California, Arizona and others, fearing a political shake-up of negotiating teams after the November election, are aiming to wrap up work this year.
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RELATED: Immigration negotiations in Congress center on parole, asylum policy
Those leading the talks — Sens. James Lankford, Republican of Oklahoma, Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut and Kyrsten Sinema, independent of Arizona — have worked for weeks to strike a deal between the White House and Senate Republicans on immigration policy changes at the U.S. Southern border.
Why Arizona is worried about finishing the presidential election on time but other states aren’t
The state’s voting rules and new laws have created an unforgiving timeline for the 2024 presidential election. But there’s many ways to compress the schedule to make it work.
Larry Hogan resigns from No Labels leadership
Larry Hogan, the former governor of Maryland and a moderate Republican who has been critical of Donald Trump, stepped down last month from the leadership of the third-party movement No Labels, a move that could signal his preparations to run for president using the group’s ballot line.
Protesters rally against transgender athletes outside NCAA convention in Phoenix
For more than two hours Thursday afternoon, a group of demonstrators gathered in front of Phoenix City Hall, holding a rally in which they protested against allowing transgender athletes to participate in women’s sports.
UArizona will not cut sports under plan to shore up financial difficulties
Resigned CFO still working for UA
Kari Lake to campaign for Donald Trump in Iowa, days ahead of presidential caucuses
Lake, the former TV news anchor who grew up in Iowa and is now running for Arizona’s U.S. Senate seat, has become a prominent surrogate for the former president’s 2024 campaign. She on Friday will address a pro-Trump crowd in Iowa’s Marion County.
RELATED: She spread election conspiracies. It ruined her life.
Even if you’ve never heard of Staci Burk, you’re probably familiar with her work — a smorgasbord of 2020 election fraud claims, none of which proved anywhere near true.
Mean streets of Arizona? We were found to have the worst road rage in the country
The Grand Canyon State was never known for great drivers, but a recent Forbes study puts the problem into perspective.
Yellow Sheet
IN THE CROWDED GOP RACE FOR LESKO’S SEAT IN CD8, Toma brought in $340,000. And Kern told our reporter he raised about $115,000. Meanwhile, Abe Hamadeh seems to be leading the pack as he raised about $1.3 million, though $290,000 came from his campaign, and $1 million came from Arizona’s Bold Era (ABE) PAC. Former Senate candidate Blake Masters has yet to announce his fundraising haul for Q4, nor has former rep. Trent Franks. FEC Q4 reports from candidates are due Jan. 31 and Q4 reports from committees are due Jan. . . .more
News Release
Kelly, Bipartisan Colleagues Call on Agriculture Committee Leadership to Address Long-Term Drought in Farm Bil Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) joined Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), and 14 bipartisan Senate colleagues, calling on Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry leaders to address long-term drought in the upcoming Farm Bill.“Agriculture is the economic backbone for rural communities in our states. However, severe, long-term drought is devastating these rural areas. During periods of droughts, our farmers and ranchers face diminishing crop and livestock outputs. These negative effects reverberate through the community, affecting not just individual producers, but the broader local economy and food system,” wrote the senators. The natural patterns of droughts have become more frequent, severe, and longer because of our changing climate. Since 2000, the American West has experienced some of the driest conditions on record, and the American Southwest continues to suffer an unprecedented period of extreme drought. You can read the letter here.
