Giffords exhorts crowd to have ‘courage’ to enact gun reform measures
PHILADELPHIA - Former Tucson Rep. Gabrielle Giffords walked onto the stage unassisted and smiling Tuesday and exhorted a crowd at a gun-control rally in a park here to have the “courage to do what’s right” to pass “responsible” gun reform.
Divided Arizona delegation casts votes as Clinton seals nomination
PHILADELPHIA - A divided Arizona delegation cast 51 of its 85 convention votes for Hillary Clinton as she wrapped up the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday after a surprisingly tough, and sometimes bitter, battle with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Not red, not blue, but Green: Sanders supporters eye third-party option
WASHINGTON - When Bernie Sanders announced his endorsement of presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton earlier this month, Phoenix Sanders supporter Susan Martin turned to what she believed was the only other option: the Green Party.
Behind the scenes at the DNC: Arizona Democratic delegates share their insights
What’s happening at the Democratic National Convention that Arizonans wouldn’t know by watching from home?
Revived Arizona KidsCare to bring affordable health care to 30,000 uninsured
PHOENIX — KidsCare returned to Arizona on Tuesday after a more than five-year absence and advocates expect to sign up more than 30,000 children for access to free or affordable medical, dental and vision care by the end of the year.
Arizona Democratic delegates: How the ‘Bernie effect’ influenced party platform
We asked Arizona Democrats in Philadelphia, "Are you noticing a 'Bernie effect' on the Democratic Party platform?"
Arizona delegates hope for unity, progressive change after DNC email leak
PHILADELPHIA - Sanders delegate Mikel Weisser was not surprised that leaked emails showed the Democratic National Committee apparently scheming to support Sanders’ rival, Hillary Clinton, in the Democratic primary that culminates with Clinton’s nomination here this week.
Grijalva calls for party to return to progressive roots, support Clinton
PHILADELPHIA – Rep. Raul Grijalva, one of the earliest congressional supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, took the stage at the Democratic National Convention to say he is throwing support behind likely nominee Hillary Clinton.
Arizonans reveal why they became Democratic delegates
We have connected with Arizona delegates through text messaging as a part of the Cronkite News Democratic National Convention coverage. We asked Arizona Democrats in Philadelphia why they decided to become delegates. This is what they had to say.
Tribal leaders call on next president to include Native voices in policy
PHILADELPHIA – Edward Manuel ticks off the issues - water shortages, federal approval of mining projects, allocation of scarce resources - all decisions made with what he thinks is insufficient input from the nation’s tribes.
Arizona GOP not surprised by DNC email leak
PHOENIX— Several Arizona Republican delegates said the Democratic National Committee email leak is an opportunity to sway millennials and independent voters toward the Republican ticket in November.
Sanders plea for followers to back Clinton divides supporters
PHILADELPHIA – Cheers from a packed room of Bernie Sanders’ followers turned to boos Monday, as the Vermont senator renewed his endorsement of his rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton, and urged them to do the same.
