My latest: Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes gave his political consultant an exclusive contract to handle communications for the office part-time over the next 47 months; allowing him to handle government and political work simultaneously.
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Privy to three closed door meetings, a white male school board member in Casa Grande alleged the superintendent was fired because she is a Black woman. "The latitude that would have been given to a white man is denied," he said.
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NEW: The Goldwater Institute has won its "clean zone" case against the City of Phoenix & NFL.
The city & league enacted a "clean zone" prohibiting business owners downtown from putting up signage w/o their permission first.
A judge ruled the zone to be unconstitutional.
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SOS is going after for tweeting 2020 voter signatures.
But these signatures have been released and published publicly for months now. By sitting lawmakers. Why Lake and why now?
🧵 with history on all this ...
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Misinformation & the GOP: Former Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley (R) worries about the new AZ State GOP Chair Jeff Dewit's decision to share stage w/ Kari Lake and Wendy Rogers Sunday. Lake & Rogers spent evening telling election lies & berating elections officials.
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Maricopa Board Chair Hickman says he's sickened by ongoing threats to election workers & he pleads for losing candidates to "stop spreading or amplifying lies about elections that inflame the passions of people who don't know any better or don't want to know any better."
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During his first weekend as the new Arizona Republican Party Chair, Jeff Dewit appeared onstage with Kari Lake and Wendy Rogers. Rogers promotes white nationalist, anti-Semitic rhetoric & blames elections officials for January 6th.
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One incredible story in the lore of Jerry Foster's career is the rescue of a woman on the Salt River in the late 70's. The woman had never officially met Jerry or the two DPS officers who saved her. Last year she personally said 'thank you'.
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1/2 During the 1970's, Jerry Foster added a new dimension to local news coverage by taking viewers with him in the skies. Suffering from terminal cancer, Jerry recently took one final flight.
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"Mobility is a major way humans in the past have dealt with settlements drying up, flooding beyond repair or simply getting too hot or cold to survive. But now political borders and armed guards limit the directions humans can shift to adapt."
azcentral.com/story/news/loc #AZClimate
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Hard to believe it’s been 30 yrs since the Finals team. Majerle and Sir Charles also on hand last night.
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Arizona bill would fund research into effectiveness of psychedelic mushrooms for variety of health problems
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NEW: AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes at odds with ACLU, defends use of broad police surveillance of money transfers in and out of Arizona.
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Before the Oregon-based Dutch Bros. went public last year, it paid a beekeeper to relocate the honeybees addicted to sugary coffee syrups. Now, its Arizona coffee stands are full of bees again.
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Proud of my alma mater for solid journalism tackling drought, climate change, and environmental benefits of moving towards plant-based diet. A body typically associated as "conservative" should not concern itself w/ taboos of climate emergency. Should not be politicized.
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ICYMI: That $207,000 inauguration raised >$1.5M from special interests. And that leaves money left over for new governor to use their cash to help elect Democrats in 2024. Full list of donors attached. tucson.com/news/local/sub
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The AZ ADL gets the last word.
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A statement from ADL Arizona on Rep. Wendy Rogers’ appointment as Chair of the Arizona Senate’s election committee. Read more here: bit.ly/3GzIpLa
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by the lawmaker. Since then, Rogers has been introduced at rallies as a "hero" by the AZ GOP's nominee for governor. She won re-election. She raised more $$ than any state legislator. She was appointed Election Committee Chair by new Senate President Warren Petersen.
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We should call out bigotry when it surfaces, and when it persists. So here we go. One year ago on MLK Day, Republican state legislator Wendy Rogers retweeted a "Celebrate Lee-Jackson Day" message. It was the latest in a vast collection of bizarre, racist, antisemitic posts
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NEW Marlene Galan Woods, widow of Grant Woods, is exploring a run for Congress against Republican in '24.
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These are the laws that public school districts in Arizona are required to follow. The book on the right is from 2021 (nearly 2.5 inches high). The book on the left is from 1992. Who wants the job of superintendent?
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Fourth Estate 48 reports Superintendent Tom Horne hired former State Rep Michelle Udall for a top position. Udall, a Mesa high school teacher, attempted unsuccessfully to help Governor Ducey keep his AEL promise. Udall has opportunity to be a pragmatic voice for school districts.
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The Arizona Department of Education is going to be very different than the past four years. Who is on Tom Horne's staff and how much are they making? See here: fourthestate48.substack.com/p/the-horne-ad
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It was a pleasure speaking with today about her favorite golf courses to play in the Valley. Stay tuned to 12News.com for the full story.
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My latest VERIFY. Some politicians allege school districts waste $$ on admin costs. State and national data show Arizona spends significantly less compared to the national average. There's nuance. But we see no evidence AZ admins are bloated.
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“the crisis of democracy is global”
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I asked the experienced and wise Eric Edelman about the implications of what’s happening in Brazil. His answer, very much worth sharing: “I think it shows the crisis of democracy is global and insurrectionism at home encourages insurrectionism abroad.”
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Governor Hobbs plans to call special session to lift antiquated spending limit on public schools, via .
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NOW 'A public servant guided by a deep faith, an unbreakable oath to God, family & country': AZ House Speaker Rusty Bowers receives nation's second-highest civilian award - Presidential Citizens Medal - from , for his refusal to overturn 2020 election results.
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Agreed. A balanced profile of one of AZ's most impactful leaders in recent years. Giles' speech Thursday included a call to repair a "broken culture" in Arizona politics.
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NEW: Fantastic profile of Mesa @MayorGiles, a courageous, problem-solving public servant who focuses on people - not partisanship. Breath of fresh air in politics. Authentic.
"Is Mesa’s Latter-day Saint mayor leaving the Republican Party — or leading it?" deseret.com/2023/1/4/23490
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Yes, Governor Katie Hobbs listed the sponsors of her inaugural events. Problem is she did not list the dollar amounts they donated. Leftover money goes to a fund guarded from scrutiny (dark money). Critics of inaugural funds say this a problem.
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An Arizona news substack worth following and paying for. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Nine months of Ducey calendars; five months to receive them, by
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Two attendees of today's inauguration were Joe and Barb Beringer. As a teenager, Katie Hobbs used to babysit their two children. One word to describe Katie the babysitter?
"Patient," they tell me. WATCH coverage of Thursday's ceremony at 4,5 and 6 on
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Today, I’ll be sworn in on my mother’s Bible — who has tirelessly prayed for me since the day I was born — along with kids‘ bibles. When my parents came to the United States, they worked hard & instilled faith in me and my sisters.
Gracias mamá por tu amor y apoyo incondicional.
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Stanton, Gallego dance on Southwest's bones. The shadow boxing for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination will be an unedifying exercise.
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How to improve civics education. My latest post on
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A tiny paper broke the George Santos scandal but no one paid attention
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People like Bobby are standard bearers for fatherhood. If you need inspiration for resolutions in 2023, read this. A simple, beautiful profile of a Flagstaff man I’m fortunate to have met who relentlessly, cheerfully volunteers behind-the-scenes to make his community better.
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“Countless organizations in Flagstaff and northern Arizona have reaped the benefits of having this dedicated, passionate volunteer for many, many years,” wrote Molly and Gene Munger. azdailysun.com/news/local/dee
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Many people make New Year's resolutions about health, but remember, health goes far beyond the scale. Finding balance and taking care of your mental health is just as important. Read about mental health tips from the NIH here: nimh.nih.gov/health/publica
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I’m in court for the election recount results. Follow along here.
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I’ve been waiting to see a story like this. The best part of the article is a quote from the ChatGPT bot itself. The author asked it how educators can combat students being tempted to cheat using the A.I. tool. It provided several suggestions.
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