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TweetPinShareBy Emma Bradford/Cronkite News WASHINGTON D.C. – The three Arizona Republicans whose U.S. House seats the Democrats hope to nab next year hold comfortable fundraising leads, midyear campaign filings show. …
US Reps. Juan Ciscomani and David Schweikert face well-funded Democrats in toss-up districts that could be key in 2026 midterms Read More
TweetPinShareBy Ella Anderson/Cronkite News WASHINGTON D.C. – Large cuts to Medicaid in the massive tax and spending plan that Republicans are finalizing could deal a major blow to Arizona’s rural …
Medicaid cuts in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill could cripple some of Arizona’s rural hospitals Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy Arizona House of Representatives PHOENIX – A new Arizona law closes a dangerous loophole that allowed predators to use artificial intelligence and digital editing tools to create child …
Arizona law closes exploitation loophole, criminalizes AI-generated Child Sexual Abuse Material Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy House of Representatives PHOENIX – Chairman David Marshall today announced that the Arizona House Fire Preparedness Ad Hoc Committee will hold its first meeting on Friday, May 2, …
House Fire Preparedness Committee launches public meetings to address wildfire readiness, challenges in Arizona communities Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy AZ House of Representatives PHOENIX – Arizona schools will soon have stronger policies in place to keep students focused on learning and off their phones during the school day, …
New Arizona law cracks down on classroom cellphone distractions to keep focus on education Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy House of Representatives PHOENIX – On Tuesday, State Representative Gail Griffin, Chairman of the House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee, advanced HB2572 out of the Senate Natural Resources Committee with …
Representative Griffin advances legislation to increase local control over rural groundwater Read More
TweetPinShareBy Dan Allison/Cronkite News TUCSON – Friends, family, Tucson community members and dignitaries honored the life of Congressman Raúl Grijalva Wednesday during a funeral Mass at St. Augustine Cathedral in Tucson followed …
Memorial services for Congressman Raúl Grijalva held in Tucson Read More
TweetPinShareBy Madeline Bates/Cronkite News WASHINGTON – In just six weeks, President Donald Trump has wiped out diversity initiatives, cut foreign aid, chopped the federal workforce, declared that America has only …
What to watch for at President Donald Trump’s address to Congress: theatrics, Ukraine and surprises Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX – With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Ciscomani leads Kirsten Engel by 7,902 votes as of Thursday morning and has won re-election for his sophomore …
Ciscomani wins re-election Read More
TweetPinShareBy Miguel Ambriz/Cronkite News WASHINGTON – In the rematch between first-term U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Tucson, and former state Sen Kirsten Engel, D-Tucson, immigration and abortion rights are forefront issues. Both call …
In closely watched rematch, freshman U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani tangles with ex-state Sen. Kirsten Engel over border, abortion and extremism Read More