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Capitalizing on capital’s draw, street vendors peddle to protests, tours
WASHINGTON – Political rallies here almost always feature signs and speeches and chanting. There is often heated arguing between camps. Sometimes there’s singing, sometimes there’s praying. And in the heat of a Washington summer, there’s almost always the upbeat, repetitive chiming of an ice cream truck. Whether it’s someone selling icy bottles of water out […]
Can’t hurt to ask: Arizona lawmakers raise earmark requests by $194 million
WASHINGTON – Add another item to the long list of things that Republican and Democratic members of Arizona’s congressional delegation disagree on: earmarks. For a second straight year, Republicans refrained from requesting any funding for local projects, while Democrats this year raised their requests by more than $194.5 million, a 43% increase over last year, […]
Arizona donors double down after Jan. 6 panel questions Trump election fund
WASHINGTON – Scottsdale resident William Acorn had made occasional donations to conservative candidates in the past, but never considered himself an “avid political person.” That changed in 2020, after a flurry of emails from then-President Donald Trump’s campaign begging supporters to “step up and give us the resources” to challenge Democrats’ plans “to count ILLEGAL ballots.” Acorn […]
Arizona GOP censures Rusty Bowers a month after his testimony to Jan. 6 panel
WASHINGTON – The Arizona Republican Party formally censured House Speaker Rusty Bowers Tuesday as “unfit to serve” the party, less than one month after he testified to the committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. The censure resolution makes no mention of that testimony, in which the Mesa Republican detailed former President Donald Trump’s efforts […]
Passing on gas: Biden’s gas-tax holiday gets cool reception in Arizona
President Joe Biden’s latest attempt to combat rising gas prices might be running on empty, with even Democrats cool to the idea.
Baby bump: Births in Arizona increase for the first time in seven years
The number of children born in Arizona last year rose for the first time in seven years, stumping experts who had expected a baby bust to worsen through the pandemic.