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Week in Review: For the Week of March 16, 2025

March 22, 2025 2:25 pmMarch 28, 2025 8:30 am

High Profile, Controversial Rallies Hit Arizona Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez held a rally at Arizona State University in Tempe, criticizing figures like former President Donald Trump and Elon Musk for policies they argue harm the working and...

Arizona Congressman Raúl Grijalva Dies at 77

March 14, 2025 8:54 amMarch 19, 2025 9:35 am

Arizona Congressman Raúl Grijalva, passed away yesterday, March 13, 2025, at the age of 77, after a long battle with lung cancer. In April 2024, the Arizona Globe reported that Grijalva publicly disclosed his lung cancer diagnosis. Despite his health challenges,...

Sen. Carroll Recounts Dark Day for Israel

October 8, 2024 6:00 amOctober 14, 2024 4:35 pm

Yesterday, October 7, 2024, marks the one-year anniversary of the second-worst attack on world Jewry, overshadowed in horror only by The Holocaust. Although many Americans call it “Israel’s 9/11,” it was exponentially worse considering the sheer percentage of Israel’s population...

An Open Letter to America

September 12, 2024 5:00 amSeptember 20, 2024 9:18 am

Yesterday, we commemorated one of the darkest days in America’s short but storied history. I remember the horror of seeing those symbols of American greatness – the Twin Towers and The Pentagon – burn to the ground. I also recall...

Arizona Lawmakers Commemorate 9/11

September 11, 2024 5:00 amSeptember 20, 2024 9:19 am

On September 11, 2001, America faced one of its darkest days as coordinated terrorist attacks claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people. The events of that day left an indelible mark on the nation’s history, forever changing our collective memory...

Hobbs Vetoes ‘Victims of Communism’ Bill

April 4, 2024 10:43 amApril 4, 2024 11:34 am

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill that would have increased educational standards on teaching about the history of communism. House Bill 2629 was sponsored by Speaker Ben Toma, and it would have made Nov. 7 “Victims of Communism” Day in...