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state legislatures
1/17/2019
West Virginia Leads States With Boys’ Club Legislatures Some states, like Massachusetts (bad) and Georgia (relatively good), defy partisan stereotypes on legislative gender balance.
Arizona Lawmakers Are Looking to Stifle Teachers’ Political Speech Months after the teacher walkout, lawmakers rolled out bills that would allow the firing of educators who talk politics, religion, and race in class.
2020 elections
11/16/2018
Should Democrats Focus On the Heartland or the Sunbelt in 2020? The midterm results don’t really dictate either approach, but a 2020 candidate might.
Poll: Democrats Lead Senate Races in Arizona and Tennessee If Democrats can pull off an upset in the Volunteer State, their chances of taking the Senate improve dramatically.
Arizona Court Kills Taxes-for-Education Ballot Initiative A grassroots effort to boost taxes on the wealthy to pay for education improvements was shot down, but the general election could become a referendum.
Martha McSally Defeats Kelli Ward and Joe Arpaio in Arizona GOP Senate Primary The Establishment favorite won, giving Republicans their best shot at beating Democratic candidate Kyrsten Sinema in November.
Arizona Teacher Strike Leads to Ballot Fights Over School Funding, Vouchers Prompted by the spring strike, voters must decide on a proposed high-end tax increase for education and a major voucher expansion.
pregnancy pacts
8/20/2018
16 Nurses Who Work at the Same Hospital Are Pregnant They go to the hospital cafeteria together to satisfy cravings.
Looks Like Republicans Will Avoid a Special Election for McCain’s Seat GOP Governor Doug Ducey will name a successor to John McCain if he vacates his Senate seat, who will likely not face voters until 2020.
Uber Pedestrian Death Probably Caused by Software Arizona has since indefinitely suspended Uber from autonomous driving tests.
Arizona Passes New Education Funding to End Teachers’ Strike Striking teachers won more than Republicans ever wanted to give — but much less than they had demanded.
Mike Pence Praises Notorious Criminal As Champion of the ‘Rule of Law’ The vice-president gave that title to Joe Arpaio — who tortured inmates, violated court orders, and framed an innocent man for attempted murder.
Teacher Protests Spread to Colorado As Arizona Strike Begins There’s no immediate sign of progress in the deadlock between teachers and Republicans in Arizona, and now Colorado teachers are launching protests.
GOP Holds House Seat in Deep Red Arizona, But It’s Way Too Close for Comfort A double-digit win in Tuesday’s special election would have been reassuring to Republicans nationwide, but it looks like they fell short.
For Dems, Close Counts in Horseshoes, Hand Grenades, & AZ-08’s Special Election In Arizona’s heavily Republican Eighth District, an upset like Pennsylvania’s is unlikely, but a close race could be a good sign for Democrats.
Why the GOP Is Worried About an Arizona Special Election Dems Probably Won’t Win Tuesday’s special election for the seat formerly held by Trent Franks can help calm Republicans’ midterm fears — or send them into a panic.
The Third Major Red-State Teachers Strike of 2018 Will Start Next Week Arizona educators voted overwhelming to strike after rejecting a pay-raise plan from that state’s governor.
Oklahoma Teachers Win a Partial Victory Now teachers have forced GOP politicians into raising pay in a second state. But the fight continues in other states, spilling over into elections.
The Teachers’ Strikes Have Exposed the GOP’s Achilles Heel The red-state rebellion has revealed that the GOP’s “starve the beast” agenda is deeply unpopular with the party’s own voters.
Teachers Go on Strike in Two More Red States Educators are walking off the job in Kentucky and (again) in Oklahoma as their conflicts with GOP state lawmakers intensify.
Red-State Teacher Unrest Just Keeps Spreading The wave of protests and strikes isn’t just about pay, but about GOP tax-cut-driven starvation of education spending.
Lou Dobbs Clip Inspires Trump to Undermine His Own Legal Position on Immigration Imagine the chagrin of Justice Department lawyers who woke up to find that a tweet from POTUS had sabotaged their legal fight with California.
Proenza Schouler Loves the Scent of Crayons and Puppies Talking to the designers about their first perfume, Arizona.
In 49 States, Trump Is Even Less Popular Now Than When He Was Inaugurated The president’s doing better in the polls lately. But overall, his popularity since taking office has been in a long slide.
Arpaio’s Senate Candidacy Is Not Just a Bad Joke Sheriff Joe Arpaio lost his job in 2016 and then was pardoned by Donald Trump. Now he’s running for the Senate and has some serious support.
The Right (and Wrong) Lessons to Take From Doug Jones’s Win in Alabama Be careful of over-interpretation by partisans. But Jones’s win shouldn’t be under-interpreted, either.
just don't do it
12/8/2017
Report: Motel 6 Is Helping ICE Arrest Undocumented Guests in Arizona “We send a report every morning to ICE — all the names of everybody that comes in,” a front-desk clerk said.
Birther Friends Forever: Why Trump and Sheriff Joe Arpaio Are BFFs A look back at a friendship forged in the fires of a racist conspiracy theory.
New Video Shows Man Setting Arizona LGBT Youth Center on Fire The suspect is believed to have used the center’s services for three years.
Muslim Arizona Senate Candidate Flooded With Hateful Online Comments Deedra Abboud, who’s running against Senator Jeff Flake, is receiving a slew of harassment online.
A Restaurant Customer Left a $900 Tip for Her Pregnant Server “I don’t know if she really understands how much this is going to help us this season.”
tech and design 2016
10/19/2016
John McCain Is Now Campaigning As a Check on President Hillary Clinton “If Hillary Clinton is elected president, Arizona will need a senator who will act as a check, not a rubber stamp,” McCain says in a new video.
As America’s Largest Reservoir Hits Record Low, a Dam Debate Returns Now that the Colorado River basin’s water supply is drying up, should we consider undoing some of America’s greatest engineering feats?
Horrible Things
5/18/2016
Del Taco Manager Fired for Profane Rant Famous last words to anyone with a camera: “Where you gonna post it? YouTube?”
Justice Department Investigates Civil-Rights Violation in Arizona Primary The department is investigating reports of disproportionate wait times in areas with high levels of minority voters.
Surprise Endings
3/24/2016
Previewing the Democrats’ March 22 Primaries: Some Western Relief for Sanders? Sanders is expected to sweep the caucuses in lily-white Idaho and Utah, while Clinton wins the Arizona primary.
Previewing the GOP’s March 22 Primaries: What Will Happen in Utah and Arizona? Anything other than a winner-take-all win for Trump in Arizona and a winner-take-most win for Cruz in Utah would be a surprise.
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