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What's brewing at the Arizona Capitol for 2026
Podcast Episode · The Gaggle: An Arizona politics podcast · 12/10/2025 · 17m
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December 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Pentagon investigating Mark Kelly after Trump accused him of sedition

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Pentagon investigating Mark Kelly after Trump accused him of sedition
Sen. Mark Kelly was one of six Democratic lawmakers who recently urged military personnel to refuse unlawful orders.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Arizona House GOP to investigate governor, contractor after Republic reporting

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Arizona House GOP to investigate governor, contractor after Republic reporting
The inquiry was prompted by reporting in The Arizona Republic, which detailed the Democratic governor’s ties to Sunshine Residential Homes.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A costume for 2025: Happy Halloween from Bad News
November 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Sen. Carine Werner denies 'morbidly obese' comment was about Scottsdale Unified staffer

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Sen. Carine Werner denies 'morbidly obese' comment was about Scottsdale Unified staffer
Patti Bilbrey, Scottsdale Unified School District's director of nutrition services, said she was not satisfied with Sen. Carine Werner's apology.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Arizona GOP congressman says he was surveilled under TSA security program

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Arizona GOP congressman says he was surveilled under TSA security program
President Donald Trump had already discontinued the surveillance program this summer.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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University of Arizona asked to accept Trump's demands to get priority for federal funds

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University of Arizona asked to accept Trump's demands to get priority for federal funds
Several prominent universities were asked to align with the federal government's stance on admissions, gender and viewpoint diversity.
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October 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Schweikert's gubernatorial bid deals wild card into swing Arizona congressional district

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Schweikert's gubernatorial bid deals wild card into swing Arizona congressional district
Schweikert's retirement from Congress will force Republicans to test their luck with a different candidate in the battleground Arizona district.
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October 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Running for governor would be an ambitious political wager for Schweikert, an eight-term Republican member of Congress.
September 30, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Scottsdale group to sue state over controversial law that allowed Taser-maker Axon HQ

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Scottsdale group to sue state over controversial law that allowed Taser-maker Axon HQ
A citizen-led group plans to sue the state over a new controversial law that allowed Taser-maker Axon to build its housing complex in Scottsdale.
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September 26, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Arizona sends a Democrat to the US House and what that means for the Epstein controversy: podcast.app/a-new-grijal...
A new Grijalva and the future of the Epstein files - The Gaggle: An Arizona politics podcast
<p>On September 23, Congressional District 7 elected Democrat Adelita Grijalva to Congress and the narrow Republican majority in the United States House of Representatives is about to be slightly thin...
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September 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Pornhub to stop operating in Arizona over new age verification law

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Pornhub to stop operating in Arizona over new age verification law
The law requires porn sites to obtain a government ID or another “commercially reasonable method” to verify users are 18 or older.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Jury to decide fate of parents accused of murdering 7-year-old daughter in 2017

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Jury to decide fate of parents accused of murdering 7-year-old daughter in 2017
Opening arguments are set to begin for the case of Germayne and Lisa Cunningham who are accused of conspiring to kill 7-year-old Sanaa Cunningham.
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September 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
With 58% of the vote, Arizona Democrats elect Charlene Fernandez as party chair. She replaces Robert Branscomb, who was removed in July and will serve until January 2027.
September 14, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Arizona Democrats try to limit outside spending in primary races

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August 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Arizona will offer payment for people who were wrongly convicted, imprisoned

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Arizona will offer payment for people who were wrongly convicted, imprisoned
The program will pay the equivalent of 200% of Arizona's median household income for each year of the prison term.
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August 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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AZ GOP chair called for school voucher guardrails. Republicans are calling for her head

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AZ GOP chair called for school voucher guardrails. Republicans are calling for her head
Arizona GOP Chair Gina Swoboda said she agrees more "guardrails" should be placed on Arizona's universal Empowerment Scholarship Account program.
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August 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Canyon officials ignored 'critical' warnings on Dragon Bravo, fire plan shows

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Canyon officials ignored 'critical' warnings on Dragon Bravo, fire plan shows
Grand Canyon fire plan shows officials publicly downplayed safety threats as fuel and weather conditions reached the brink of "critical" fire risk.
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August 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Gov. Katie Hobbs defends mail-in voting after Trump again vows to end it

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Gov. Katie Hobbs defends mail-in voting after Trump again vows to end it
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs made her 2026 reelection bid official the same day Trump indicated he would try to end mail-in voting.
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August 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Kris Mayes says voters affected by 'glitch' should get full ballot. Will counties listen?

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Kris Mayes says voters affected by 'glitch' should get full ballot. Will counties listen?
County recorders are working to update the status of longtime voters who registered to vote before a 2004 law required proof of citizenship.
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August 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Brother of slain child files $60 million claim against Arizona, DCS

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Brother of slain child files $60 million claim against Arizona, DCS
Two brothers suffered years of abuse leading to torture and death, according to a $60 million claim filed against Arizona and DCS.
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August 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM