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Momnibus Act aims to improve maternal health nationally despite budget cuts

5 days ago | azmirror.com | Elisha Brown

by Elisha Brown, Arizona Mirror May 9, 2025 For two congresswomen sponsoring a package of bills seeking to improve maternal health in the United States, their motivation is personal. After first unveiling the initiatives five years ago, U.S. Reps. Alma Adams of North Carolina and Lauren Underwood of Illinois plan to reintroduce the measures with bipartisan support in May.
Hobbs vetoes GOP bill 'weaponizing' legislative contempt authority

6 days ago | azmirror.com | Jim Small

The Arizona Legislature won’t be able to sic county sheriff’s offices on people who ignore their subpoenas and people who testify at the state Capitol won’t face felony charges if they lie, after Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill that GOP lawmakers sent her last month.
Judge blocks Trump order against three federal agencies

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Erik Gunn

A federal judge in Rhode Island issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday, blocking a Trump administration executive order from effectively closing three federal agencies that support museums and libraries, promote labor peace and assist minority-owned businesses. The agencies involved are the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Arizona teachers reject 'bad faith' plan tying funding renewal to voucher protections

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Gloria Gomez

Public education advocates say they’ll work to kill a Republican effort to add private school vouchers to the Arizona Constitution by tying them to renewing funding to increase teacher pay — even if that means forfeiting millions in public school funding. Over the past two years, the GOP-controlled legislature has failed to resolve an upcoming fiscal cliff that threatens to cost K-12 public schools $300 million annually. And the deadline is fast approaching.
States push to combat human trafficking amid federal funding cuts

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Amanda Hernandez

States are moving to strengthen protections against human trafficking, but some advocates warn that federal funding cuts could undermine efforts to support survivors. This year, lawmakers in several states have introduced bills to expand education, strengthen penalties and fund survivor support. But some victim service providers say these efforts might fall short, with millions of dollars in federal cuts threatening programs that help trafficking victims heal and rebuild their lives.
Hobbs vetoes GOP bills that would force cooperation with ICE

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Gloria Gomez

by Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror May 3, 2025 Gov. Katie Hobbs once again thwarted Republican efforts to facilitate mass deportations in Arizona, vetoing legislation that would have made it easier for federal immigration agents to arrest people while at the same time blocking elected officials from preventing discriminatory actions.
Election certification trial pushed back, pending judge’s decision on motion to dismiss

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Caitlin Sievers

by Caitlin Sievers, Arizona Mirror May 2, 2025 The trial to determine whether Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby conspired to interfere in the duties of the Secretary of State’s Office when he refused to certify the results of the 2022 election has been pushed back from May to September.
Arizona’s missing person alert bill amended to address exclusion of Emily Pike’s case

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Chelsea Curtis

A measure that would establish a new missing person alert system in Arizona was amended Wednesday to include minors — addressing a previous gap in the bill’s language that excluded Emily Pike, an Indigenous teen lawmakers say inspired their call to action. The change comes after Arizona Luminaria reported on the proposed bill’s age restrictions, which would not have applied to Emily’s case despite legislators recently renaming the measure in the 14-year-old’s honor.
Phoenix May Day march unites unlikely allies against Trump's 'hate and fascism'

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Caitlin Sievers

by Caitlin Sievers, Arizona Mirror May 1, 2025 Senior citizens and students, anarchists and elected leaders, Democrats, Republicans, union and religious leaders marched down Washington Street in Phoenix, carrying with them pithy signs and motivated by their outrage over the actions of President Donald Trump.
May Day marches challenge Trump's dismantling of democracy

2 weeks ago | azmirror.com | James Garcia

by James E. Garcia, Arizona Mirror May 1, 2025 The mass protest marches slated for May 1 across Arizona and nationwide are just the latest show of people power against the seemingly bottomless pit of White House directives aimed at dismantling our democracy. Organizers predict hundreds of thousands of people will take to the streets in all 50 states on May Day, known globally as International Workers Day.