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The Arizona Mirror is a nonprofit news outlet dedicated to linking public policy with the communities it impacts. Our mission is to offer a new viewpoint on the most significant issues facing the state. We aim to uncover stories that often go unnoticed, give a voice to Arizonans who are overlooked, and explore the connections between individuals, authority, and policy. We hold public officials accountable and create a space for progressive viewpoints. We believe that news serves an essential role in the community and rely on the support of those who think that an informed Arizona leads to a better future. Access to our content is completely free—no paywalls or subscription fees.

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Appellate court judges show skepticism of Trump's birthright citizenship arguments

1 day ago | azmirror.com | Gloria Gomez

A federal appellate court is weighing whether to allow President Donald Trump to end the 157-year-old constitutional guarantee that every child born in the country is a U.S. citizen. On Wednesday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in a lawsuit launched in January by Arizona, Washington, Illinois and Oregon against the federal government.
Trump administration rescinds policy protecting emergency room abortions | Arizona Mirror

3 days ago | azmirror.com | Gloria Gomez

by Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror June 4, 2025 The Trump administration has rescinded a Biden-era policy that protected emergency room abortions, stripping away a critical legal shield for doctors and pregnant women who live in states that ban the procedure. Three years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Many states, including Arizona, responded by passing restrictive laws or outright bans.
Abortion opponents are coming for mifepristone using what medical experts call ‘junk science’

4 days ago | azmirror.com | Shefali Luthra

Using flawed studies and scientific journal publications, abortion opponents are building a body of research meant to question the safety of the abortion pill mifepristone, a key target for the movement. The effort comes as federal officials have expressed a willingness to revisit the drug’s approval — and potentially impose new restrictions on a medication used in the vast majority of abortions.
Hobbs vetoes bill banning China from owning land in Arizona

4 days ago | azmirror.com | Caitlin Sievers

Arizona’s Democratic governor has vetoed legislation that would have barred the Chinese government from owning land in the state. The GOP-backed measure banned the People’s Republic of China — including enterprises that are totally owned by the Chinese government and subdivisions of the Chinese government — from having a substantial interest in Arizona property. The bill defines a substantial interest as a stake of 30% or more. Sen.
Hobbs appointee caught between federal law and GOP opposition to diversity programs

5 days ago | azmirror.com | Caitlin Sievers

The far-right Republican senator who already blocked several of Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ picks to lead state agencies has accused another nominee of lying and violating the Arizona Constitution. The nominee’s transgression? Adhering to grant requirements that were already baked into Arizona’s federally required state workforce plans by Hobbs’ Republican predecessor. Ignoring those federal requirements would put the grant money at risk. But that didn’t stop Sen.
Migrants with court hearings face an impossible choice

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Gloria Gomez

Federal immigration officials continued targeting people at the Phoenix Immigration Courthouse on Thursday, surveilling and detaining migrants whose cases were dismissed minutes earlier in ways that appear to be an attempt to minimize attention from both protestors and media. Berta, a soft-spoken 48-year-old woman who was afraid to give her last name, spoke to the Arizona Mirror while she and her lawyer took refuge near protestors.
Arizona teachers face personal liability under antisemitism bill covering Israel criticism

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Caitlin Sievers

Republicans and a small group of Democrats in the Arizona Legislature want to let parents sue teachers for teaching antisemitism, but the measure they passed Wednesday uses a controversial definition of the word that encompasses some criticisms of Israel. Legislators who supported the bill said it was necessary to address increased antisemitism on school campuses.
ICE resumes courthouse arrests in Phoenix, but with new tactics amid opposition

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Gloria Gomez

Immigration agents have resumed arresting people who show up to immigration hearings, pulling over and detaining a mother and her children on Wednesday morning. Last week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested more than a dozen people over two days in hallways, elevators and the parking lot after federal prosecutors filed to dismiss their immigration cases, leaving them vulnerable to deportation.
Sofia Resnick, Charlotte Rene Woods, Author at Arizona Mirror

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Sofia Resnick |Charlotte Woods

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Abortion pills — and questions over their inherent safety — were back in federal court Monday. Unlike a lawsuit rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court last year, plaintiffs this time are not anti-abortion activists arguing medication abortion should be banned, but abortion providers arguing the remaining restrictions should be lifted to match […]
Supreme Court refuses Apache plea to save Oak Flat from copper mining destruction

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Shondiin Silversmith

by Shondiin Silversmith, Arizona Mirror May 27, 2025 The U.S. Supreme Court denied a review of Apache Stronghold’s case aimed at blocking the U.S. government’s transfer of Oak Flat to a copper mining company, whose mine will transform the sacred site into a massive crater.