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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 03/10/2026
The board voted 5-0 to report Brad Miller to the State Bar, but didn't say which of their many clashes prompted the complaint story via @glorihuh.bsky.social
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Pinal supervisors escalate feud with county attorney Brad Miller, seek bar investigation
Pinal County attorney bar complaint: Supervisors voted 5-0 to report Brad Miller to the State Bar after a year of disputes
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 02/10/2026
“The path forward is clear,” US Rep. Adelita Grijalva said. “We need to stop Trump’s economic sabotage.” story via @glorihuh.bsky.social
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Democrats target Arizona utility panel as electricity costs become a top voter issue
Arizona Corporation Commission race: Democrats hope rising electricity bills drive voters to flip the all-GOP utility panel
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 02/10/2026
Inspectors found rodent infestations, broken smoke alarms and electrical dangers, but the department took up to 115 days to notify owners, auditors found story via @jerodmacevoy.com
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State auditors find repeated failures at Arizona's affordable housing agency
Arizona Housing Department audit: Inspectors found safety hazards took months to report at subsidized housing properties
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 02/10/2026
Trump has been blocked on nearly every major election initiative this year, but won't rule out intervening in other ways
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Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping. | Arizona Mirror
Officials brace for possible Trump or federal disruption at the midterm elections, but experts say the vote is secure
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 02/10/2026
Billions in federal funding fueled a surge in 287(g) agreements, which deputize state and local officers to enforce immigration law
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Federal funds for local police enforcement accelerated Trump immigration crackdown | Arizona Mirror
Federal funding drove 287(g) partnerships with local police to record highs, pushing immigration arrests up this summer
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 02/10/2026
The Trump administration joined five states to remove community-living language from a landmark disability-rights regulation
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A lawsuit from GOP states to end trans protections ended by rolling back disability rights | Arizona Mirror
Disability rights rollback: A court strikes the Section 504 rule steering disabled people toward community-based care
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 02/10/2026
The prison leader hired to fix Tennessee's protocol previously oversaw Arizona executions plagued by the same catheter problems
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How a Tennessee execution gone wrong connects to Arizona's capital punishment troubles
The official who oversaw Arizona's 2022 execution troubles now runs Tennessee's prison department, where a woman's execution was botched Wednesday
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 02/10/2026
Justice Kagan rejected the state's final bid to halt a court-ordered receivership set to begin Oct. 19 after 14 years of litigation
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Supreme Court clears the way for receiver to run Arizona prison healthcare
Arizona prison healthcare receivership: Supreme Court rejects the state's bid to block the Oct. 19 takeover
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 02/10/2026
Republican Jay Feely has called Social Security a "liability" and a "Ponzi scheme." His solutions include raising the retirement age and privatizing the system. story via @jerodmacevoy.com
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Jay Feely called Social Security a 'Ponzi scheme.' In CD1, 175,000 people rely on it.
Jay Feely has called Social Security a 'Ponzi scheme' that should be privatized, even as 175,000 in the swing district rely on it
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 01/10/2026
The rule denies bond to those who crossed illegally — even decades ago — and has been struck down by nine appeals courts
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Supreme Court to weigh Trump policy of mandatory indefinite detention for immigrants | Arizona Mirror
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a case challenging a Trump administration policy that threatens millions of immigrants with mandatory and indefinite detention while fighting their co...
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 01/10/2026
“We need change, and that change starts with making sure that LD23 has strong voices at the Capitol.” story via @glorihuh.bsky.social
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Democrats eye a rural swing district in bid to flip the Arizona House
Arizona House LD23: Democrats target a rural swing district that could end 60 years of GOP control of the chamber
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 01/10/2026
AG Kris Mayes indicted civil rights activist Jarrett Maupin for fraud earlier this year. Now he's trying to help her GOP opponent win election. story via @jerodmacevoy.com
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Kris Mayes hits Warren Petersen for campaigning alongside an activist she indicted for fraud
GOP attorney general candidate Warren Petersen is stumping with Jarrett Maupin, an activist indicted on fraud charges by Mayes
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 01/10/2026
Trump's blitz starts in Oklahoma and hits GOP strongholds, a sign he's focused on rallying the base and not winning converts in a midterm that is shaping up to be disastrous for Republicans
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Trump launches 32-day campaign blitz in deep-red states as approval sinks | Arizona Mirror
Trump midterm campaign: A 32-day blitz through red states signals his limited reach with swing voters, analysts say
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 01/10/2026
“The election deniers like Mr. Kolodin forget that convenience and access are actually the same thing. When you’re making it less convenient for voters, you’re reducing their access.” story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social
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Fontes and Kolodin clash over mail voting and election results as debate devolves into name-calling
Arizona secretary of state debate: Fontes and Kolodin clash over mail voting, Prop. 144 and election results
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 01/10/2026
A split court rejected a Koch-backed group's claim that requiring donors to be named violates the First Amendment story via @jimsmall.bsky.social
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Arizona's voter-approved dark money law defeats First Amendment challenge in appellate ruling
Arizona dark money law: The 9th Circuit upheld the voter-approved disclosure measure, rejecting a First Amendment challenge
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 30/09/2026
The proposition was sent to the ballot by the state legislature, in the final vote of this year’s legislative session at nearly 4 a.m. on June 13, after lawmakers had worked through the night. Story by @caitlinsievers.bsky.social
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Prop. 320 asks voters if the state should dictate how much public schools spend in the classroom
Prop. 320 asks voters to change state law to override local control and force public schools to spend a bigger percentage of their funding on “direct instruction.”
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 30/09/2026
A survey found 82% of Arizonans oppose selling trust land to housing developers, even as GOP lawmakers press the idea story via @glorihuh.bsky.social
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Selling Arizona trust land won't guarantee more housing, land chief tells lawmakers
The state land chief says selling Arizona trust land won't guarantee more housing gets built, as Republican rage about leases for solar farms
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 30/09/2026
“But if something like this had crossed my desk, I would have said, ‘You can’t pay for this ad. It is clearly illegal.’ It’s that clear a violation of law and it’s really corrosive to democracy.”
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Trump uses $20M in Homeland Security funds for 'clearly illegal' ads featuring himself | Arizona Mirror
Democrats say $20M in DHS money is paying for 'clearly illegal' ads featuring President Trump before the midterms
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 29/09/2026
Risa Lombardo and Duwayne Collier can refile if the Clean Elections Commission ultimately orders them to return the money they're accused of obtaining by fraud story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social
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Judge dismisses 'sham' Green Party candidates’ lawsuit against agency investigating them
Clean Elections lawsuit dismissed: A judge won't block the fraud probe of two Green Party candidates until it's finished
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 29/09/2026
“Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation,” Jack Smith told senators
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GOP senator bungles 'dirtbag' attack on Jack Smith unravels over a basketball mix-up | Arizona Mirror
Jack Smith Senate hearing: The former special counsel defended his Trump investigations as Republicans attacked his work
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 29/09/2026
The outlets argue Trump's ban is intended to "cow" journalists and that he's signaled other "fake news" outlets could be next
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News orgs banned from White House accuse Trump of First Amendment violation | Arizona Mirror
Trump White House press ban: CNN, MS Now and Politico ask a judge for a longer order protecting access before the TRO expires Oct. 8
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 29/09/2026
Both sides see the coming Congress as a turning point, though filibuster rules make any change a steep climb
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Anti-abortion groups worry Hyde Amendment’s 50-year run could end with new congressional majority | Arizona Mirror
50 years after it barred federal funding for abortion, advocates debate whether the Hyde Amendment can survive a new Congress
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 29/09/2026
Timothy Courchaine said there is "no reason for concern," but Adrian Fontes vowed not to hand over the voter rolls story via @jerodmacevoy.com
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U.S. attorney tells AZ officials feds won't back down on scouring voter data for noncitizens
Arizona voter rolls dispute: U.S. attorney says feds won't back down; Fontes refuses to hand over the data without a court order
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 28/09/2026
The voters were flagged earlier this year by a federal voter verification tool that is known to produce false positives, and Recorder Justin Heap referred them to county prosecutors for review story via @sashahupka.bsky.social & @votebeat.org
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Maricopa County investigated 60 suspected noncitizen voters. 52 are citizens, 8 are not.
Most Maricopa County voters flagged as potential noncitizen by an error-prone federal system are actually citizens, according to prosecutors
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 28/09/2026
“Almost the entire state was surgically removed from the Axon Bill’s reach, with no conceivably reasonable or legitimate justification for the omission.” story via @jerodmacevoy.com
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Opponents of Axon's Scottsdale project take fight over voter rights to appeals court
Axon Scottsdale law: Residents appeal to overturn a statute they say unconstitutionally blocked a vote on Axon's HQ project
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 28/09/2026
71% of Americans worry AI will cost jobs, but political polarization and Trump's opposition to regulation has Washington polarized
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‘Dumbfounds us all’: Congress struggles with policies rippling from AI development | Arizona Mirror
AI regulation Congress: Lawmakers warn about AI's risks but are unlikely to act before the midterms
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 28/09/2026
$8 a month: one dollar for every year we've covered Arizona. That $96 a year keeps accountability journalism free for everyone who needs it. azmirror.com/donate
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 26/09/2026
Mayes and Fontes said they'll consider legal action, even criminal charges, if voters' personal data is being misused story via @glorihuh.bsky.social
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Mayes, Fontes say the Trump administration may be breaking the law to scour Arizona voter data
Arizona voter privacy: Mayes warns a federal noncitizen-voter search may break the law as the Supreme Court weighs in
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 25/09/2026
OPINION | We should not be debating how to divide the shortage. We should be asking how to end it — and build the fully staffed, fully supported public schools our children deserve.
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Commentary: You can't strengthen Arizona schools by dismantling the team behind our teachers
Prop. 320 Arizona schools: Why a 60% classroom-spending mandate is the wrong fix for the state's teacher shortage
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 25/09/2026
A building at Mesa Gateway Airport was designed to hold 157 ICE detainees. At one point this year, it held 777. We were the first to report the facility existed and that it was horribly overcrowded. That kind of reporting is why we're asking for 80 new donors to celbrate our 8th anniversary.
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 25/09/2026
A separate Nevada ruling settled the same legal question, Mayes argues, so the outcome in Arizona 'must be the same' story via @jimsmall.bsky.social
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After 9th Circuit ruling, Mayes pushes to revive her gambling case against Kalshi
AG Kris Mayes wants the 9th Circuit to lift the injunction blocking Arizona's gambling case against Kalshi
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Jerod MacDonald-Evoy @jerodmacevoy.com · 25/09/2026
Today is the 8th anniversary of the @azmirror.com and to celebrate I'm going to share one of my favorite stories from each of those 8 years!
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 25/09/2026
Eight years ago today, the Arizona Mirror launched with four journalists and no paywall. It's still free to read, and any newsroom can still republish it for free. For our birthday, we're looking for 80 new donors by Monday night. Will you be one?
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 25/09/2026
Houston PD accounted for nearly a third of searches of one Arizona agency's Flock system, alarming privacy advocates story via @jerodmacevoy.com
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Who's tracking Arizona drivers through Flock cameras? Often, it's police from other states.
Arizona license plate data: Out-of-state police are among the heaviest users of Flock cameras surveillance data, records show
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 25/09/2026
A judge said she'll rule early next week on whether the Clean Elections Commission can move to recover public money the candidates allegedly obtained by fraud story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social
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Clean Elections fraud fight goes to court as Green Party candidates seek to block repayment
Clean Elections court hearing: A judge weighs whether Arizona can claw back $4.7M from two Green Party candidates
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 24/09/2026
Dr. Heidi Overton sidestepped questions on mifepristone as senators from both parties questioned whether she has the votes to be confirmed
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Trump's FDA nominee draws bipartisan skepticism over abortion pill and vaccines | Arizona Mirror
FDA nominee confirmation hearing: Dr. Heidi Overton draws bipartisan skepticism over the abortion pill and vaccine policy
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 24/09/2026
The GAO tallied more than $20 million in waste as the agency raced to reach a goal of holding up to 100,000 immigrants at once
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ICE wasted millions expanding detention without a plan in Trump push for mass deportation | Arizona Mirror
ICE detention waste: A GAO report finds DHS squandered more than $20 million rushing to expand immigration detention
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 24/09/2026
The same aircraft used in Iran and other foreign wars is now surveilling U.S. communities, with no answers on what data it collects story via @jerodmacevoy.com
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War-zone surveillance comes home as Predator drones fly loops over Arizona border towns
Arizona border drone: An Army Predator built for warzones is flying over border towns, alarming privacy advocates
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 24/09/2026
Kris Mayes derided Warren Petersen's two years as a lawyer and his backing from a firm she sued while he called her a partisan who weaponized the office story via @glorihuh.bsky.social
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Arizona AG rivals Mayes and Petersen trade attacks over experience, donors and deportation
Arizona attorney general debate: Mayes and Petersen clash over immigration, experience and the 2020 election
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 24/09/2026
Republican Elijah Norton and Democrat Nick Mansour each cast the other as too partisan to be trusted with the state's money story via @jerodmacevoy.com
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Norton, Mansour trade attacks over risk and partisanship in treasurer debate
Arizona treasurer debate: Norton and Mansour clash over a $10 billion trust fund and who's too partisan for the job
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 24/09/2026
“It is not optional for the Commission and its representatives to enforce the provisions of the (Citizens Clean Election Act) at issue here,” the commissioners said in their response to the candidates' lawsuit. Story by @caitlinsievers.bsky.social
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Clean Elections tells court it must investigate Green Party fraud claims
The Arizona Citizens Clean Election Commission says that its investigation into whether two Green Party candidates fraudulently qualified for campaign funding is squarely within the scope of its legal...
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 23/09/2026
Young Diné voters are preparing to cast their first ballots as the Nation weighs marriage equality, economic opportunity, basic services and whether their government can deliver via @lookoutnews.bsky.social
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'What’s the point?': Inside a Navajo Nation election marked by distrust
Young Diné voters are preparing to cast their first ballots as the Nation weighs marriage equality, economic opportunity, basic services and whether their government can deliver
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 23/09/2026
Republicans changed SNAP eligibility to fund Trump's tax cuts in last year's One Big Beautiful Bill, leaving 5 million low-income Americans without food aid
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Arizona SNAP enrollment fell by half as 5 million Americans so far have lost food aid | Arizona Mirror
Tens of thousands of Americans continue to lose access to food assistance each month, even as Congress debates slowing down major cuts to federal food stamps. New data from the U.S. Department of Agri...
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 22/09/2026
“People don’t have to be against the death penalty to recognize a dollar is poorly invested. Things that keep our community safer cost a lot less, and it might mean that we don’t have to deal with this issue.”
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Arizona spends millions on the death penalty. Victims' families want it on cold cases.
Arizona cold cases: Homicide victims' families urge the state to fund unsolved murders over the death penalty
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 22/09/2026
“Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before? Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly … Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness or generations?”
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‘Drive them into hell’: Trump tells UN he'll make a deal with Iran or 'annihilate' it | Arizona Mirror
Trump UN Iran speech: President threatens to 'annihilate' Iran or reach a deal as war costs mount and approval sinks
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 22/09/2026
OPINION | Jake Hoffman discredited himself by trying to use his government post to target Katie Hobbs, whom he’s getting paid handsomely to defeat in November via @elviadiaz.bsky.social
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Republican Sen. Jake Hoffman’s probe into Katie Hobbs is a pay-to-play mess of its own
Jake Hoffman discredited himself by trying to use his government post to target the governor whom he’s getting paid handsomely to defeat
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Jerod MacDonald-Evoy @jerodmacevoy.com · 21/09/2026
If you missed me on KJZZ this morning. www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
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The company behind a major Arizona charter school chain is under criminal investigation
The CEO of American Leadership Academy is under scrutiny, as his political action committee is being investigated for allegedly funneling corporate money to Republican legislative candidates
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 21/09/2026
“Unless you’re wearing a T-shirt that says, ‘I’m here to draw the blood of endangered species,’ you’re basically off the hook. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge, go crazy, we’re not gonna prosecute you.”
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Trump wildlife official quietly clears the way for developers and loggers to kill endangered species | Arizona Mirror
The Trump administration’s top wildlife official issued a directive last week that expands a recent rollback of endangered species protections much further than the feds had told the public
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 21/09/2026
Diesel gas is averaging a record $6.44 in Arizona, about 23 cents more than it was last week. Drivers in the Lake Havasu-Kingman area are paying the most for diesel gas, at $6.87 a gallon.
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Diesel hits record $6.51 as some Republicans break with Trump over Iran war | Arizona Mirror
Diesel prices Iran war: Record $6.51 diesel is splintering GOP support for Trump's conflict as midterms near
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Michigan Advance @michiganadvance.com · 21/09/2026
One of the indivdiduals is alleged to have sent two threatening emails to Michigan Advance, part of the States Newsroom network. The emails allegedly contained threats to kill members of the Michigan Supreme Court, Whitmer and Benson, Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office said.
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Two Michigan residents charged with making terrorist threats against state officials • Michigan Advance
Attorney General Dana Nessel on Monday announced charges against two Michigan residents accused of making terrorist threats against public officials in unrelated incidents, including the mayor of Dear...
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