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AZ Republicans plead with Mitch McConnell to spend millions of dollars to help Blake Masters
The Republican Party of Arizona is begging Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to put his weight — and his leadership committee’s wallet — behind U.S. Senate candidate Blake Masters. So far, McConnell has not publicly done so. Masters, who won former President Donald Trump’s endorsement over the summer and rode it to victory in a […]
Katie Hobbs is a ‘chicken’ for ducking a debate, Kari Lake’s campaign claims
Democratic candidate for governor Katie Hobbs is being hammered by her opponent’s campaign, after she for the second time declined to participate in a televised debate with Republican Kari Lake. While the Lake campaign called Hobbs a “chicken” for opting out of the debate, some Democrats said that declining the debate was a smart move. […]
Judge temporarily blocks AZ law that would ban recording video of police
An Arizona law that would make it illegal to create video recordings of police in certain circumstances will not go into effect Sept. 24 as planned, after a federal judge temporarily blocked its enforcement. The judge on Friday morning granted a temporary injunction of the law, essentially putting the law on hold while a court […]
Katie Hobbs wants to avoid a debate with Kari Lake, but Clean Elections rejected her town hall proposal
Democrat Katie Hobbs will not get her wish for separate televised town hall interviews of herself and fellow gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, Arizona’s Clean Elections Commission decided Thursday. The decision was a blow to Hobbs, whose campaign had requested the elimination of direct interaction between the candidates, arguing that Lake “only wants a spectacle.” The […]
AZ teacher, school staff pay raises at risk if spending limit isn’t lifted
Schools in Arizona could lose access to more than $1 billion lawmakers gave them this school year if the state doesn’t take action to lift a 40-year-old spending limit placed on school districts. School superintendents from districts across the state with markedly different student populations — from Bullhead City School District on Arizona’s western border, […]
Arizona teachers face a 32% pay penalty, among the worst in the nation
Arizona has one of the biggest teacher pay gaps in the nation. Public school teachers across the country are paid significantly less than their similarly-educated counterparts, and a new report from the Economic Policy Institute shows that teachers in Arizona faced a 32% wage penalty in 2021 compared to college-educated workers employed in other fields. […]