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TweetPinShareBy Ella Anderson/Cronkite News WASHINGTON – House Republicans sent President Donald Trump the megabill he has sought Thursday, shrugging aside a last-ditch Democratic effort to shame them over massive Medicaid …
House Republicans send megabill to Trump, setting aside concerns about huge Medicaid cuts and massive deficit impact 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
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
TweetPinSharePhoto by Kelechukwu Iruoma/Cronkite News: Rep. Ruben Gallego of Phoenix, the Democratic nominee for a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, speaks to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. …
Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego, in a tight Senate race with Kari Lake, showcased on final night of Democratic National Convention Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Senator Kyrsten Sinema shown here during a previous visit to Graham County, announced she will not seek re-election. Staff Reports PHOENIX – On Tuesday, Senator …
Independent Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema will not seek reelection Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Mountain Line: The multimillion-dollar investment will be used to purchase low or no-emission busses, like this electric bus by Mountain Line in operation in Flagstaff. Bipartisan infrastructure law …
Following Kelly and Sinema’s Request, more than $51.1 million investment coming to Arizona for city buses from their Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Mark Kelly, pictured during a visit to Graham County in September 2021, has won re-election to the Senate. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX – While …
Kelly re-elected to Senate Read More
TweetPinShareArizona senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly announced more than $2.5 million for tribal infrastructure improvements. The money comes from bipartisan infrastructure law the pair helped shape. The bipartisan infrastructure …
Kelly, Sinema announce more than $2.5 million investments from bipartisan infrastructure law to reduce flooding, protect river wildlife on tribal lands Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Blake Masters is running for the Republican nomination for Senate in Arizona in 2022. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX – U.S. Senate Republican candidate Blake Masters announced Friday …
Senate candidate Blake Masters raises nearly $575,000 by selling NFTs Read More
TweetPinShareFile photo by Keerthi Vedantam/Cronkite News: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., in a 2019 photo, has drawn fire from party progressives but leveraged her position in the Senate, but wrangling over …
Can you hear me now? Centrist positioning makes Sinema a player, pariah Read More