Some labor advocates say a provision in a proposed amendment to the Arizona Constitution could bar unions, like those that represent police officers and firefighters, from negotiating employment terms for government workers across Arizona. (Photo via Phoenix Fire Department/Facebook)
Arizona’s anti-AEA ballot measure could ban police, firefighter union bargaining, critics warn
Buried in a proposed constitutional amendment intended to destroy the state’s largest teachers union is language that advocates fear could ban all public sector labor unions in Arizona, including those that represent police officers and firefighters, from negotiating employment terms.
And if voters in November add the language to the Arizona Constitution, they say it could invalidate all existing labor agreements between public employees and the government, not just...
Election workers sort ballots at Contra Costa County’s election operations facility on May 27, 2026 in Martinez, California. (Photo by Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)
Election officials reel over ‘logistical nightmare’ as Trump’s mail ballot order takes shape
As election officials across the country steel themselves for the midterm elections in less than five months, President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail threatens to upend their preparations.
The executive order instructs the U.S. Postal Service to refuse to deliver ballots in states that don’t provide lists of voters or meet other requirements. It has created a sense of deep uncertainty and concern among...
A construction worker works on a new apartment complex in Paramus, N.J. Builder confidence has dropped recently because of higher material and financing costs. (Photo by Tim Henderson/Stateline)
Housing starts sink to pandemic levels as builders worry about inflation
May housing starts fell to the lowest level since the pandemic disrupted construction six years ago, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Tuesday. Builder confidence has dropped recently because of higher material and financing costs.
The change threatens to exacerbate housing shortages and disrupt recent progress in most states toward...
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, he’s heard the president’s deal with Iran sets up a 60-day framework for negotiators to reach agreement on more specifics. In this photo, Thune speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill on Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
Republicans in US Senate left in dark by Trump on Iran deal, but want details and a vote
WASHINGTON — U.S. senators from both political parties said Tuesday they had yet to see the text of the deal Trump administration officials struck over the weekend to end the war in Iran, though several indicated any final agreement will require their approval.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said administration officials have signaled they expect to share the text of the memorandum of understanding...
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