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Mayes seeks ban on new data centers despite pushback
Attorney General Kris Mayes announced this week that she supports a statewide moratorium on new data centers in Arizona. By Zachery Schmidt.

Half of Americans support mail-order abortion drugs
Roughly half of American voters said they support allowing abortion pills to be prescribed online and mailed to patients but still have concerns about safety, according to The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll.

Proposed bill would bar taxpayer funding for AI surveillance cameras
With Americans across the country rebelling against thousands of AI enhanced surveillance cameras infiltrating their cities, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed a bill prohibiting the funding of those cameras with taxpayer money.

Trump administration to end tax-exempt status over school discrimination
Private schools that discriminate on the basis of race could lose federal tax-exempt status, Trump administration officials announced on Thursday.  

Dozens of sanctuary bills introduced, few advance in Congress
Congressional Republicans have introduced dozens of bills since January 2025 challenging sanctuary policies. Most have been referred to committees and seen no further action, despite Republican control of Congress and GOP-led committees holding at least nine hearings on the issue over the same period.

Oil transiting Strait of Hormuz nearing pre-war daily average
Eighteen million barrels of oil are now passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to President Donald Trump. The oil transiting the Strait is now 90% of its pre-conflict level. The daily average prior to the conflict was 20 million barrels. 

9/11 victims urged to sign up for compensation fund
A federal official in charge of a fund for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks urges first responders and others who may have suffered illnesses from New York City's Ground Zero to sign up for compensation.

Medical schools ranked by merit and excellence in watchdog’s 2026 index
Medical watchdog Do No Harm’s Center for Accountability in Medicine released its second index on medical schools, ranking schools by excellence and merit instead of identity politics.

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TRUMP POLL: Noble Predictive Insights released a poll showing that President Donald Trump broke his record for low approval ratings in Arizona. He has an approval rating of -19, which is down from -13 a few months ago. The Center Square interviewed pollster Mike Noble. By Zachery Schmidt. This story will be published on Friday.

FLOCK CAMERAS: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced she will look into Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers after allegations of misuse. By Zachery Schmidt. This story will be published Monday morning

AI FRAUD POLL: As the federal government faces hundreds of billions of dollars in estimated annual fraud losses, a bipartisan majority of voters want it to use artificial intelligence to help catch waste and abuse, The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll found. (To publish at 8:30 a.m. Friday) 

STUDENT LOAN POLL: A majority of American voters agree that a student’s chosen major or field of study should be considered before approving federal student loans, according to The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll. (To publish Saturday)

JOBS REPORT: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its August jobs report on Friday at 8:30am. (Andrew Rice) 

SCOTUS ORDERS: The U.S. Supreme Court will release its third and final summer orders list at 9:30am on Friday as the justices prepare for the court’s upcoming arguments in October. (Andrew Rice)

NEW YORK BANS AI FOR K-12 SCHOOLS: New York City officials announced a one-year moratorium on students using artificial intelligence in public ​elementary and middle schools, setting guidelines around new technology in the classroom as AI concerns continue to rise. By Esther Wickham.

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