week away from the midterm election to call for the respectful…
Read full article βCiscomani dodges DOGE questions as Musk dumps money into Tucson swing district
After joining the DOGE caucus with great fanfare, U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani has ceased discussing the Trump program led by Elon Musk, who has spent…
Read full article βCiscomani & Mendoza make final push for Southern Az voters
U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani and his Democratic challenger, JoAnna Mendoza, are crisscrossing Southern Arizona and making their final arguments to voters in CD6 ahead of…
Read full article βCommentary: A classroom-spending mandate could cost students with special needs
What if a plan to increase teacher pay and improve Arizona schools actually hurts our most vulnerable population β our students with special needs? Iβm…
Read full article βAs pivotal midterms approach, nearly half of US families canβt afford the basic costs of living
Americansβ growing frustration over high prices has defined many political campaigns ahead of Novemberβs midterm elections. Rising costs of healthcare, gas and groceries during President…
▶️ Watch →Maricopa County recorder restores 25 voters wrongly flagged as noncitizens, ending lawsuit
Arizonaβs top election official and attorney general have dropped their lawsuit asking a judge to force Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap to reinstate the voting…
Read full article βTUSD adds Collier Elementary to list of potential closures; Students would attend Bloom
The Tucson Unified School District said Collier Elementary is on the list of schools that could be shuttered in a district-wide consolidation. Students at the…
Read full article βCopper World will begin mining in Southern Arizona in 2029
Copper World will begin construction before the end of the year, and expects to begin mining for copper in 2029, following a partnership with Mitsubishi…
Read full article βTucson officials: STAR Village homeless encampment moves out of pilot phase, into year 2
Tucson officials expect few changes at the homeless encampment backed by the city, although the primary nonprofit operator is changing after a yearlong pilot.
Read full article βCommentary: Every election indicator points to a big Democratic win. Hereβs why I believe the polls.
All of the indicators suggest we are on the brink of a very large Democratic victory in the 2026 election. Not only is polling consistent…
Read full article βArizona Supreme Court limits Clean Electionsβ power but lets fraud probe continue
The Arizona Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Citizens Clean Elections Commission does not have the legal authority to overturn the secretary of stateβs…
Read full article βArizonaβs proof-of-citizenship voting law heads to the Supreme Court in December
The U.S. Supreme Court scheduled oral arguments for early December in a case that could decide whether Arizona can require proof of citizenship to register…
Read full article βCommentary: The Cost of βI Doβ in the Disability Community
When Patrice Jetter and Garry Wickham became engaged, the first decisions were of small, giddy consequence: where to hold the ceremony, whom to invite, what…
Read full article βMore than 95% of US House races arenβt competitive. It pushes lawmakers toward ideological edges.
WASHINGTON β Fewer than 5% of U.S. House races are seen by a top political analysis as truly competitive heading into Novemberβs midterm elections, giving…
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