Sunday, May 18, 2025 5:38 AM ET
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You'll soon need to show ID to watch online porn in Arizona -- By Morgan Fischer -- A new law requires porn sites to verify you're at least 18. That may mean submitting a driver's license to get your rocks off.1 day ago
New state law says Santa Claus must lay off weed . . . advertisements -- By TJ L'Heureux -- Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill that bars weed advertisers from targeting kids with St. Nick and other friendly characters.2 days ago
Horne 'surprised' by anti-trans bill vetoes that happen every year -- By Zach Buchanan -- Every year, Gov. Katie Hobbs spikes the same anti-trans bills. Schools chief Tom Horne says he's shocked it happened again.2 days ago
Health vs. Wealth: Arizona groups coordinate to save Medicaid from GOP -- By Morgan Fischer -- A GOP budget proposal cuts Medicaid, which serves 2 million Arizonans, by $880 billion. These groups hope to stop it.3 days ago
Is Ruben Gallego a legit presidential contender, or just a one-hit wonder? -- By Morgan Fischer -- Ruben Gallego beat an awful candidate — ahem, Kari Lake — to win a Senate seat. How much credit should he get for winning?3 days ago
GOP feud! Party chair may sue recorder over 'illegal' mail voting plan -- By Morgan Fischer -- "I'm astounded that someone who ran on election integrity can think that's a good idea," GOP chair Gina Swoboda told us.3 days ago
Are the Diamondbacks spending what they're supposed to on Chase Field? -- By Zach Buchanan -- The team wants tax dollars for stadium upgrades. Public records raise questions about what the team is supposed to be spending on that already.4 days ago
'Emily Pike' bill to create Turquoise Alert System passes legislature -- By Jim Small | Arizona Mirror -- Supporters say the system could have saved Pike, a 14-year-old Indigenous girl who was found murdered earlier this year.8 days ago
Kari Lake announces deal to broadcast brain poison to the world -- By Morgan Fischer -- Lake said she's secured the ability to beam the far-right One American News Network through the Voice of America airwaves.9 days ago
The Valley will show out for a protest. But what comes after that? -- By Morgan Fischer -- Roughly 1,500 people protested at the Arizona Capitol on Thursday. Organizers want to turn them into committed activists.9 days ago
GOP official loses it, publicly blames bereaved man for mom's heat death -- By TJ L'Heureux -- Heat killed a woman after APS cut her power last May. State utility regulator Nick Myers told her son, "I'm more blaming you."10 days ago
Phoenix's 'May Day' protest at the Capitol: What to know -- By Morgan Fischer -- Former state Sen. Raquel Terán is organizing a big protest on May 1, a day historically used to advocate for worker rights.16 days ago
Parents rejoice as lawmakers avert disabilities program funding crisis -- By Morgan Fischer -- Hostages in a long political fight, parents of disabled kids can finally breathe. "I totally broke down," said one advocate.16 days ago
Lawmakers finally vote to fund program for parents of disabled kids -- By Morgan Fischer -- Republicans and Gov. Katie Hobbs ended a standoff over the program, which helps parents care for their disabled children.19 days ago
Ansari, back from El Salvador, vows to keep 'fighting for due process' -- By Morgan Fischer -- The Phoenix lawmaker sought the release of wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia. She returned empty-handed but emboldened.23 days ago
A kratom retailer calls for crackdown on 'unsafe' 7-OH variant -- By Morgan Fischer -- A synthetic variant of the plant-based drug poses risks. A kratom retailer wants to see products pulled from Arizona shelves.24 days ago
Oak Flat, a holy Apache site east of Phoenix, faces rapid sale and destruction -- By TJ L'Heureux -- The U.S. government said it will move to sell of the copper-rich Arizona site despite a possible Supreme Court intervention.25 days ago
Hobbs to veto all bills until GOP funds program for parents of disabled kids -- By Caitlin Sievers | Arizona Mirror -- Gov. Katie Hobbs is at war with Republicans over how much to fund the program, which is about to run out of money.26 days ago
Ansari to visit El Salvador to urge release of man Trump disappeared -- By Morgan Fischer -- The Trump administration mistakenly sent Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a notorious foreign prison but refuses to bring him back.1 month ago
Wendy Rogers brags about passing stolen valor bill she blocked -- By TJ L'Heureux -- State Sen. Wendy Rogers took credit for something she didn't do. What is that called again?1 month ago