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Phoenix, AZ
Joined April 2009
President Trump during an event celebrating Columbus Day goes into the renovations he has authorized on The White House. He says "it was so bad, the ornamentation was falling down. The place was a mess, now it's beautiful".
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"I didn't tell my husband or my staff until two days later" Candidate for CD8, Bernadette Greene-Placentia says she was sexually assaulted while repairing campaign campaign signs. She says needed to speak up so she could be a proper advocate for those she's seeking to represent.
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"Every single eligible minor child has now been enrolled in a Trump account" President Trump celebrates "Trump accounts", a policy point in "The Big Beautiful Bill". He says "the US government is automatically creating a tax-free investment account for every child"
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Artificial Intelligence is no more, but say hello to Superintelligence. President Trump signs an executive order making the change official after meeting with tech and other industry leaders. He says they are making this change because "its not artificial, we all agree on that."
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Proposition 144 in the Nov. 3 general election contains multiple provisions about how elections are run in Arizona. However, some of the stipulations in Prop 144, also known as the Fast Accurate Secure Transparent Election Results Act, are already federal law. @heidi_hommel
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President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife at a dinner at the White House. This marks the first time President Xi has visited the United States in over a decade.
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"Too much disinformation and dishonesty." The Pinal County Sheriff's Office was one of the first law enforcement agencies in the country to end their contract with Flock over privacy concerns with their ALPR tech. Sheriff Ross Teeple testified before Congress to explain why...
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As early voting nears, Arizona GOP gubernatorial nominee Andy Biggs outlines priorities including eliminating the state income tax, expanding school vouchers and restricting corporate-owned short-term rentals. He blames Gov. Katie Hobbs for our affordability woes.
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Prop 318 would require K-12 schools to designate sports teams on the basis of biological sex, restricting transgender student athletes from competing on teams designated for the opposite sex. It would also address access to school bathrooms and locker rooms. @shiratanzernews 📹
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This months KTAR community spotlight focuses on the Travis Mills Foundation, which supports post-9/11 injured veterans, first responders and their families. Travis Mills is an injured veteran himself, and he joined Arizona's Morning News to tell us his story.
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This months KTAR community spotlight focuses on the Travis Mills Foundation, which supports post-9/11 injured veterans, first responders and their families. Travis Mills is an injured veteran himself, and he joined Arizona's Morning News to tell us his story.
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A light-hearted moment during a @WhiteHouse press conference on healthcare, where President Trump compliments the tie HHS Secretary RFK is wearing. "Where do you get a tie like that? It's the thinnest tie I've ever seen its like a rope" Trump interrupts RFK.
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President Donald Trump at the White House Rose Garden commemorates the signing of a new executive order opening up more federal land for recreational use. He says its "a historic victory for the American sportsman" adding public lands should belong to Americans.
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This months KTAR community spotlight focuses on the Travis Mills Foundation, which supports post-9/11 injured veterans, first responders and their families. Travis Mills is an injured veteran himself, and he joined Arizona's Morning News to tell us his story.
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US Attorney General Todd Blanche gives a press conference in front of the White House today. He says "election integrity should not be a partisan issue". He adds that the Trump administration has charged 11 people with illegally voting in 2024 and 2022.
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This months KTAR community spotlight focuses on the Travis Mills Foundation, which supports post-9/11 injured veterans, first responders and their families. Travis Mills is an injured veteran himself, and he joined Arizona's Morning News to tell us his story.
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8 propositions on your ballot. One special KTAR News Town Hall: The Issues that Matter. Join us Tuesday, Sept. 15 from 6 to 8 pm at Scottsdale's Museum of the West to learn about the issues you'll be voting on this November. RSVP at ktar.com/townhall (ITS FREE)
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25 years after the 9/11 attacks Phoenix brought together first responders from "Arizona Task Force 1" who deployed to ground zero w/ local youth leaders. Phx Fire Chief Mike Duran says "never forget" means educating future generations and future first responders on the tragedy.
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This week our news partners at ABC 15 held the "Trust on the Line" townhall, connecting South Phoenix community members with Phoenix Police Chief Matt Giordano, and other local leaders. Locals Joe Larios and Rachel Fedock said they appreciated when the conversation.
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