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Arizona
![A protester carries a poster reading "I am Trayvon Martin"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/GettyImages-142142129-400x300.jpg)
In a Victory for Activists, Lawsuit Against Arizona’s ALEC Lawmakers Can Proceed
Racial justice groups say Arizona Republicans violated a state open meetings law at a secretive right-wing summit.
![Sen. Kyrsten Sinema speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on February 1, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/2022_0203-kyrsten-sinema-400x300.jpg)
Democrats Are So Fed Up With Kyrsten Sinema They Are Funding a Primary Challenge
Grassroots activists in Arizona increasingly view Sinema as beholden to big money.
![A supporter holds a "Trump Won" sign at a rally by former President Donald Trump at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds on January 15, 2022, in Florence, Arizona.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/GettyImages-1364860697-400x300.jpg)
AZ Republicans Introduce Bill Allowing Legislature to “Reject” Election Results
Arizona legislators are turning Trump's conspiracy theories into bills.
![A Starbucks drive-through sign is pictured on January 18, 2022, in Cardiff, Wales.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0125-starbucks-400x300.jpg)
Starbucks Asks Labor Board to Stop Ongoing Union Election in Mesa, Arizona
The company is asking the labor board to overturn a decision to conduct the election on a store-by-store basis.
![Senators Bernie Sanders and Kyrsten Sinema](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0124-sanders-sinema-400x300.jpg)
Sanders Says Arizona Democrats’ Decision to Censure Sinema Was “Exactly Right”
Sanders has been advocating for more Democratic proposals to come to a vote in order to get senators’ views on record.
![Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds on January 15, 2022, in Florence, Arizona.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0119-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Revealed His New Electoral Strategy in Arizona, and It Is Horrifying
Trump is escalating his racist lies in an attempt to regain the right-wingers who hate his newfound vaccine advocacy.
![Voting rights advocates march in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 15, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0117-voting-rights-march-400x300.png)
Progressives Rail Against Sinema for Choosing Filibuster Over Voting Rights
The Arizona senator drew ire from voting rights advocates at events marking MLK Jr.'s birthday.
![Trump supporters attend a Stop The Steal rally just hours after Joe Biden was named President-elect on November 7, 2020, at the State Capitol in Phoenix, Arizona.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0113-arizona-election-400x300.jpg)
Fake GOP Elector Refuses to Explain Involvement in Electoral College Plot
Republicans in at least five states submitted forged documents in an attempt to give Electoral College votes to Trump.
![People walk around the entrance of a polling place](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/12/2021_1208-arizona-voting-400x300.jpg)
Students in Arizona Launch Hunger Strike to Pass Freedom to Vote Act
The cross-partisan group is calling on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to support a change in Senate rules to advance the bill.
![A mother and young student wear masks while leaving school](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1103-student-mother-masks-400x300.jpg)
Arizona Supreme Court Rules That Mask Mandate Ban Is Unconstitutional
The ban was passed through a series of budget bills, which goes against rules set out in the state constitution.