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Arizona rejected a [[Arizona Proposition 107 (2006)|same-sex marriage ban]] in a referendum as part of the 2006 elections. Arizona was the first state in the nation to do so. [[Recognition of same-sex unions in Arizona|Same-sex marriage]] was not recognized in Arizona, but this amendment would have denied any legal or financial benefits to unmarried homosexual or heterosexual couples.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gay.com/news/article.html?2006/11/07/2 |title=Arizona stands alone against marriage ban – Queer Lesbian Gay News |publisher=Gay.com |access-date=July 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108091438/http://www.gay.com/news/article.html?2006%2F11%2F07%2F2 |archive-date=January 8, 2007}}</ref> In 2008, Arizona voters passed [[Arizona Proposition 102 (2008)|Proposition 102]], an amendment to the state constitution to define marriage as a union of one man and one woman. It passed by a more narrow majority than similar votes in a number of other states.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/265756|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081108015350/http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/265756|url-status=dead|title=Ban on gay unions solidly supported in most of Arizona|archive-date=November 8, 2008}}</ref> | Arizona rejected a [[Arizona Proposition 107 (2006)|same-sex marriage ban]] in a referendum as part of the 2006 elections. Arizona was the first state in the nation to do so. [[Recognition of same-sex unions in Arizona|Same-sex marriage]] was not recognized in Arizona, but this amendment would have denied any legal or financial benefits to unmarried homosexual or heterosexual couples.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gay.com/news/article.html?2006/11/07/2 |title=Arizona stands alone against marriage ban – Queer Lesbian Gay News |publisher=Gay.com |access-date=July 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108091438/http://www.gay.com/news/article.html?2006%2F11%2F07%2F2 |archive-date=January 8, 2007}}</ref> In 2008, Arizona voters passed [[Arizona Proposition 102 (2008)|Proposition 102]], an amendment to the state constitution to define marriage as a union of one man and one woman. It passed by a more narrow majority than similar votes in a number of other states.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/265756|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081108015350/http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/265756|url-status=dead|title=Ban on gay unions solidly supported in most of Arizona|archive-date=November 8, 2008}}</ref> | ||
In 2010, Arizona adopted [[Arizona SB 1070|SB 1070]], called the "toughest [[Immigration to the United States|immigration]] law" in the United States. A fierce debate erupted between supporters and detractors of SB 1070.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/us/politics/24immig.html | work=The New York Times | title=Arizona Enacts Stringent Law on Immigration | access-date=December 28, 2011 | first=Randal C. | last=Archibold | date=April 23, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101060624/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/us/politics/24immig.html | archive-date=January 1, 2012 | url-status=live}}</ref> The [[United States Supreme Court]] struck down portions of the Arizona law, which required all immigrants to carry immigration papers at all times, in ''[[Arizona v. United States]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=High court to weigh Arizona voter registration case|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-voting-idUSBRE92E0EN20130315|publisher= | In 2010, Arizona adopted [[Arizona SB 1070|SB 1070]], called the "toughest [[Immigration to the United States|immigration]] law" in the United States. A fierce debate erupted between supporters and detractors of SB 1070.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/us/politics/24immig.html | work=The New York Times | title=Arizona Enacts Stringent Law on Immigration | access-date=December 28, 2011 | first=Randal C. | last=Archibold | date=April 23, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101060624/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/us/politics/24immig.html | archive-date=January 1, 2012 | url-status=live}}</ref> The [[United States Supreme Court]] struck down portions of the Arizona law, which required all immigrants to carry immigration papers at all times, in ''[[Arizona v. United States]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=High court to weigh Arizona voter registration case|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-voting-idUSBRE92E0EN20130315|publisher=Reuters|access-date=March 17, 2013|date=March 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317015447/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/15/us-usa-court-voting-idUSBRE92E0EN20130315|archive-date=March 17, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
The [[2018 West Virginia teachers' strike|West Virginia]] teachers' strike in 2018 inspired [[2018–19 education workers' strikes in the United States|teachers in other states]], including [[2018 Arizona teachers' strike|Arizona]], to take similar action.<ref>{{cite news|title=Inspired by West Virginia Strike, Teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky Plan Walk Out|url=http://ktla.com/2018/04/02/inspired-by-west-virginia-strike-teachers-in-oklahoma-and-kentucky-plan-walk-out/|agency=[[KTLA]]|date=April 2, 2018|access-date=September 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812154057/https://ktla.com/2018/04/02/inspired-by-west-virginia-strike-teachers-in-oklahoma-and-kentucky-plan-walk-out/|archive-date=August 12, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> | The [[2018 West Virginia teachers' strike|West Virginia]] teachers' strike in 2018 inspired [[2018–19 education workers' strikes in the United States|teachers in other states]], including [[2018 Arizona teachers' strike|Arizona]], to take similar action.<ref>{{cite news|title=Inspired by West Virginia Strike, Teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky Plan Walk Out|url=http://ktla.com/2018/04/02/inspired-by-west-virginia-strike-teachers-in-oklahoma-and-kentucky-plan-walk-out/|agency=[[KTLA]]|date=April 2, 2018|access-date=September 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812154057/https://ktla.com/2018/04/02/inspired-by-west-virginia-strike-teachers-in-oklahoma-and-kentucky-plan-walk-out/|archive-date=August 12, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||