The article outlines Arizona's contentious history with recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a state holiday and the eventual voter approval in 1992.

Arizona was one of the last states to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday and the only state that required a public vote to do so.

It took a long and contentious fight to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a state holiday in Arizona. The big picture: The movement to carve out a day to honor King began shortly after his 1968 assassination.

Arizona didn't celebrate Martin Luther King Day until 1993, a decade after it became a federal holiday. Here's how the Super Bowl played a role.

Bruce Babbitt that would have made MLK Day an Arizona holiday. In 1990, the state put it up for a vote, and Arizona voters rejected the holiday. Shortly after, a national boycott that included ...

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The political persona of Katie Hobbs has always been a bit obscured, at least to me. The rawest glimpse came after Dobbs overturned Roe ’s finding of a constitutional right to an abortion.

The endangered Mexican long-nosed bat has been discovered in Arizona via the utilization of citizen science from residents in southeastern Arizona.

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With a cold lingering in his throat and plenty to, um, discuss with officials Tuesday night at Oklahoma State, Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd brought a hoarse voice

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