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		<title>AZ Supreme Court Decides for Religious Secrecy Over Safety of Children</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Linda Lyon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 13:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Arizona Supreme Court ruled this past Thursday, that religious institutions may decide when their doctrines require them to keep secret, confessions about child abuse. They also can decide who beyond actual members of the &#8220;clergy&#8221;, are exempt from reporting requirements. The case in question involved two Mormon bishops who will now not have to ... <a title="AZ Supreme Court Decides for Religious Secrecy Over Safety of Children" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/az-supreme-court-decides-for-religious-secrecy-over-safety-of-children/" aria-label="Read more about AZ Supreme Court Decides for Religious Secrecy Over Safety of Children">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Erosion of America&#8217;s Military Under Trump</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Linda Lyon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Global Politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[donald trump]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[One thing you have to give Donald Trump: he is an extraordinary political gaslighter. Time and again, he convinces millions of supporters that reality is the opposite of what is plainly in front of them. He benefits from an ecosystem of loyal sychophants and compliant media outlets, but he also possesses a remarkable instinct for ... <a title="The Erosion of America&#8217;s Military Under Trump" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/the-erosion-of-americas-military-under-trump/" aria-label="Read more about The Erosion of America&#8217;s Military Under Trump">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8220;Devastating&#8221;: Arizona Democratic Reaction to the Trump Administration Plan for Colorado River Water Distribution</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[AZ Congressional Delegation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[kate gallego]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Earlier today, the Trump Administration released its plan for how to deal with the flow of Colorado River Water to Upper and Lower Basin States that depend on that vital resource. Unfortunately, residents in the Lower Basin ones in Arizona, California, and Nevada, in the new plan, would reap the brunt of the water supply ... <a title="&#8220;Devastating&#8221;: Arizona Democratic Reaction to the Trump Administration Plan for Colorado River Water Distribution" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/devastating-arizona-democratic-reaction-to-the-trump-administration-plan-for-colorado-river-water-distribution/" aria-label="Read more about &#8220;Devastating&#8221;: Arizona Democratic Reaction to the Trump Administration Plan for Colorado River Water Distribution">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Nothing Says Affordability from Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans Like Medicare Cuts</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Elderly Americans who voted for Donald Trump, who bought his lies, despite the first-term record, the failed business ventures, and the criminal rap sheet, that he would bring prices down, are about to get hosed again. This time, the regime that has ushered in a golden age for billionaires while throwing everyone else into a ... <a title="Nothing Says Affordability from Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans Like Medicare Cuts" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/nothing-says-affordability-from-donald-trump-and-maga-republicans-like-medicare-cuts/" aria-label="Read more about Nothing Says Affordability from Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans Like Medicare Cuts">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tributes Roll In for Tempe Political Lion Harry Mitchell</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adrian Fontes]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tempe Educator, a three-term Mayor, four-term State Senator, Party Chairperson, and two-term House Representative, Harry Mitchell passed away yesterday (July 29) at the age of 86. A political lion for close to 30 years, tributes for Mitchell have rolled in from Arizona&#8217;s current leaders over the last 24 hours. Governor Katie Hobbs wrote: &#8220;Harry Mitchell ... <a title="Tributes Roll In for Tempe Political Lion Harry Mitchell" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/tributes-roll-in-for-tempe-political-lion-harry-mitchell/" aria-label="Read more about Tributes Roll In for Tempe Political Lion Harry Mitchell">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>An Arizona List Event in Tucson Featuring Arizona&#8217;s Mayors You Should Attend!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Bryan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wondering how the leaders you elect are creating positive change? Join us for a fun Meet Your Mayors Event next Saturday! Hear from the three key cities about exciting new policy initiatives and creative responses to the national chaos. Get energized and inspired! Ed. MDB: Tell them BlogForArizona sent you! I&#8217;ll be there online! Saturday, ... <a title="An Arizona List Event in Tucson Featuring Arizona&#8217;s Mayors You Should Attend!" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/an-arizona-list-event-in-tucson-featuring-arizonas-mayors-you-should-attend/" aria-label="Read more about An Arizona List Event in Tucson Featuring Arizona&#8217;s Mayors You Should Attend!">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Victory in Court for Protect Education, the Universal Private School Voucher Ballot Reform Initiative</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Linda Lyon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[AZ Elections]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Linda Lyon Yesterday, Judge Joseph Kreamer of the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County ruled (ruling, PDF Link) that HCR 2048 is unconstitutional. The lawsuit, filed by the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest on behalf of plaintiffs AEA, SOSAZN, and Linda May Lyon, sought both declaratory and injunctive relief. The ... <a title="A Victory in Court for Protect Education, the Universal Private School Voucher Ballot Reform Initiative" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/a-victory-in-court-for-protect-education-the-universal-private-school-voucher-ballot-reform-initiative/" aria-label="Read more about A Victory in Court for Protect Education, the Universal Private School Voucher Ballot Reform Initiative">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Data Center Cartoons</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dee Maitland]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Mendoza for CD6 Congress: No Data Centers in the Desert.</title>
		<link>https://blogforarizona.net/201903-2/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=201903-2</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Bodine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;No data centers in the desert,&#8221; said Democrat Jo Mendoza when asked about the sprawling computing facilities increasingly proposed for Arizona. &#8220;Not right now, not in our district, not in our state.&#8221; She is running to unseat Congressman Juan Ciscomani in Arizona&#8217;s 6th congressional district, who has publicly backed the energy infrastructure that makes data ... <a title="Mendoza for CD6 Congress: No Data Centers in the Desert." class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/201903-2/" aria-label="Read more about Mendoza for CD6 Congress: No Data Centers in the Desert.">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Legislative Republicans Are Now 0 for 2: &#8220;Trojan Horse&#8221; HCR2048 is Stricken from the Ballot</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What is the name of that song? Seems like Yesterday. That is probably the mood of jubilant Arizona Democrats, Public School Advocates, and proponents of sane and legal fiscal policy as another Arizona judge, for the second time in two days, found a Legislative Republican led ballot initiative constitutionally lacking, striking down HCR2048, a measure ... <a title="Legislative Republicans Are Now 0 for 2: &#8220;Trojan Horse&#8221; HCR2048 is Stricken from the Ballot" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/legislative-republicans-are-now-0-for-2-trojan-horse-hcr2048-is-stricken-from-the-ballot/" aria-label="Read more about Legislative Republicans Are Now 0 for 2: &#8220;Trojan Horse&#8221; HCR2048 is Stricken from the Ballot">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Victory for Arizona Labor and Democracy: Reaction to the Court Rejecting Republican&#8217;s Unconstitutional Anti Union HCR 2040</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From the moment Legislative Republicans, in their positions as the majority party in the State Legislature, inserted biased and vague wording in explanatory language on several initiatives scheduled to appear on the November ballot, Democrats cried foul and sought redress. These initiatives are: Commenting on Legislative Republicans muscling their partisan perspectives into these referrals, State ... <a title="A Victory for Arizona Labor and Democracy: Reaction to the Court Rejecting Republican&#8217;s Unconstitutional Anti Union HCR 2040" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/a-victory-for-arizona-labor-and-democracy-reaction-to-the-court-rejecting-republicans-unconstitutional-anti-union-hcr-2040/" aria-label="Read more about A Victory for Arizona Labor and Democracy: Reaction to the Court Rejecting Republican&#8217;s Unconstitutional Anti Union HCR 2040">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Pima County Bd. of Supervisors appoint Jorge Soto to Pima County Treasurer position</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carolyn Classen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pima County Treasurer Brian Johnson (D) resigned on June 15, 2026 due to allegations of sexual harassment in that office. Chief Deputy Treasurer Jake Martin is serving as Interim Director. Martin ran for District 1 Pima County Supervisor in the July 2024 Dem primary against Supervisor Rex Scott (D). Nine persons applied to be appointed ... <a title="Pima County Bd. of Supervisors appoint Jorge Soto to Pima County Treasurer position" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/pima-county-bd-of-supervisors-appoint-jorge-soto-to-pima-county-treasurer-position/" aria-label="Read more about Pima County Bd. of Supervisors appoint Jorge Soto to Pima County Treasurer position">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Can Juan Ciscomani Afford to Be on Donald Trump’s Side in the Affordability Debate?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Overmyer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[And does he believe Trump’s nonsense? (Illustration credits: Fanniemae.com and Eatthis.com) &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Guardian newspaper commissioned a recent survey that found “Ninety-five per cent of Americans believe the US is suffering an affordability crisis, as many report trouble with the rising cost of groceries and gas.” Further, “Two-thirds of Americans – including 49% of Republicans ... <a title="Can Juan Ciscomani Afford to Be on Donald Trump’s Side in the Affordability Debate?" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/can-juan-ciscomani-afford-to-be-on-donald-trumps-side-in-the-affordability-debate/" aria-label="Read more about Can Juan Ciscomani Afford to Be on Donald Trump’s Side in the Affordability Debate?">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ciscomani Had Two Chances to Vote for Iran War Sanity—He Failed Them Both</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Overmyer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We’ve said it before, he gets an “F” in foreign affairs. But so does HIS Supreme Leader. Rep. Juan Ciscomani cast two votes in the House of Representatives last week on the war in Iran, becoming known widely as “Donald Trump’s War.” As has often been the case, Ciscomani got both votes wrong. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; On ... <a title="Ciscomani Had Two Chances to Vote for Iran War Sanity—He Failed Them Both" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/ciscomani-had-two-chances-to-vote-for-iran-war-sanity-he-failed-them-both/" aria-label="Read more about Ciscomani Had Two Chances to Vote for Iran War Sanity—He Failed Them Both">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A.G. Kris Mayes Rescues Mail-In Voting from Illegal Trump Attack</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Bodine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A federal judge in Massachusetts struck down a Trump executive order that would have empowered the Post Office to decide who gets to vote by mail, handing a win to Attorney General Kris Mayes and 23 other states just months before the November election. Mayes saved mail-in voting, which 80% of all Arizonans use in ... <a title="A.G. Kris Mayes Rescues Mail-In Voting from Illegal Trump Attack" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/a-g-kris-mayes-rescues-mail-in-voting-from-illegal-trump-attack/" aria-label="Read more about A.G. Kris Mayes Rescues Mail-In Voting from Illegal Trump Attack">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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