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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Arizonans have a chance on Nov. 3 to strengthen Arizona’s state law preventing biological males from competing in female sports.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Arizonans will have a chance to put a stop to their taxpayer money being spent on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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Reporting from Just the News
Democratic candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia says the incident occurred Aug. 14 in Sun City, a Phoenix suburb, when she was fixing a campaign sign in the predawn hours.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Cost of living, immigration, water and data centers were among the issues debated Wednesday night by candidates for Arizona’s Congressional District 1.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Arizonans will vote Nov. 3 on a proposed constitutional amendment to strengthen the state’s voting laws and curb foreign influence on elections.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Paramount Skydance has officially closed its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, bringing two of America’s oldest movie studios together under one company now known as Skydance.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – States with existing school choice programs continue to opt into the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit Program, with supporters arguing the federal program can complement what the states offer.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - An Arizona candidate in a key congressional race has expressed opposition to data centers being built in his district, even though as a state legislator, he voted for giving the centers a tax break that cost millions of dollars of taxpayers' money. Former state Rep. Amish Shah, D-Phoenix, is facing off against Republican candidate Jay Feely for Arizona's 1st Congressional District seat, which is among the competitive races that could determine which party controls the House after the Nov. 3 midterm election. Shah, a doctor, sa ys on his campaign website that he is against building data centers in the 1st Congressional District, citing water concerns.However, while in the state Legislature in 2021, Shah voted for House Bill 2649 , which extended a data center tax incentive for qualified equipment until 2033.The original tax incentive passed in 2013 was set to expire in 2023 unless the state Legislature passed an extension. When Gov. Katie Hobbs signed the new 2027 state budget, it paused new applications for the state’s data center tax break from July 1 until June 30, 2029.Between Fiscal Years 2023 and 2025, the tax break cost the state an estimated $63.5 milli
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Reporting from Just the News
The mailing occurred six days before the scheduled Oct. 7 mail out date. Midterm Election Day is Tues., Nov. 3.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Arizona housing prices will continue to decline with the recent increase in mortgage rates, according to an economist.
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