Rep. Andy Biggs debates with his Republican opponents in the 2026 AZ Clean Elections governor primary debate at Sneaky Big Studios in Scottsdale on June 17, 2026. Pool photo by Diannie Chavez/The Arizona Republic)
Andy Biggs revives Kari Lake’s push for cameras in Arizona classrooms to spot ‘woke’ teachers
Andy Biggs, the Republican nominee for Arizona governor, said last year that he would support putting cameras in public school classrooms so that parents can keep an eye on “woke” teachers.
Experts say that doing so would put student safety and privacy at risk because, even if streaming camera feeds are meant for a private audience, like parents, they can be hacked...
(Photo by Jim Small/Arizona Mirror)
Arizona Supreme Court strengthens public records law in ruling against U of A
Destroying a public record after a member of the public requests it should land government agencies in legal trouble, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled today.
Matthew Abraham, a former English professor at the University of Arizona, sued the Arizona Board of Regents after the university denied...
Signs in English and Spanish direct voters to the polls at the Salt Lake County Government Center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
Second lawsuit this month challenges ICE presence at the polls
WASHINGTON — A coalition of civil rights groups and union organizations Friday sued the Trump administration to prevent the deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to polling locations during November’s midterm elections.
The suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is the second this month, following comments from top Trump officials citing a federal policy to allow ICE officers to enter polling locations...
An airplane sits on the tarmac at Mesa Gateway Airport on the evening of April 9, 2026, outside of the Arizona Removal Operations Coordination Center, an ICE facility where detainees are temporarily housed before they are put on a plane to either be deported or moved to a different ICE facility. (Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror)
Appeals court strikes down Trump policy of fast deportations to third countries
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court Friday struck down the Trump administration’s policy to quickly send noncitizens to countries they are not from, finding that immigrants must have an opportunity to challenge their removal if they fear for their safety.
The decision largely upheld a Boston federal judge’s February ruling that...
President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House on July 16, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Saul Loeb/Pool – Getty Images)
Judge says case challenging Trump’s anti-weaponization fund ‘still alive and kicking’
WASHINGTON — A federal judge told the Trump administration Friday a case against the Department of Justice’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund is “still alive and kicking.”
The administration sought to dismiss the case brought against President Donald Trump’s negotiated settlement terms to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against...
The Columbia Princess Ferry stays on the Gifford side of the Columbia River as the Modrite Fire exhibits extreme fire behavior just south of Inchelium, Washington. Fires in the state hit tribes particularly hard this year. (Photo courtesy of Colville Tribal Broadcasts, News and Information)
Wildfires threaten tribes’ health, income and cultural traditions
Neighbors across the Colville Tribes communities in Washington state knew Matilda Bob’s log home as the “rainbow house,” for its brightly painted exterior.
Now it’s gone.
Sparked by a lightning strike in mid-July, the Kaiser Canyon Fire destroyed Bob’s home and 42 other...
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