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Politics roundup + a farewell to Mary Jo Pitzl

It's nine months into 2025 and there may have been some Arizona politics stories you bookmarked for later but haven't just yet read them. There's a lot to keep up with, and The Gaggle gets that.

This…

Published on 11 hours ago

Arizona's job growth boom hits snooze button

Arizona has been a reliable and long-standing national leader in job growth. But so far this year, the state has taken a big step backwards.

Through the first seven months, Arizona has ranked 46th in…

Published on 1 week ago

Partisan passion in local elections

There’s a conservative wave washing over some local governments in the Valley’s suburbs.

Some point to Donald Trump’s aggressive efforts to erase DEI policies in city businesses. Others contend it’s …

Published on 2 weeks ago

Kari Lake was right about ASU's collusion. What now?

It's been three years since the 2022 gubernatorial debate went from a discussion to a debacle and the Arizona Republic just received the public records.

The reports show behind-the-scenes deliberatio…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Conservative judge heeds warning for his party

Anxieties you might assume are from a liberal law professor against President Donald Trump and his administration are coming from an unexpected source: Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick.

App…

Published on 4 weeks ago

A conversation with Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari

Rep. Yassamin Ansari has spent her freshman year in Congress making national headlines.

She made national headlines for her travel to El Salvador where she tried, unsuccessfully, to meet with a man w…

Published on 1 month ago

Remembering migrants-rights activist Alfredo Gutierrez

Alfredo Gutierrez, a nationally known migrants-rights activist and prominent politician, has died. At 79 years old, he succumbed to esophageal cancer on Tuesday, July 29.

Through his long service in …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Arizona Democrats are in crisis

Arizona Democrats have held the spotlight this month with two very different votes.

One elected legacy politician Adelita Grijalva for the party's representation in the CD 7 race to fill her late fat…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

What Sen. Gallego's trip to Iowa could mean

While the rest of the U.S. Senate will go on its annual break in August, Arizona freshman Ruben Gallego is heading to Des Moines to meet with middle America to potentially gauge his chances in what i…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

How Trump's Big Beautiful Bill will change Arizona

President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law in a Fourth of July ceremony, making tax cuts he passed during his first term permanent.

It offsets those revenue losses to the g…

Published on 2 months ago