Author: Jonathan J. Cooper
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Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona says she won’t seek reelection, avoiding a 3-way race
Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona says she won’t run for a second term this year
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Trump wins caucuses in Missouri and Idaho and sweeps Michigan GOP convention
Donald Trump has won the Republican caucuses in Idaho and Missouri and he’s captured all 39 delegates that were up for grabs at the Michigan party convention
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Donald Trump wins Nevada’s Republican caucuses after being the only major candidate to participate
Donald Trump has won Nevada’s Republican presidential caucuses after he was the only major candidate to participate
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Haley pushes forward after Trump’s allies in Nevada ensured her loss to ‘none of these candidates’
Even without Donald Trump on Nevada’s Republican ballot, Nikki Haley was still denied her first victory
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Nikki Haley is trounced by the ‘none of these candidates’ option in Nevada’s Republican primary
Nikki Haley has been swamped in Nevada’s symbolic Republican presidential primary as GOP voters resoundingly picked the “none of these candidates” option on the ballot
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Hobbs takes office as Arizona governor
PHOENIX • Katie Hobbs took the oath of office Monday to become Arizona’s 24th governor and the first Democrat to hold the office since 2009. Hobbs was sworn in during a private ceremony at the state Capitol as she formally took over from Republican Doug Ducey. A public inauguration for the governor and others taking…
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Suburban voters are pressuring Republicans to act on guns
Following the news has grown stressful for Angela Tetschner, a 39-year-old nurse raising four children in this sprawling Phoenix suburb of tile roofs, desert yards, young families and voters who are increasingly up for grabs. “Sometimes I do think about the school shootings,” said Tetschner, who doesn’t pay much attention to politics but has been…
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2 killed in Southern California fire that’s doubled in size
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — A wildfire that tore through Malibu mansions and working-class suburban homes in Southern California’s hills and canyons has killed two people and had more than doubled in size by Saturday. Officials took advantage of temporarily calm conditions to assess damage from the blaze that has burned 109 square miles (282 square…
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Official: Bar gunman posted online during attack
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The gunman who killed 12 people at a country music bar in Southern California went on social media during the attack and posted about his mental state and whether people would believe he was sane, a law enforcement official said Friday. Also, one of the possibilities investigators are looking into is…
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California aims to drop fossil fuels for electricity by 2045
SACRAMENTO, Calif. • California has set a goal of phasing out electricity produced by fossil fuels by 2045 under legislation signed Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown. Brown, who has positioned California as a global leader in the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, approved the measure as he prepares to host a summit in San…