Teachers rally at the Arizona Capitol on June 5, 2024, to advocate for restrictions on the state’s school voucher system, known as Empowerment Scholarship Accounts. (Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror)
Judge tosses GOP voucher measure that would have blocked all future reforms
A Republican-backed ballot referral that sought to amend the state’s constitution to ensure private school voucher funding for military families is protected was tossed off the ballot on Wednesday after a judge concluded that it unconstitutionally would also ban any future reforms to the voucher system.
Maricopa County Judge Joseph Kreamer said in his ruling that Proposition 145 violated the Arizona Constitution’s Separate Amendment Rule, which demands that...
Protestors hold signs at an April 14, 2024, protest in favor of reproductive rights and abortion access in Scottsdale. (Photo by Gloria Rebecca Gomez/Arizona Mirror)
Abortion matters to voters — but it may not mobilize them, poll suggests
A survey of voters in three battleground states, including Arizona, found that abortion remains a deciding issue in choosing which candidates to support.
Impact Research, a public opinion research company that frequently works with progressive organizations, partnered with Reproductive Freedom for All to gauge how abortion might affect how voters in Michigan, Nevada and Arizona view candidates...
Chaco Canyon at sunset. (Photo by Eric Lowenbach/Getty Images)
Diné community leaders protest Trump proposal to remove Chaco Canyon mining ban
WASHINGTON — A group of Diné allotment shareholders and community leaders called Wednesday for the Bureau of Land Management to continue enforcing oil and gas restrictions near New Mexico’s Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
The delegation, gathered in front of the U.S. Department of the Interior headquarters that also...
A mailbox in Silver Spring, Maryland. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)
Dueling appeals rulings on Trump mail-ballot order push fight toward high court
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the federal government can continue implementing President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting vote-by-mail, reaching the opposite conclusion that another appeals panel decided over the weekend.
The conflict appeared to make it even more clear the issue will have to be settled by the U.S. Supreme Court, which already has...
Demonstrators chant and hold signs outside U.S. Supreme Court on April 29, 2026 in Washington, D.C. The court heard arguments challenging the termination of Temporary Protected Status for immigrants. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)
Senate Republican blocks fast-track bill shielding Haitian, Syrian TPS holders
WASHINGTON — U.S. Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen Wednesday tried to advance in the Senate a bill that would create a legal pathway for immigrants with Temporary Protected Status.
However, his request for unanimous consent, a way to expedite legislation in the chamber, was blocked by...
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