‘One Big Beautiful Bill’? No – one big, dangerous disaster
My patient had a full-body rash. Her lips were swelling. She was scared she couldn’t breathe. If the swelling continued, her tongue could obstruct her throat, and she would suffocate. […]
Adelita Grijalva sails to victory in CD7 special primary
Key Points: Adelita Grijalva wins two-thirds of initial vote count Daniel Hernandez conceded race shortly after results Official tally will be days away Adelita Grijalva beat out four other Democrats […]
Preserving health care in Arizona
By a one vote margin (215-214), on May 22, the MAGA Republicans in Congress passed a budget reconciliation bill that delivers to President Trump his most cherished prize: tax cuts […]
Hobbs, hospital officials oppose proposed Medicaid cuts by Congress
Key Points: 25% of Medicaid recipients in Arizona could lose coverage Rural areas would be hard hit State favors work requirement with exceptions Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs brought nearly a […]
Grijalva to step down as ranking Democrat on environmental committee
In a prepared statement Monday, Grijalva said "it is the right moment to pass the torch'' as Congress begins a new session.
AZ’s new election law tightens time to meet federal deadlines
It was fought in the Supreme Court this weekend as a legal dispute over whether voters were being denied the right to fix their signatures on ballots. Lost in the […]
Funding stalled for federal program that’s reducing diabetes among Arizona Native Americans
Federal funding expires at the end of the year for a program that has reduced diabetes among Native Americans. Congress has yet to act, leaving providers and patients worried. Diabetes […]
Tucson Congressman Raúl Grijalva, sidelined by cancer since February, says next term will be his last
Tucson Congressman Raúl Grijalva, diagnosed with cancer early this year and absent from the U.S. Capitol since February, says his next term will be his last. He’s seeking a 12th […]
Governors prod Congress for more help on growing threat of wildfire in West
WASHINGTON – Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and 19 other Western governors are prodding Congress to move more urgently to address a wildfire crisis that has grown worse in recent years. […]
Tribes say their future is at stake as they push for Congress to consider Colorado River settlement
Within the heart of the Navajo Nation and in the shadow of the sandstone arch that is the namesake of the tribal capital, a simple greeting and big smiles were shared over and over again Friday as tribal officials gathered: "Yá'át'ééh abÃnÃ!"
Senator banned from using chamber’s broadcast room
A state senator who complained about Democrats hosting a "drag story hour'' has lost his privileges to use Senate broadcast facilities after he used them to do an interview with a talk show host who denies the Holocaust.
Voters urged to focus on lawmaker’s effectiveness
With 10 of Arizona’s 11 congressional seats up for election this year, experts and voters are urging Arizonans to consider the range of an incumbent’s performance

















