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Tom Horne criticizes veto of Arizona antisemitism education bill

KVOA - Arizona ·

PHOENIX (KVOA) - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has voiced strong disapproval following Gov. Katie Hobbs' veto of a bipartisan bill aimed at addressing antisemitism in Arizona's public school classrooms. "This is a terrible...

Pritzker defends Illinois’ immigration laws in theatrical congressional hearing

Shaw Local - Illinois ·

Gov. JB Pritzker spent hours Thursday defending his governing record and Illinois’ immigration policies as he was peppered with questions from members of the U.S. House Oversight Committee. Pritzker and Democratic governors Kathy Hochul of New...

Key Republican lawmaker defends Arizona House budget, says Hobbs has been MIA

KJZZ - Arizona · June 12, 2025

Arizona House Republicans have unveiled their budget proposal for the fiscal year that starts on July 1. The more than $17 billion plan includes a pay raise for corrections officers and money for road and other infrastructure projects. What it...

Mark Kelly blasts GOP education cuts, $5B voucher program as ‘horrible idea’ at DC rally

Arizona Mirror · June 12, 2025

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly joined education advocates, parents, teachers and students Thursday to blast congressional Republicans’ proposed cuts to education. The Arizona Democrat and demonstrators spoke out against GOP lawmakers’ “big,...

Ignore the stats; grittiness defines Arizona baseball’s run to College World Series

The Arizona Daily Star ·

The numbers don’t favor the Arizona Wildcats in Omaha. When you look at several of the statistics that usually portend success in baseball — batting average, OPS, ERA, WHIP, fielding percentage — Arizona doesn’t stack up well against the field in...

Ranking Arizona: Top 10 architecture companies for 2025

AZ Big Media - Arizona · June 12, 2025

Here are the Top 10 architecture companies in Arizona, based on public voting for the 2025 edition of Ranking Arizona, the state’s biggest and most comprehensive business opinion poll. Ranking Arizona is based purely on opinion and ranks companies...

Iowa bans Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care for adults

The Advocate · June 12, 2025

It's not just youth — Iowa's Medicaid program is now banned from covering gender-affirming care for adults, too. House File 1049 prevents Medicaid from paying for hormone therapies or gender-affirming surgeries, though it does not prohibit...

Taiwanese immigrant artist debuts solo exhibition

The Las Cruces Bulletin - New Mexico ·

Serena Johnson Las Cruces Bulletin Untraditional. Bold. Bright. Playful. These are just some of the words to describe the current artwork inside of the Doña Ana Arts Council Gallery. On Friday, June 6, people drifted around the gallery, gazing at...

Trump pulls a 'TACO' on immigration crackdown

Daily Kos · June 12, 2025

President Donald Trump on Thursday admitted that his draconian immigration raids against farm, construction, and hospitality workers are hurting businesses, and said that changes to his mass-deportation agenda are coming. The announcement came in...

Greenlee County Education: 87 American Indian or Alaskan Native students were enrolled in 2024-25 school year

SE Arizona News · June 12, 2025

Tom Horne Superintendent of Public Instruction at Arizona Department of Education | azed.govTom Horne Superintendent of Public Instruction at Arizona Department of Education | azed.gov There were 87 American Indian or Alaskan Native students...

Speaker Montenegro on Hobbs' veto of Antisemitism Education Act: 'This veto is beyond the pale'

SE Valley Times - Arizona · June 12, 2025

Steve Montenegro, Speaker of the Arizona House, said that Governor Katie Hobbs' veto of the bipartisan Antisemitism Education Act is her worst veto of the session. The bill aims to block antisemitic content in public schools. He made this...

Is Kentucky a good place to live for LGBTQ+ people? What…

Courier-Journal - Kentucky ·

How welcome do LGBTQ+ Kentuckians feel at home and at work? A recent national report suggests the Bluegrass State has a lot of room for improvement. Advocacy group Out Leadership this month released its seventh annual Business Climate Index...

Live Updates: ‘No Kings' protests draw thousands in Dallas, Fort Worth on Saturday

NBC 5 DFW - Texas · June 12, 2025

Activists are planning peaceful “No Kings” demonstrations across the country on Saturday to coincide with Trump's planned military parade in Washington, D.C. and to protest federal immigration enforcement raids. Keep up with the latest protests...

Arizona attorney has stern warning for protesters amid ICE operations

Arizona’s Family · June 11, 2025

Deportation proceedings have started for a mother in Mesa who overstayed her tourist visa when she was a kid, surprising her family. Jazmin Urias got a letter last weekend from the feds asking her to appear in front of an immigration judge for a...

Apache groups continue fight against massive Arizona copper mine

Florence Independent - Arizona ·

By Derry Lenehan | Cronkite News WASHINGTON — As long as anyone can remember, the Western Apache have used a site 60 miles east of Phoenix for a coming-of-age ritual. But the sacred site known as Oak Flat sits atop $150 billion worth of copper. A...

Arizona governor vetoes bill banning teaching antisemitism, calls it an attack on educators

Brandon Sun · June 11, 2025

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a proposal that would have banned teaching antisemitism at the state’s public K-12 schools, universities and colleges and exposed educators who violate the new rules to discipline and lawsuits....

Arizona Jewish Historical Society breaks ground on Holocaust Education Center

City Sun Times - Arizona ·

The Arizona Jewish Historical Society has officially broken ground on the Hilton Family Holocaust Education Center, a 30,000-square-foot facility that aims to transform Holocaust education across the state. Set to open in spring 2027 in downtown...

Immigrant advocates warn of ICE workplace raids Tuesday: What to know

Phoenix New Times - Arizona ·

Editor's note: Phoenix New Times has reporters in the field trying to track down ICE activities. Read our report. *** As the city of Los Angeles reels from large-scale immigration raids and the resulting civil unrest, immigration attorneys and...

Arizona governor vetoes bill banning teaching antisemitism, calls it an attack on educators

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia ·

Hobbs, a Democrat, said Tuesday that the bill was not about antisemitism but rather about attacking teachers. “It puts an unacceptable level of personal liability in place for our public school, community college, and university educators and...

Arizona man bitten twice by rattlesnake, taken to hospital

KPNX 12 News - Arizona · June 10, 2025

The man was apparently bitten on each ankle while walking in the dark near his home in southern Arizona TUCSON, Ariz. — A 72-year-old man from Green Valley is recovering after a rattlesnake bit him on both ankles while walking in the dark near his...