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1,636 likes, 283 comments - phoenixnewtimes on August 7, 2026: "The public watched a cop punch an Arizona State University cheerleader in the face. She got two black eyes. Police got dragged. Now she’...

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Welcome to the "Knowledge Economy," a term coined by ASU President Michael Crow.

Schweikert was the lone Arizona lawmaker to vote against stripping immunity from pesticide makers. Andy Biggs didn't vote. https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizonas-schweikert-votes-to-shield-pest...

More than 400,000 Arizonans have lost their SNAP benefits since July — the largest decline in the nation by a wide margin — as an underfunded state agency administered changes called for in President Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act.The drop represents nearly 47% of the state’s participants in the program better known as food stamps and includes about 180,000 children, according to the Arizona Department of Economic Security, which administers the program.On Wednesday, the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released data through February showing that the reduction in Arizona has far outstripped other states. The bill, which places a larger share of the program’s costs onto states, expanded work requirements for some recipients and eliminated work exemptions for others, such as people who are homeless or aging out of foster care.Learn more in the full story by Nicole Santa Cruz via ProPublica at phoenixnewtimes.com (link in bio). 📸: Morgan Fischer

On Monday, Surprise Mayor Kevin Sartor pulled back the curtain on a subject of intense scrutiny in the West Valley suburb: The massive planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center that is set to go online later this year.It was first reported in January that the Department of Homeland Security had purchased a 400,000-square-foot warehouse that it planned to convert into a detention center. By then, the purchase had already been finalized, without the city’s knowledge. On March 19, Sartor, City Manager Andrea Davis and members of the city council met with federal immigration higher-ups in Washington, D.C., to get some answers.Sartor held a press conference on Monday to reveal the substance of those talks. DHS made a lot of promises about how the facility will be used and how it will ensure that the surrounding community is not disrupted. But none of those promises are legally enforceable, city officials admit, and activists opposed to the detention center are calling bullshit.Read the full story by Morgan Fischer at phoenixnewtimes.com (link in bio). 📸: Morgan Fischer

Sen. Mark Kelly’s campaign coffers exploded after President Donald Trump called for his execution. So it comes as little surprise to Democratic strategists that he is now eyeing a bid for president.In Iowa and New Hampshire, which host the first nominating contests, Democratic leaders say he would be a serious contender thanks to his resume as a Navy combat pilot and astronaut and toughness against Trump. Learn more in the full story by George Headley and Natalie Ogami via @cronkitenews at phoenixnewtimes.com (link in bio).📸: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, Elias Weiss, Evan El-Amin/Shutterstock.com, Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

PHOENIX - Trump’s ICE goons drive by and MACE peaceful protestors on the sidewalk right in the face for no reason. (From @phoenixnewtimes )

PHOENIX - Trump’s ICE goons drive by and MACE peaceful protestors on the sidewalk right in the face for no reason. (From @phoenixnewtimes )

The world's richest man paid $47 a signature during the 2024 election. One Arizona woman says his PAC stiffed her as much as $12,000.

The world's richest man paid $47 a signature during the 2024 election. One Arizona woman says his PAC stiffed her as much as $12,000.

Eager to curry MAGA's favor as he runs for Arizona governor, Biggs punched down at vulnerable children.

Sinema lobbied hard for the data center, but her involvement created exactly the opposition she tried to sweeping away.

413 likes, 74 comments - phoenixnewtimes on December 4, 2025: "It felt like a visit from your friendly neighborhood cartel kingpin. Or in this case, an ex-senator. It was Oct. 16 and Kyrsten Sinema —...