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“That money could be going into health care, into funding our schools, in making public spaces safe. Arizonans deserve a place where our tax dollars are invested back into our communities, not against them.” story via @glorihuh.bsky.social

“Kalshi may brand itself as a ‘prediction market,’ but what it's actually doing is running an illegal gambling operation and taking bets on Arizona elections, both of which violate Arizona law.” story via @jerodmacevoy.com

Arizona Republicans are pushing laws that include phrases like “unborn” or “preborn child,” and reproductive rights experts say that’s a strategy to chip away at the abortion access voters enshrined in the state constitution. By @glorihuh.bsky.social

“Where will we haul water from if the aquifer is depleted? Will we be forced to abandon our homes?” story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

A guide to the tangled network of election deniers, failed lawsuits and discredited "experts" now driving federal investigations story via @jerodmacevoy.com

“This is a partisan political attack against people who are trying to do right by their workplace and the students,” the teachers union president said story via @glorihuh.bsky.social

“It does not protect freedom of speech or of the press nearly so well or clearly as our courts have done. In fact, it would limit our First Amendment protections.” story via @jerodmacevoy.com

Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Attorney General Kris Mayes warned local officials not to give full voter rolls to the feds as they probe the 2020 election in Arizona story via @sashahupka.bsky.social/@votebeat.org

The updated CDC guidance “creates confusion and introduces unnecessary barriers for families who want to protect their children from serious illness,” said the Governors Public Health Alliance

Things went so well the last time a president promised a quick, cheap war in the Middle East

There were 2,283 measles cases reported in the United States in 2025. Just over two months into 2026, more than 1,200 cases have already been reported. story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

“I emerged from this briefing as dissatisfied and angry, frankly, as I have from any past briefing in my 15 years in the Senate. I am left with more questions than answers.”

Abortion rights advocates warn that House Bill 2144 not only imperils reproductive health care for individual women but also violates the Arizona Constitution story via @glorihuh.bsky.social

“This is another attempt to really weaken the ballot initiative process, which is a process given to citizens, to really advance advanced legislation when we’re not answering the call.” story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

The lawmaker who proposed this designation has said that an anti-Muslim hate group helped him with it, has called Muslim's "fucking savages" and has based the accusations on decades old claims that critics have called "constitutionally questionable." azmirror.com/2026/02/26/g...

“Maricopa County runs elections in accordance with the law. We have not received a subpoena at this time but will cooperate if that were to occur.” story via @jerodmacevoy.com

“Katie Hobbs’ grotesque partisanship knows no bounds,” the bill's sponsor said. "...Hobbs couldn’t find the human decency to put her far-Left extremism aside simply to allow those how wish to honor him to do so." Story by @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

“It means hope, security, stability, and a bright future for our kids. We see the progress firsthand. Early intervention is proven to be effective. Our family is proof of that.” story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

“The Fourth Amendment is not a suggestion. It is a command to the government. You do not search people without probable cause or without a warrant. A government that watches everything controls everything.” story via @jerodmacevoy.com

“They are so good at being so deceptive about who they are and truly what kind of services they provide that they really have been able to really dupe a lot of stakeholders.” story via @kelciemmorris.bsky.social

Since 2022, 21 states have funneled nearly a half-billion dollars to crisis pregnancy centers, a pillar of the anti-abortion movement

🚨 NEW @statesnewsroom.com found 21 states funneled ~ half $1B to crisis pregnancy centers. by @kelciemmorris.bsky.social @acvollers.bsky.social y.social @nhassanein.bsky.social y.social @sofiaresnick.bsky.social @amandavhernan.bsky.social and myself! www.newsfromthestates.com/article/taxp...

“It is an attempt to impose their biblical messaging and values on our country, and it is a tremendous threat. It is undermining our democracy.” story via @jerodmacevoy.com

“We expect exceptional leadership and you’ve demonstrated anything but that. What we’ve seen is a disaster under your leadership. What we’ve seen is innocent people getting detained that turn out are American citizens.”

“That program taught me a lot and kept me busy. I learned about personal responsibility. I learned skills that I still use today, including welding.” story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

“This administration’s cruel and harsh zero-tolerance policy … uses racial profiling to indiscriminately target anyone with a precarious immigration status for detention and removal.” story via @azluminaria.org

“When a person deliberately conceals their identity during a commission of a crime, it often demonstrates premeditation, and an intent to avoid detection or accountability.” story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

The U.S. war on Iran will continue unabated on President Donald Trump’s terms, with more troops on the way and more casualties expected, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said

“All of these very sane requests that the American public wants have been rejected.” story via @glorihuh.bsky.social

“The meeting shows that the same people who tried to overturn the 2020 election have only grown better organized and are now embedded in the machinery of government.” story via @propublica.org

Oral arguments are set for May 7 in the Trump administration's appeal of a ruling that blocked Mark Kelly's demotion

Anti-abortion activists said voters were too ignorant about fetal development and abortion to understand what they were voting for when they made abortion a constitutional right story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

If you've seen the news today about transgender Kansans having their drivers licenses suddenly revoked, check out the deep reporting our colleagues in Kansas have been doing on the subject for months 🧵 👇 👇 👇

“Sending money home to help your parent buy food or your child to attend school should not be a crime." story via @glorihuh.bsky.social

“I know there has been a lot of focus on Denmark and adversaries like Canada from this administration, but I desperately hope they are not making security decisions based on non-binding resolutions from the Arizona Legislature at 1 a.m.” story via @jerodmacevoy.com

Instead of focusing on teaching students about mental health, Lisa Fink said that schools should help students improve their mental health by focusing on physical health instruction story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

“What is true, what is happening right now, is that Donald Trump and the Republicans have made this country sicker, poorer and less secure,” Sen. Ruben Gallego said

“We actually get food from cattle. Nobody wants to eat a Mexican gray wolf, but at the same token, everybody wants to eat a steak, wants to eat a burger. These predator animals are going after our cattle.” story by @jerodmacevoy.com

“Since everything that’s happened, I’ve been scared, you know? But we’re not giving up.” story via @glorihuh.bsky.social

“The threat that we see to democracy is that Christian Nationalism is a worldview that rejects democratic pluralism.” story via @jerodmacevoy.com

OPINION | "Justice demands seriousness, restraint, and respect for constitutional principles. We can honor victims, uphold the rule of law, and protect public safety without returning to methods that history has already judged deeply problematic."

“We went from a one to 250 staff-to-student ratio in 2020 to a one to 4,200 staff-to-student ratio. That is unsustainable.” story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

In addition to a ballot referral on which bathrooms trans students can use, the Senate advanced two bills that would effectively eliminate trans health care in Arizona, even for adults story via @glorihuh.bsky.social

“Donald Trump tried to have me arrested for something I said that he didn’t like, so I’m going to be in that room because he can’t intimidate me or stop me from doing my job — standing up for Arizona and the Constitution.” story via @jimsmall.bsky.social

“They were fake polls, because polls are tough. I saw one today that I’m at 40%. I’m not at 40%. I’m at much higher than that.”

“Every state that’s passed a voucher system has had to slow down its per-pupil funding for public schools. States can’t afford to run two systems.”

Someone tried to burn down a Surprise warehouse that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to turn into a 1,500-bed detention center story via @jerodmacevoy.com