Recovering political reporter turned managing editor for @ArizCIR. Reach me at [email protected] or via DM.
Phoenix, AZ
Joined February 2009
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By now, you've no doubt read about #Project2025, the contentious policy blueprint for the next Republican presidency. What you may not have realized: When it comes to privatizing public ed, the sweeping manifesto borrows heavily from Arizona’s playbook. bit.ly/p2025az
'Though the Ballot Guard paper properly tabulates every time, we would not recommend its use,' officials wrote in a testing report. 'The security added by the paper is irrelevant when counterfeit votes would never make it to the ballot tabulators in the first place.'
NEW: Mohave County is set to debut ballot paper with added security features in Arizona's July primary—despite questions about how well it will work.
Read the first story in our new editorial partnership with @VotebeatUS: azcir.org/news/2026/07/06/ar…
''There is growing concern that Arizona’s systemic design is not built to hold somebody accountable for this, or to even provide a clear signal of who should be in charge of solving this problem,' one local advocate told @molboha.
NEW: AZ has spent $166+ M since 2017 trying to get high school grads to continue their education. Instead, the state's postsecondary enrollment rate has fallen—and ed leaders say AZ lacks the sustained funding and coordination needed to reverse the trend. azcir.org/news/2026/07/01/az…
Today, the average dose of clozapine costs around $3 per day, but it’s prescribed to just 150,000 of the roughly 1 million people who could benefit from it, according to the FDA.
A federal monitoring program was intended to protect those with schizophrenia from a rare blood disorder. Instead, patients lost access to their antipsychotic medication, sometimes with fatal consequences. Here’s what happened when families fought back. azcir.org/news/2026/06/08/fd…
‘The renewed push has alarmed legal experts and abortion-rights advocates, who warn that lawmakers are once again testing how far they can go in curbing the constitutional right voters overwhelmingly backed.’
Read the latest from @Adrianaavarro:
NEW: A court recently struck down several AZ abortion restrictions as unconstitutional. But more than a dozen new bills with implications for abortion access remain in play at the Capitol. From medication abortion to fetal personhood, here’s a closer look: azcir.org/news/2026/02/19/de…
The legislator behind one of the 2025 measures said his bill was intended to protect women’s health and welfare, since voters didn’t grasp the implications of Prop. 139 'quite like we do in the Legislature as lawmakers.'
NEW: Prop. 139 won majority support in every AZ district, enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution. Instead of adjusting course, GOP lawmakers pushed new abortion restrictions, @adrianaavarro found—with more coming this session: azcir.org/?p=35084
'Taken together, the gaps suggest Arizona may have missed a narrow chance to make the promise of Prop. 308 real, and advocates say students are paying the price.'
ICYMI:
3 yrs after AZ voters approved in-state tuition for undocumented students through Prop 308, it’s unclear how many have actually benefited. The state had no centralized system to oversee the law's rollout or ensure consistent implementation, @molboha found: azcir.org/news/2026/01/07/pr…
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‘The bottom line is, we’re going to run out of water,’ one Kingman geologist said.
NEW: When CA and NV tightened groundwater rules, investors didn’t stop drilling — they just moved into AZ. Now, more than 99% of cropland in one rural basin is owned or controlled by out-of-state interests. @ArizCIR's latest must-read:
azcir.org/news/2025/11/13/ou…
~3 million U.S. adults live beyond a reasonable commute from the nearest four-year university — a problem getting worse as private colleges in rural places close, public university campuses merge or shut down and rural universities cut majors and programs. hechingerreport.org/to-fill-…
Arizona AG advises K-12 schools and colleges to 'proactively plan for how to respond to the possibility of federal immigration enforcement' and 'clearly communicate' the plans to students and parents: azcentral.com/story/news/loc…
Trump administration cuts could affect at least 720 Arizona university research grants involving wildfire prevention, air pollution, biology, chemistry, engineering, sound, opioids, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and more: cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2025/…
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'Public school districts have a reserve of substitute teachers they can tap into when sickness spreads and staff begin to call out. In early care and education, on the other hand, there is no such infrastructure.' 19thnews.org/2025/02/early-c…
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'While one mammogram per year is typically covered by private health insurance plans, they don’t generally reimburse fully for additional screenings.' nbcnews.com/health/health-ca…
NEW: 2,000+ AZ children have been waitlisted for state child care aid, a number expected to climb as more apps are processed. The waitlist was reinstated after lawmakers declined to fill a budget hole left by expiring federal pandemic funds last year. bit.ly/3ESZyR9
NEW: At least 40 Indigenous residents of AZ sober living homes & addiction recovery facilities died as state Medicaid officials botched response to massive fraud scheme. Meticulously reported, incredibly disturbing piece from @hannahebassett/@marymhudetz: bit.ly/40MVlXT
'Most folks don’t understand the border and its people, he says, adding that many spread misinformation about migrants while politicians earmark grants to locals who parrot claims of immigration chaos and migrants usurping U.S. jobs and public benefits.'
NEW: Texas Sheriff Arvin West was a leading border hard-liner. Now, though, weary of divisive politics, he's shifting his perspective, via @ajcorchado, w/ Puente News Collaborative, @ArizCIR, @palabranahj, @TexasObserver & @BorderChronicle
azcir.org/news/2024/10/30/a-…
'People may be less confident in higher education ... more questioning of its value and more annoyed by its many faults. But their belief in college as a bedrock public institution, and their desire for their children to become college-educated, remain.' chronicle.com/article/americ…
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So far, former ICE director Tom Homan—the architect of Trump’s family separation initiative—and his nonprofit Border911 Foundation have largely flown under the radar. But if Trump wins later this year, Homan & his allies could receive prominent posts in his administration. #ICYMI
NEW: Dark money and charity orgs led by former intelligence officers and ex-feds have been spreading propaganda and laying the groundwork for presidential election challenges, w/ @ArizCIR, @LHreports, @TexasObserver, @palabra & @palabranahj
azcir.org/news/2024/10/22/bo…
A striking stat from this report, as the so-called 'culture wars' bleed into state legislation: Of former Arizona educators surveyed, 70% left the profession 'because they felt micro-managed by state policies.’
The Educator Retention Report, commissioned by @GovernorHobbs' Educator Retention Task Force, reveals key insights into the experiences of Arizona’s educator workforce. Download and read the report here: tinyurl.com/bdhbjvp3
