Environmental scientists wrestle with AI’s potential climate impact v…
An Arizona State University climate tech project uses AI to provide water conservation information and suggestions for responsible water use via a simple, personable chatbot called “Blue.” (Screenshot of azwaterbot.org)Environmental scientists and conservationists have been [...]
U.S. Senate GOP wants to hike debt limit by $5 trillion in mega-bill
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., right, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., hold a press conference on the Republican budget bill at the U.S. Capitol on April 10, 2025 in Washington, [...]
Army parade, Trump birthday take over D.C., as ‘No Kings’ protests er…
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump stand together at the end of the U.S Army parade on June 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)This report has been updated. [...]
Anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ rallies draw massive crowds, despite Arizona’s …
A woman holds up a sign criticizing President Donald Trump during a “No Kings Day” protest in Scottsdale on June 14, 2025. The nationwide day of protest seeks to repudiate what critics view as the [...]
Phoenix Indian Center holds annual Rainbow Gathering for Two Spirit L…
The Phoenix Indian center hosted its annual Southwest American Indian 2SLGBTQIA+ Rainbow Gathering on June 12, 2025, at South Mountain Community College. Photo by Shondiin Silversmith | Arizona MirrorIn a time of uncertainty and continuous attacks on the [...]
Maricopa County recorder Justin Heap sues supervisors over election p…
Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap (second from right) meets with the Board of Supervisors (not pictured) on Jan. 29, 2025, to discuss his budget requests. Heap is suing supervisors, saying they failed to negotiate election [...]
Valley father detained by ICE while driving to work sparks protest fo…
Around 100 people gathered in central Phoenix on June 8, 2025, at an event organized by the Phoenix chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation to call for the release of Joel Gutierrez, an undocumented [...]
Hobbs vetoes antisemitism bill, says it’s an attack on teachers
Image via Getty ImagesArizona’s Democratic governor has vetoed a GOP-backed bill that would ban the teaching of antisemitism in public schools and universities — and allow teachers to be personally sued for alleged violations. Critics [...]
Axon ends Scottsdale negotiations but will proceed with headquarters …
Axon CEO Patrick Smith speaks the Arizona Capitol on March 4, 2025, as part of the company's effort to back legislation that would stop a ballot referendum in Scottsdale brought by residents opposed to its [...]
Arizona police departments say ICE is not using their license plate s…
An automated license plate reader sits inside a fake cactus at a Paradise Valley roundabout. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona Mirror A license plate scanning tool that is marketed to be used to combat [...]
Wrongly deported Maryland man Abrego Garcia returned to U.S.
A protester holds a photo of Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia as demonstrators gather to protest against the deportation of immigrants to El Salvador outside the Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations [...]
Republicans in Congress axed the ‘green new scam,’ but it’s a red sta…
A worker installs a solar panel on a roof. Photo by Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — Clean energy manufacturers and advocates say they’re perplexed how the repeal of tax credits in President Donald Trump’s “one big beautiful [...]
Appellate court judges show skepticism of Trump’s birthright citizens…
Photo by Getty ImagesA federal appellate court is weighing whether to allow President Donald Trump to end the 157-year-old constitutional guarantee that every child born in the country is a U.S. citizen. On Wednesday, the [...]
U.S. House Democrats grill Education Secretary McMahon on proposed cu…
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon testifies before the U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Screenshot from committee livestreamWASHINGTON — Education Secretary Linda McMahon took heat from Democrats on the U.S. [...]
Army surveillance balloons spotted over Tucson raise privacy concerns…
An Aerostar high-altitude balloon as seen from the ground in Tucson. Photo by Dugan Meyer The U.S. Army and a private company are flying high-altitude surveillance balloons over the Tucson area, raising concerns among privacy [...]
Hobbs vetoes bill banning China from owning land in Arizona
Image via Getty ImagesArizona’s Democratic governor has vetoed legislation that would have barred the Chinese government from owning land in the state. The GOP-backed measure banned the People’s Republic of China — including enterprises that [...]
Supreme Court allows Trump to end deportation protections for 532,000…
The U.S. Supreme Court, on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Friday said it will allow the Trump administration to remove deportation protections for more than 500,000 nationals [...]
Musk, dodging questions about drug use, steps back from official role…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Billionaire Elon [...]
Trump ‘blatant’ refusal to comply in deportation case shows growing r…
Prison officers stand guard at a cell block at the Salvadoran mega-prison Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo, or CECOT, on April 4, 2025. Amid several legal disputes, the Trump administration has continued its controversial deportation [...]
Trump administration targets gender-affirming care for kids with prov…
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (Screenshot from committee webcast)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services urged [...]
Federal judges side with Arizona to strike down ‘Liberation Day’ tari…
A ruling by judges at the U.S. Court of International Trade on May 28, 2025, stops President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China, Mexico, Canada and nearly all imports into the U.S. Photo via Getty ImagesNew [...]
RFK Jr. ends COVID vaccine recommendation for healthy children, pregn…
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Jan. 29, 2025 in Washington, D.C.. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)WASHINGTON [...]
My 95-year-old grandmother’s silence shows why Arizona needs Asian Am…
A monument honoring the dead stands in the cemetery at Manzanar National Historic Site on December 9, 2015 near Independence, California. Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of 10 internment camps where Japanese American citizens [...]
Republicans nix California tailpipe emissions standard, blocking poll…
Highway 170 in North Hollywood, California. (Photo by Trevor Srednick/Getty Images)The U.S. Senate voted early Thursday to prevent California from enforcing regulations on tailpipe emission from new cars and trucks, upending state regulations for the [...]
A Republican calls out rank politics and ‘performative outrage’ amid …
Photo illustration by Jim Small. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona MirrorOne GOP state lawmaker has had it with the “performative outrage” of some of the far-right members of his own party. During a debate [...]