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Mayor

What Mayor Kate Gallego and other Phoenix leaders want to see in 2023

Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios The start of a new year provides a good opportunity to reflect, reset and note goals for the future. We asked some local leaders to share their 2023 resolution for their city. Here’s what they told us: 🏈 Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego: “To have a spectacular Super Bowl experience that is accessible […]

Alaska

Democrats, GOP want the status quo. We need to move Forward. | #alaska | #politics

Whitman is a former Republican governor of New Jersey and co-chair of the Forward Party. The two dominant political parties in America don’t agree on much, but there is one thing they agree on: The system should be set up to help them maintain their power. From first-past-the-post voting and gerrymandering to limiting citizen-powered ballot […]

Mayor

Mayor of Yuma, Arizona, says city is concerned about migrant crisis as Title 42 nears end

Mayor of Yuma, Arizona, says city is concerned about migrant crisis as Title 42 nears end – CBS News Watch CBS News Yuma, Arizona, is one of the cities along the U.S.-Mexico border to declare a state of emergency to handle an increased number of migrants as the Title 42 restrictions on asylum-seekers are due […]

City Council

Phoenix council members used city suite to watch NBA Finals, concerts | #citycouncil

(Clockwise) Council members Yassamin Ansari, Carlos Garcia, Laura Pastor and Betty Guardado. Photos: Courtesy of City of Phoenix Four city council members attended Suns games or concerts using a city suite that is supposed to be for community and economic development purposes, according to records obtained by Axios Phoenix. According to city policy, the suite […]

Alaska

Kyrsten Sinema’s Democratic defection without a difference | #alaska | #politics

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — The recent history of party-switching senators includes stories of moderates feeling abandoned, longtime politicians unwilling to face primary voters or thrown out in primaries, and secret campaigns by one party to […]

Alabama

Karen Bass, Juan Ciscomani among the history-makers of the 2022 midterm elections | #elections | #alabama

CNN — As midterm results continue to roll in days after Election Day, Democratic and Republican candidates have already been celebrating historic victories. Heading into Election Day, both parties were looking to diversify their ranks of elected officials, both in Congress and beyond, and they appear on track to do so. House Republicans will add […]

Alaska

What to know about control of Congress and outstanding votes in other races | #alaska | #politics

CNN — The battle for control of the House is now the biggest unanswered question of this year’s midterm elections after Democrats kept their narrow Senate majority. Victories in Arizona and Nevada, according to CNN projections, mean the party will enter 2023 with at least 50 Senate seats – and could add one more if […]

Alaska

Why it takes so long to count West Coast votes | #alaska | #politics

A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — What’s taking so long to determine which party has control of the US House and Senate? Blame California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington and the whole vote-by-mail West Coast, really. Actually, don’t blame […]

Alaska

Mitch McConnell vs. Rick Scott: Battle for the GOP’s future in the Senate could be settled with the midterms | #alaska | #politics

CNN — A simmering conflict between Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Sen. Rick Scott of Florida is heating up in the closing days of the fall campaigns, as the two Republicans battle behind the scenes over who will get the credit for a big win – and who will bear the blame if the […]

Alabama

The War Over ‘Transgender’ Kids: A Pre-Election Battlefield Update | | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

America is in the throes of a cultural and political war over gender ideology, featuring high-profile conflicts over everything from school curricula to athletics to pronouns. But among the most explosive battles unfolding within the broader war is that over transgender children. In an inhospitable election year for the left, Democrats, far from being on […]