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Controversial Animal Cruelty Bill Draws Fire from Conservatives, Working-Class Arizonans
Arizona Daily Independent
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June 5, 2025
A bill intended to strengthen animal cruelty laws in Arizona is drawing sharp criticism from conservative lawmakers, grassroots activists, and working-class communities, who say the proposal goes too far and threatens to criminalize pet owners...
Maricopa County Republican Committee EGC Votes Unanimously to Demand the DOJ Investigate the State Bar of Arizona
The Arizona Sun Times
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June 5, 2025
The Executive Guidance Committee (EGC) of the Maricopa County Republican Committee unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday calling for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to “[i]mmediately commence an [i]nvestigation...
Jumping the Shark in This Weekend’s Arts & Culture Events
The Austin Chronicle - Texas
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Courtesy of the Trail Conservancy Maudie’s Moonlight Run Thursday 5, Auditorium Shores On the rocks or on the trail, this night of margarita mischief is sure to get your heart racing. Maudie’s is back with its 22nd annual run, where all...
Even for Americans who don't trust traditional media, immigration stories are breaking through
KJZZ - Arizona
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June 4, 2025
News of the Trump Administration’s policies — including its immigration and deportation policies — have been all over the mainstream news, from newspapers to TV and radio. But Adrian Carrasquillo writes the Huddled Masses newsletter, which focuses...
Local officials, protesters clash with ICE outside office over detentions in growing escalation over Trump’s immigration tactics
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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June 5, 2025
In another sign of escalating tension over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, community organizers, protesters and several Chicago aldermen clashed with federal agents Wednesday as they detained immigrants outside a U.S. Customs and...
Arizona students demand education protections from the Trump administration
The Copper Courier - Arizona
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June 3, 2025
Shayna Stevens is a Pell Grant recipient who worked multiple jobs to stay afloat while attending Northern Arizona University (NAU). Now an organizer with the Arizona Students Association (ASA), an advocacy group fighting for higher education, she...
Immigration lawyer reflects on long journey from Mexico to law career
CBS 4 - Minnesota
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On May 9, Juventino Meza was sworn in as attorney by the Minnesota Supreme Court inside the Capitol building in St. Paul. Meza's journey from being undocumented to working his way to becoming an immigration attorney started when he was a boy. Meza...
Federal appeals court upholds order blocking Education Department closure
Louisiana Illuminator
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June 4, 2025
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court late Wednesday upheld a lower court’s order requiring the U.S. Education Department to reinstate more than 1,300 fired employees and blocking an executive order to dismantle the department and a directive to...
Trump admin ends Job Corps program, impacting young people in Arizona
FOX 10 Phoenix - Arizona
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PHOENIX - The Trump administration is closing Job Corps centers across the country, including one here in the Valley. Job Corps has been around since 1964, providing free education, job training and housing to low-income young adults. Local...
She was the 90s babe who dated two real-life brothers in different teen sitcoms... can you guess who she is?
Daily Mail
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June 7, 2025
This 90s babe made headlines and history by romantically linking with two real-life brothers while starring in several beloved sitcoms. Think you know who it is? Born in California and raised on a ranch in Arizona, this actress got her start as a...
Antisemitism in Education Act on its way to Arizona governor’s desk
The Black Chronicle - Oklahoma
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June 4, 2025
(The Center Square) – The Antisemitism Education Act is headed to Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ desk after its final passage by the Legislature. The Arizona House passed House Bill 2867 on a 38 to 20 vote Wednesday with bipartisan support. The...
U.S. House Democrats grill Education Secretary McMahon on proposed cuts, anti-diversity measures
North Dakota Monitor
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June 4, 2025
WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Linda McMahon took heat from Democrats on the U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce on Wednesday over the Trump administration’s initiatives to dramatically overhaul the federal role in education and...
Too many Arizona drivers are unprepared for the road; we must change that
Queen Creek Independent - Arizona
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Maria Wojtczak Submitted photo By Maria Wojtczak | DrivingMBA Arizona’s rapid growth has brought new opportunities, businesses and residents to our state, but it’s also put more drivers on our roads. The increased traffic comes with increased...
No expiration on education: Adult learner moves through foster care, addiction to earn high school diploma from Pima College
Arizona Luminaria
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June 4, 2025
In his first year of sobriety, Brayan Muñoz Leal stood at the door of a Fourth Avenue bar. A security guard and recovering addict, Brayan worked the room and the door with patience, understanding and sometimes trepidation. But after a drunk...
Here are the best-run cities in Arizona and the U.S.
AZ Big Media - Arizona
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June 4, 2025
Recent years have been a true test of the effectiveness of local leadership, from public health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic to higher-than-average inflation and other issues like elevated homicide rates. Even during less difficult times,...
Michigan education officials on the hot seat over the state’s poor academic performance
Chalkbeat
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June 4, 2025
Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy. Two top officials with the Michigan Department of Education on Tuesday defended the current state of Michigan schools...
Attorney Hillary Walsh's Vision for Helping 1 Million Undocumented Immigrants
International Business Times
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June 4, 2025
In a small courtroom in Phoenix, Arizona, a woman named Carla, bruised emotionally and silenced by fear, sat gripping a manila folder of documents she barely understood. Her U.S. citizen husband had weaponized her immigration status for years,...
Veterinary students provide care at wild horse facility in Arizona
Tucson Standard - Arizona
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June 3, 2025
Learning to care for animals at the University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine often extends beyond the classroom. For students like Jason Simmons, this meant spending time in central Arizona's corrals, where wild horses and burros roam....
Gila County Education: 2,120 Hispanic or Latino students were enrolled in 2024-25 school year
SE Arizona News
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June 4, 2025
Katherine Haley Vice President of Arizona State Board of Education | oakrosegroup.comKatherine Haley Vice President of Arizona State Board of Education | oakrosegroup.com There were 2,120 Hispanic or Latino students enrolled in Gila County schools...
Man accused of multiple child sex crimes arrested in Mexico and extradited to Arizona
KPNX 12 News - Arizona
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June 4, 2025
Ciro Soberanes Moedano fled the US in 2016 while under investigation for charges including child molestation, according to Chandler police. CHANDLER, Ariz. — A man who had been on the run for nearly 10 years has been arrested in Mexico and...