Politics & Government

The University of Arizona is preparing to change the title of its new “social-justice advocate” student jobs following an outcry in right-wing media.

A spokeswoman for a local politician told New Times last week that “nobody” at the politician’s office knew anything about a police-training seminar that rights groups consider “Islamophobic.” This week, the interim Mesa police chief revealed in a letter to one of those groups which Maricopa County agency is funding the event.

We’re not going “birther” conspiracy here, but we do wonder how President 45 would perform on the naturalization test required by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Suspect says he’s innocent at court hearing; Maricopa County Attorney told reporters that he would not rule out seeking the death penalty.

The well-known group Human Rights Watch claims that the unsolved problem of “subpar” medical care in federal immigrant detention centers is about to get a whole lot worse under President Trump.

The Arizona Legislature passed a $9.8 billion budget Friday, with much of the attention going toward education. What else was in it?

Bad bills, bizarre insults, and more!

A group headed by two former Arizona politicians will soon begin collecting signatures for ballot measures that would overturn changes made by the Arizona Legislature this year that make it tougher to put citizens initiatives on the ballot.

Arizona’s junior senator is feeling the heat for his vote against broadband privacy.

A probe is still ongoing as to whether dozens of guns and 80,000 rounds of ammunition found at the Arizona Department of Economic Security in November were improperly obtained or stored, despite an official statement previously that the investigation was complete.

It’s been more than fifty years, and the state legislature is no closer to ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment.

Governor Doug Ducey signed a new law on Thursday that bans all cellphone use by new drivers for their first six months of driving, if they’re under 18.

Finding someone who’s actually enthusiastic about the wall is hard to do.

Advocates say it’s too hard for Somali refugees to find a job, so they end up leaving for Minnesota and other more established communities.

A group of local faith and humanist leaders met at the State Capitol on Thursday to support atheist lawmaker Athena Salman, who was rebuked by Republican leaders this week over an invocation they didn’t find religious enough.

The biggest immigrant strike in 10 years likely won’t have a big impact on Phoenix.

The senator and his staffers fundamentally don’t understand how the app is supposed to work.

Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear chicken suits.

A new poll shows that American voters oppose the GOP House leadership’s plan for a border adjustment tax.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced “Trump-era” prosecution priorities for illegal border crossers and those who help them at a speech on Tuesday in Nogales, Arizona.