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Insightful, investigative, independent nonprofit journalism @ the AZ Capitol. Connecting people to policy & holding the powerful to account.

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3 years
The leader of the Arizona audit team was revealed as a participant in an election conspiracy theorist film full of baseless claims and QAnon ties, from @JerodMacEvoy
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BREAKING: After the required recount, @krismayes won the AG's race by 280 votes over @AbrahamHamadeh
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If it makes it onto the 2024 ballot and Arizona voters approve it, ongoing attempts from anti-abortion groups to further restrict access to the procedure would be nullified, via @glorihuh
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Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday used her veto stamp to reject Republican attempts to allow guns on college campuses and to permit shelters to discriminate against trans women, via @glorihuh
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1 year
Deputy Maricopa County Attorney Jack O’Connor made a point of thanking both of Lake's witnesses for their work, driving home the point that they did, in fact, perform signature verification. Story by @Caitlin_Sievers
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1 year
Sen. Wadsack said she meets with constituents, not lobbyists. Her calendar listed just 4 meetings with voters from her district, and more than 30 with lobbyists and special interest groups, via @JerodMacEvoy
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2 years
BREAKING: A judge has denied an emergency request by Republicans to keep polls open an extra 3 hours in Maricopa County. Polls close in less than 3 minutes.
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2 years
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Arizona voters are poised to overwhelmingly require disclosure of so-called “dark money” campaign spending by more than a three-to-one margin, via @glorihuh
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1 year
Gov. Katie Hobbs was on a list of 500 people permanently barred from Russia in response to U.S. sanctions against the country amid its invasion of Ukraine, via @JerodMacEvoy
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“Intolerance has no place in Arizona, despite the legislature’s frequent attempts to pass legislation that says otherwise,” Hobbs wrote in her veto letter. Story by @JerodMacEvoy
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2 years
“A man like Blake Masters, who has no respect for our service – he has no business representing us anywhere, let alone at the U.S. Senate." via @glorihuh
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11 months
OPINION | Katie Hobbs is making it clear that every Arizonan has the universal right to flourish and grow in their truth, to become who they choose to be and to love their life
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5 years
. @RubenGallego , a former janitor, took to Twitter to denounce a video of White House aide Stephen Miller denigrating school janitors that recently resurfaced. Story by @rbravender
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Adrian Fontes said he is consulting with staff & legal experts to decide whether the 14th Amendment blocks Trump from being on the Arizona ballot, via @Caitlin_Sievers
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1 year
“I will investigate the fake electors’ situation, and I will take very seriously any effort to undermine our democracy,” @krismayes said. “Those are the cases that I will take most seriously.” story by @JerodMacEvoy
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The Republican state senator from Surprise continued to spread conspiracy theories about it (and many other things) on social media long after the insurrection had ended. Story by @JerodMacEvoy
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5 years
It's not every day that a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist like Steve Benson joins your team. But today is that day.
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“In the months since the election, Kari Lake has baselessly and relentlessly contested her loss and sought to overturn the will of Arizona’s voters and sow distrust in our election processes and officials,” Hobbs’ lawyers wrote story by @Caitlin_Sievers
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NEW from @stevebenson_az : Rising hate in Arizona See more at
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NEW from @stevebenson_az : Enough with the lying See more at
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7 months
An Arizona GOP legislator who was among the rioting crowds on Jan. 6 is facing allegations that he illegally used cash from a failed re-election bid to attend the insurrection, via @JerodMacEvoy
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1 year
BREAKING: Arizona's 2022 election results have now been officially certified. The Secretary of State's Office will go to court today to request orders for recounts in three races: AG, Superintendent of Public Instruction and LD13 House.
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5 years
EXCLUSIVE: @AZGOP chair @kelliwardaz and her husband own a consulting firm that is taking on GOP legislative clients. They refused to answer questions about the apparent conflict of interest. Story via @jeremyduda
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“Giving a platform to those who seek to discredit the policies that have kept us safe from preventable diseases for decades, such as routine childhood immunizations, does a grave disservice to the people of Arizona.” story by @JerodMacEvoy
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2 years
OPINION: These crowds don’t explicitly say the word Jew -- instead they say “Soros”, “Bloomberg”, or “Globalist Agenda,” as if these words aren't equally documented as being guises for antisemitism, via @metz4congress
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1 year
“If there is no cap on ESA vouchers in this budget, we will have a catastrophic deficit next year,” Senate Minority leader Mitzi Epstein tweeted, a sentiment echoed by many of her Democratic colleagues. Story by @JerodMacEvoy
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11 months
“In Arizona, we are closer than ever to restoring the right to choose...Just flipping two seats in the House or two seats in the Senate could fundamentally change the outlook for millions of Arizonans’ reproductive rights.” Story by @glorihuh
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3 years
NEW from @stevebenson_az : Ducey forces his free-dumb approach to COVID in Arizona schools See more at
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has subpoenaed the two Republican county supervisors to appear before a grand jury after they refused to certify the 2022 election results, via @JenAFifield / @VotebeatUS
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Shawnna Bolick told the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors that she had moved on from the 2020 and 2022 elections but she consistently shares election misinformation and posts from influencers in the conspiracy theory world. Story by @JerodMacEvoy
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2 years
NEW from @stevebenson_az : Take a hike, Kyrsten See more at
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4 years
NEW from Benson: There's a reason she had to be appointed to the Senate View them all at
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5 months
When Lake said that Richer was somehow involved in the illegal injection of bogus ballots or that he “sabotaged” the election, those statements weren’t meant to be taken as facts, her lawyer said. Story by @Caitlin_Sievers
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3 years
BREAKING: Gov @dougducey has issued an executive order that immediately rescinds local mask mandates in public
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1 year
OPINION | School vouchers were sold under the guise of “school choice,” but it’s clearly the schools that are doing the choosing -- and discriminating against LGBTQ Arizonans, via @yourfriendlyorg
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Republican state Sens. Wendy Rogers and Justine Wadsack appeared on a talk show this week whose hosts have trafficked in antisemitic content, via @JerodMacEvoy
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2 years
“This voice message and every other one I received is 100% Karen Fann’s doing. She authorized morons (to run the ‘audit’), exercised zero oversight and absolved herself of any responsibility.” story by @JimSmall
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NEW from @stevebenson_az : Brnovich just can't help himself See more at
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The subpoena of GOP lawmakers asks for all records of communications with Trump, his campaign, and a list of attorneys and surrogates. The special counsel is investigating Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election. story by @JimSmall
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OPINION | Mark Brnovich could have told the truth. Instead, he cared more about pandering to the anti-American forces that dominate his party in his raw pursuit of political power, via @JimSmall
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3 years
Arizona 'audit': A multitude of unsubstantiated claims and no proof of fraud, via @jeremyduda
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The GOP senator posted a picture of a completed ballot with a school bond question she's able to vote for. She insists the ballot is hers, but officials say that's impossible. via @JerodMacEvoy
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NEW from @stevebenson_az : @dougducey , @cindymccain and @JeffFlake aren't losing sleep over the @AZGOP 's censure
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2 years
A data-driven investigation by @jeremyduda & @Garrett_Archer (co-published with @abc15 ) debunking the bogus claim that there were 74,000 "phantom" ballots cast in the election won first place awards for both investigative reporting and data journalism
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NEW from @stevebenson_az : Bringing shame to Arizona See more at
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Gov. Katie Hobbs signed executive orders on Tuesday guaranteeing trans state employees access to gender-affirming surgery and cutting off conversion therapy from any public funding, via @glorihuh
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3 years
NEW from Benson: It's not even close See more at
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The state senator accused one critic of being a stalker and said another was a "registered communist" who hates America. Story by @JerodMacEvoy
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2 years
“Ensuring that Kari Lake gets nowhere near the governor’s office will be a top priority of mine over the next few months.” via @DillonReedRose
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4 years
BREAKING: The @investinedaz proposal to tax wealthy Arizonans to fund schools and increase teacher pay will be on the November ballot, Arizona Supreme Court rules
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. @RepGosar calls voting by mail ‘dangerous.’ He's voted by mail 8 times since 2012. via @rbravender
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10 months
Abraham Hamadeh won’t be granted a third try at overturning his 2022 loss, after a Mohave County judge ruled that he lacks both the evidence and legal basis to do so, via @glorihuh
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"Universally expanded vouchers have become an entitlement for the wealthy that, if not reined in now, will hamstring our state’s budget for years to come." by @AZBethLewis
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NEW from @stevebenson_az : Making America Great Again? See more at
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