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Phoenix New Times - Politics
Trump picks his man in Arizona House race
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Kyrsten Sinema's robocall hell1 day ago
Clown car: Meet the extremists running for a House seat in the Valley -- By TJ L'Heureux -- The candidates in the chaotic race for Arizona's 8th District include a carpetbagger, a fake elector, a singer and even a Capitol rioter.1 day ago
Money pit: Kyrsten Sinema faces campaign cash questions, complaints -- By TJ L'Heureux -- Questions about the Arizona senator's donations, fundraising and spending keep coming.1 day ago
New petition wants Turning Point banned from 2 Arizona universities -- By Serena O'Sullivan -- Students push to ban alt-right group after incidents at Arizona State and University of Arizona.3 days ago
Hobbs endorses Arizona Abortion Access Act ballot measure -- By Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Arizona Mirror -- Supporters need 383,923 signatures so the initiative makes it to Arizona voters next year. Gov. Katie Hobbs added hers on Tuesday.8 days ago
ASU embraced 'ethnic intimidation' to stop campus Gaza event, critics say -- By TJ L'Heureux -- The school's last-minute effort to cancel Rep. Rashida Tlaib and a call for an Israel-Hamas ceasefire backfired.8 days ago
Tom Horne misled public about student Gaza presentation, audio tape shows -- By TJ L'Heureux -- Superintendent blasts students for "giving aid and comfort to terrorists." Critics say his claims caused student organizers to be bullied.10 days ago
Sacred land: Apaches lead prayer to save Oak Flat from copper mining -- By TJ L'Heureux -- An hour east of Phoenix, it's a holy place for Native Americans. A court may allow mining companies to turn it into a massive crater.10 days ago
Thelda Williams, Phoenix changemaker and three-time mayor, dies at 82 -- By Serena O'Sullivan -- "Thelda Williams' service to our city has touched and improved the lives of everyone who lives here."17 days ago
Protest over Gaza ceasefire ends in arrests at Mark Kelly's Phoenix office -- By TJ L'Heureux -- Activists demand that the Arizona senator call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.22 days ago
Anywhere but Arizona: Kari Lake loves to campaign. Just not here -- By TJ L'Heureux -- Kari Lake wants to be the next U.S. Senator from Arizona. Yet she's campaigning in Colorado, Florida, Nevada and Texas.23 days ago
Tempe man arrested for threatening to execute 'every Jew I can find' -- By Serena O'Sullivan -- The man wanted a Scottsdale rabbi to help him solve a legal issue in Utah. His strategy? Violent, antisemitic threats.24 days ago
As death toll rises, 18 Arizona lawmakers call for ceasefire in Gaza -- By TJ L'Heureux -- The Democrats condemned the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks but called for an end to the "crimes" of Israel's response.26 days ago
Coalition launches push to repeal Arizona's 'right-to-work' law -- By TJ L'Heureux -- Arizona Works Together has begun gathering signatures for a ballot initiative to strike "right-to-work" from Arizona's constitution.29 days ago
Phoenix Republican wants Democrat Hobbs to go bipartisan for booze -- By Matt Hennie -- Matt Gress wants to extend bar hours for the World Series — even at ones with drag, which he tried to criminalize earlier this year.1 month ago
'You have a champion': Hobbs makes history with Phoenix Pride appearance -- By Matt Hennie -- Gov. Katie Hobbs was "loud and clear" in her support of LGBTQ+ issues on Saturday as she joined the Phoenix Pride Festival.1 month ago
Changing gas blend in Phoenix won't drop prices, expert says -- By TJ L'Heureux -- Phoenix drivers and businesses have paid well above the national average for gasoline this year. A change isn't coming anytime soon.1 month ago
Kari Lake decries high prices as she launches Senate run in lap of luxury -- By TJ L'Heureux -- The failed governor candidate is back, talking abortion, criminalizing homeless people, the border and fentanyl.1 month ago
Abortion-rights supporters launch push for Arizona ballot measure in 2024 -- By Serena O'Sullivan -- "Y'all, a slight breeze and this whole tower that's holding together even a small right to bodily autonomy in Arizona, it disappears."1 month ago
Biden focuses on Arizona with new ad featuring Phoenix carpenter -- By TJ L'Heureux -- The campaign commercial focuses on the economy through the words of Bill Ruiz: "I've never seen it this good."1 month ago
Kari Lake, Arizona's never-ending nightmare, jumps into Senate race -- By TJ L'Heureux -- The grande dame of dumpster fire politics, Trump ally and sore loser of Arizona's last election for governor filed to run in the 2024 race.2 months ago