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Medical examiner: Arizona ICE detainee’s untreated tooth infection killed him
Emmanuel Damas, a 56-year-old Haitian asylum seeker being held in an immigration detention facility in Arizona, died from severe throat and chest infections that developed from an untreated tooth infection. The preliminary report published by the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office concluded that Damas’ death was caused by complications from “necrotizing mediastinitis with neck and […]
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Judge rules law stripping Scottsdale vote on Axon HQ is constitutional
A state law barring Scottsdale residents from voting to stop law enforcement technology company Axon’s planned massive headquarters and housing project doesn’t violate the state constitution’s ban on “special legislation,” a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled. The law says that any city with between 200,000 and 500,000 residents — Scottsdale had 241,000 residents in […]
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Red states press social service workers into immigration enforcement
An increasing number of conservative states are mandating that state and local social service providers verify and report the immigration status of the people they serve — in some cases threatening stiff penalties for public employees who fail to comply. Under federal law, immigrants who are in the United States illegally are generally barred from […]
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Senators voted themselves a pay cut during shutdowns. The House isn’t on board.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate approved a resolution Thursday that will prevent lawmakers in that chamber from receiving their paychecks during any government shutdowns that begin after this year’s midterm elections. The voice vote on the measure from Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy will not impact members in the House of Representatives since each chamber […]
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Democratic school chief candidates debated voucher fraud, teacher shortage and Horne hotline
The two candidates vying for the Democratic nomination to be Arizona’s public schools chief focused on voucher accountability, funding and teacher retention during a Wednesday evening debate. Teresa Leyba Ruiz, a longtime teacher and former president of Glendale Community College, shared the stage with Brett Newby, a behavior analyst who works with children who have […]
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New construction reduces housing shortage in most states
Housing shortages have eased in most states since 2020, as new construction has made apartments and houses more affordable. Connecticut, New Jersey and Rhode Island are the only states that have lost housing units per capita since 2020, according to a Stateline analysis of housing data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Most other […]
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911 call reveals ICE pepper-sprayed 47 detainees in overcrowded Mesa holding facility
In the early morning hours of late February, a 911 call was made from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Mesa because a man was having a seizure after immigration agents used pepper spray on a group of 47 detainees in an enclosed room. “Um, yeah we had, uh, a officer safety issue […]
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DOJ argues voter data ruling that blocked Arizona request would have undermined civil rights
The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday suggested to a federal appeals court that upholding a lower court decision blocking the Trump administration’s access to sensitive voter data would weaken its ability to investigate racial discrimination in voting. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held oral arguments on whether to reverse a district court […]
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Phoenix launches portal to report ICE and federal agent abuses amid growing distrust
The City of Phoenix on Tuesday launched an online portal to report civil rights violations committed by federal agents. The website is the city’s latest response to growing concern over President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement actions. Earlier this year, the Phoenix City Council adopted the Community Transparency Initiative, a policy that bars federal agents from […]
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Anti-abortion groups wanted Marty Makary fired. Now he’s out as Trump’s FDA commissioner.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary on Tuesday became the latest member of President Donald Trump’s administration to leave their post this year. “I want to thank Dr. Marty Makary for having done a great job at the FDA. So much was accomplished under his leadership,” Trump wrote on social media. […]
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Arizona voters rank water supply above immigration and inflation, new poll finds
As the state faces the possibility of big cuts to its share of Colorado River water, a new poll shows that protecting the water supply is a top issue for likely Arizona voters across the political spectrum. A poll commissioned by Audubon Southwest found that, when voters were asked to rank their top three priorities […]
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Mark Kelly pushes permanent citizenship for DACA recipients as renewal delays spike
Immigrant rights groups and elected officials are calling for the creation of a permanent pathway to citizenship for people who came to the country as minors, even as President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign puts them at risk. More than 500,000 people across the country depend on the work permit and temporary protection against deportation […]
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Arizona indicts man for using AI to create child sex abuse images
A Chandler man will be the first person in Arizona prosecuted under a new law that makes it a felony to create AI-generated child pornography. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office on Tuesday announced that it had indicted William Powderly, 44, for possessing child sexual abuse material, including two images in which AI was used to […]
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Maricopa County’s election IT fight isn’t about IT. It’s about democracy.
Democracy in Maricopa County is dangerously close to falling into the hands of a partisan actor with direct ties to President Donald Trump’s election conspiracy machine. On April 17, the Maricopa County Superior Court issued a landmark ruling that could hand Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap total control over our election IT infrastructure. While the […]
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Senate panel advances Hobbs’ National Guard nominee after combative GOP-led hearing
Republican senators spent hours on Monday grilling the Democratic governor’s nominee to lead the Arizona National Guard and criticizing him for perceived transgressions like his “lawyerly attitude” toward decisionmaking. The Arizona Senate Director Nominations Committee hearing was marked by the contentious exchanges and focus on political talking points that have become a hallmark of the […]
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Some immigrants face indefinite detention, likely leading to Supreme Court case
As appeals courts split on the constitutionality of mandatory detention for millions of immigrants, the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to decide the matter. A Trump administration policy threatening imprisonment without bond has been struck down by three appeals courts, which could soon be joined by a fourth, but upheld by two others. The conflicting […]
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Prosecutors seek death penalty against man who confessed to killing 3 at Tucson prison
More than a year after he confessed to stabbing and beating three men to death at a Tucson prison, the Pinal County Attorney’s Office has filed its intent to seek the death penalty against Ricky Wassenaar. Wassenaar, 63, was already serving 16 life sentences for crimes he committed while trying to break out of prison […]
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Supreme Court keeps telehealth abortion access alive for now, but May 14 deadline looms
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday extended a highly anticipated stay blocking an appellate court’s pause on telehealth abortion access until May 14. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approved medication-abortion regimen remains available via telehealth until then, following a week of uncertainty among abortion patients and providers. “With this critical temporary administrative stay extended, […]
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Blue states fight back as Trump withholds billions in congressionally approved funding
Editor’s note: This is the second article in The 50 vs. The One, an occasional series examining the current fraught moment and what evolving — and often deteriorating — state-federal ties mean for the country. Read the first article here. President Donald Trump is wielding power in unprecedented ways to bring states to heel, marking […]
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Arizona lawmakers will collect $200K in per diem during their month off, work or not
While the Arizona legislature is on break for the rest of May, lawmakers will collectively make nearly $200,000 in daily subsistence payments, whether or not they travel to the Capitol or do any work. The Republicans who control the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona Senate voted on May 5 to adjourn for the […]
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