HB 2736: Equality and Fairness for All Arizonans Act filed to protect LGBTQ+ Arizonans
Phoenix hosts National Women’s March amid abortion debate
Phoenix City Council passes prevailing wage ordinance
Kesha Hodge Washington works to improve opportunities for constituents
Here’s how Phoenix GO Bond election could infuse money into fire, police departments
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Arizona lawmakers split as House overwhelmingly OKs bill to ban TikTok - Read Article Arizona lawmakers split as House overwhelmingly OKs bill to ban TikTok
2024-03-17T15:50:00-07:00Arizona lawmakers split Wednesday as the House gave overwhelming, bipartisan approval to a bill that would ban use of TikTok in the U.S. if the owners of the social media…
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HB 2736: Equality and Fairness for All Arizonans Act filed to protect LGBTQ+ Arizonans - Read Article HB 2736: Equality and Fairness for All Arizonans Act filed to protect LGBTQ+ Arizonans
2024-02-05T08:10:00-07:00This week, HB 2736, the Equality and Fairness for all Arizonans Act, was filed that will extend Arizona’s current non-discrimination protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Arizonans in employment,…
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Phoenix hosts National Women’s March amid abortion debate - Read Article Phoenix hosts National Women’s March amid abortion debate
2024-01-20T21:39:00-07:00Chanting “bans off our bodies” and “my body, my choice,” protesters marched on the Arizona Capitol Saturday as the National Women’s March was held in Phoenix to highlight the state’s…
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Phoenix City Council passes prevailing wage ordinance - Read Article Phoenix City Council passes prevailing wage ordinance
2024-01-14T05:50:00-07:00Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council today passed a prevailing wage ordinance that will ensure workers on city-funded construction projects receive a fair wage. A prevailing wage is…
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Kesha Hodge Washington works to improve opportunities for constituents - Read Article Kesha Hodge Washington works to improve opportunities for constituents
2023-11-28T12:50:00-07:00In March of 2023, Kesha Hodge Washington defeated Carlos Garcia in a runoff election to become the first African-American woman elected to the District 8 City Council seat that represents…
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Here’s how Phoenix GO Bond election could infuse money into fire, police departments - Read Article Here’s how Phoenix GO Bond election could infuse money into fire, police departments
2023-10-22T07:00:00-07:00As the city’s police and fire departments grapple with growing response times and too few resources to handle a quickly expanding population, Phoenix residents will vote on General Obligation Bond,…
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Phoenix legalizes ADUs to create more affordable housing options - Read Article Phoenix legalizes ADUs to create more affordable housing options
2023-09-18T13:00:00-07:00In an effort to create more affordable housing options, the Phoenix City Council approved the legalization of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in residential districts Wednesday afternoon in an 8-1 vote…
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Independents are now biggest voter group in Arizona - Read Article Independents are now biggest voter group in Arizona
2023-09-05T12:10:00-07:00The largest political party in Arizona is no longer a party. The latest voter registration numbers from the Arizona Secretary of State’s office show that independents in Arizona edged out Republicans in…
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Hobbs signs HB 2559 to protect foster children’s social security benefits - Read Article Hobbs signs HB 2559 to protect foster children’s social security benefits
2023-06-21T08:05:06-07:00Today, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs put a stop to the Department of Child Safety’s practice of taking foster children’s federal social security, disability, or veteran survivor benefits. With the Governor’s…
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Controversial Arizona bill would allow factories to treat their own water - Read Article Controversial Arizona bill would allow factories to treat their own water
2023-04-07T20:00:00-07:00A bill to let Nestlé treat wastewater at its proposed Glendale plant and pump that water into the aquifer, earning water storage credits to draw on in the future, is…
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PACs go head-to-head before Tempe special election for $2B Coyotes arena - Read Article PACs go head-to-head before Tempe special election for $2B Coyotes arena
2023-03-22T07:15:57-07:00With a special election looming to create an Arizona Coyotes arena and entertainment district in Tempe, a grassroots group is amping up its opposition to a more than $2 billion…
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Homeless encampments would be torn down, people charged under Arizona Senate bill - Read Article Homeless encampments would be torn down, people charged under Arizona Senate bill
2023-03-14T08:10:00-07:00David King sits on the couch where he sleeps across the street from the Human Services Campus and watches as people walk in and out of the campus shelters. The tents in…
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