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Devil’s Advocate: Sunday night protests rage on despite curfew

Bree Florence, Staff Reporter  The march spread across Van Buren, stretching from Seventh Avenue to First Street. Protesters marched up and down the street while passing cars honked rapidly in support, a cacophony that could be heard every...

Ducey installs curfew after another round of protests

While marches weaved through the streets of downtown Phoenix, another riot caught the attention of local legislatures: rioting and looting at the Scottsdale Fashion Square, which hit the news as Phoenix protestors were outside the Talking Stick...

Devil’s Advocate: staff reporter’s experience at Friday night’s protest

For a couple of hours Friday night, hundreds of demonstrators gathered despite the heat at the Phoenix Police Department Headquarters, which was barricaded by fences and dozens of officers, shoulder-to-shoulder in riot gear. Waving “Black Lives Matter” and...

“Love Your School” hosts movement at the capitol

A sea of scarlet red bumper stickers in the parking lot outside the Arizona Capitol advocates for the “Red for Ed” campaign, which seeks better funding for education and teachers. But not 100 yards away, around 100...

Proposed Save Women’s Sports Act sparks controversy

Proposed bill that would assign student-athletes to teams based on their biological sex is causing contention between activists trying to “save women’s sports” and transgender rights activists. Representative Nancy Barto, R-Phoenix, is sponsoring HB2706, also known as the...

Proposed House bill to permit tribal regalia for graduation ceremonies

For years, Native American students have not been able to wear sacred tribal regalia at graduation ceremonies. One bill moving in the legislature could change that. Rep. David Cook's, R-Globe, bill HB2120 would make it illegal for schools...