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Jim Small
American dream

Jun 16, 2026

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2 min read

American dream

Kris Mayes promised to defend Dreamers from the Trump administration and Republican policies targeting them

Jim Small
Jim Small
The circus is closed

Jun 15, 2026

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2 min read

The circus is closed

Lawmakers finally ended the session in the wee hours of Saturday morning after giving voters a chance to say yay or nay to the MAGA agenda on this year's ballot

Jim Small
Jim Small
Weekender: Let the voters decide

Jun 13, 2026

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2 min read

Weekender: Let the voters decide

Catching you up on the week's news

Jim Small
Jim Small
Cram session

Jun 12, 2026

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3 min read

Cram session

Lawmakers passed the budget on Thursday and hope to cram as many votes as they can into Friday as they scramble to end the annual legislative session

Jim Small
Jim Small
Take it or take it

Jun 11, 2026

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3 min read

Take it or take it

You can complain about the budget but you can't change the budget

Jim Small
Jim Small
Budget week

Jun 10, 2026

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3 min read

Budget week

Gov. Hobbs and GOP lawmakers struck a deal on the state budget. Expect a hearing today and voting on Thursday in a marathon session.

Jim Small
Jim Small
Preschool problems

Jun 9, 2026

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2 min read

Preschool problems

More than 1 in 5 Arizona children don't speak English at home, but only half of them are enrolled in dual-language preschool classes

Jim Small
Jim Small
Republicans reject Trump

Jun 8, 2026

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2 min read

Republicans reject Trump

A handful of Republicans said no to Trump's demand that they pass a sweeping voter disenfranchisement law to root out nonexistent fraud as a cover for nationalizing elections

Jim Small
Jim Small
Weekender: Fake electors do-over

Jun 7, 2026

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1 min read

Weekender: Fake electors do-over

Catching you up on the week's news

Jim Small
Jim Small
Back to square one

Jun 5, 2026

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2 min read

Back to square one

Kris Mayes has to fully restart her prosecution of Trump's fake electors after the AZ Supreme Court refused to take up her appeal

Jim Small
Jim Small
'Legally futile'

Jun 4, 2026

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3 min read

'Legally futile'

DOJ will continue to seek Arizona's voter database, a move that was derided by Secretary of State Adrian Fontes as "futile" political theater

Jim Small
Jim Small
Special interests

Jun 3, 2026

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2 min read

Special interests

Companies targeted by Kris Mayes are spending big to boost Warren Peterson in the GOP AG primary

Jim Small
Jim Small
The health insurance cartel

Jun 2, 2026

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2 min read

The health insurance cartel

Illegal price fixing and antitrust violations are at the center of a new lawsuit against health insurers and a company that allegedly helped them collude

Jim Small
Jim Small
Election power play

Jun 1, 2026

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2 min read

Election power play

The bitter fighting in Maricopa County over election administration is hitting new heights as Justin Heap wants a court to hold the board of supervisors in contempt

Jim Small
Jim Small
Weekender: Nazi salutes

May 30, 2026

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1 min read

Weekender: Nazi salutes

Catching you up on the week's news

Jim Small
Jim Small
Nazi saluting loser

May 29, 2026

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2 min read

Nazi saluting loser

A school board member fired off a Nazi salute (and later defended it) because she was mad about when an upcoming meeting was scheduled

Jim Small
Jim Small
The purge

May 28, 2026

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1 min read

The purge

Republican hope SCOTUS will use an AZ lawsuit to enable states to kick millions off the voter rolls before this year's election

Jim Small
Jim Small
Dueling threats

May 27, 2026

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2 min read

Dueling threats

MariCo Recorder Justin Heap squabbled with the AG's Office over how he's supposed to refer suggested noncitizen voters for investigation

Jim Small
Jim Small
Everyone's lying but us

May 26, 2026

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2 min read

Everyone's lying but us

So says ICE, which is disputing what Democratic congresspeople have seen in its facilities, and even its own data

Jim Small
Jim Small
Memorial Day: Anti-immigrant is anti-American

May 25, 2026

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1 min read

Memorial Day: Anti-immigrant is anti-American

Catching you up on the week's news

Jim Small
Jim Small
Weekender: Overflowing toilets

May 23, 2026

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2 min read

Weekender: Overflowing toilets

Catching you up on the week's news

Jim Small
Jim Small
Teen charged for ICE arson attempt

May 22, 2026

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3 min read

Teen charged for ICE arson attempt

A West Valley teenager said he 'went Batman' to try to burn down a Surprise warehouse ICE aims to turn into a Trump concentration camp

Jim Small
Jim Small
Family court failures

May 21, 2026

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3 min read

Family court failures

Arizona leads the nation in kids killed by a parent during a custody dispute. New legislation aims to prevent those tragedies.

Jim Small
Jim Small
Overflowing toilets and no showers

May 20, 2026

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2 min read

Overflowing toilets and no showers

Get exclusive details from what Democrats found on their second surprise oversight visit of an ICE holding center in Mesa. Spoiler: It's still bad.

Jim Small
Jim Small
Voucher oversight failures

May 19, 2026

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2 min read

Voucher oversight failures

A new state audit finds the state's out-of-control universal voucher program doesn't have needed safeguards and oversight is minimal, at best

Jim Small
Jim Small
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