NEW: More than 1,300 ballots went undelivered in the Navajo County, located in the northeastern quadrant of the state, during last week's primary. That’s not ideal, but it might also be normal. Read my analysis in my newsletter: vbnewsletters.votebeat.org/p/navajo-cou...

Navajo County and the case of the undelivered ballots 🕵️

More than 1,300 ballots went undelivered in the county, located in the northeastern quadrant of the state. That’s not ideal, but it might also be normal.

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ICYMI: Reporter @molboha.bsky.social appeared on AZ PBS last week to discuss her latest story on the state's yearslong, multimillion-dollar effort to get more students to continue their education after high school—only to see enrollment decline: youtu.be/PrfFwL5zyNI?...

Arizona Horizon | July 14, 2026 | Full episode

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AZ has spent years and millions of dollars trying to get more students to continue their education after high school. So why are fewer students enrolling? Tune in to @kjzzphoenix.bsky.social's The Show this AM at 9 to hear AZCIR's @molboha.bsky.social discuss her latest investigation: www.kjzz.org

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NEW: AZ has spent at least $166 million since 2017 trying to get more 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...

Arizona’s push to boost postsecondary enrollment falls short

Arizona’s postsecondary enrollment rate has declined despite a decade of initiatives and millions of dollars invested.

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"For two decades, I was well, and now I've lost all of that. One five-day loss of clozapine has ruined my life" -- Joni Martin @azcir.org's latest must-read, via @allymarkovich.bsky.social

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ICYMI: A federal monitoring program was intended to protect those with schizophrenia from a rare blood disorder. Instead, patients throughout the U.S. lost access to antipsychotic medication clozapine, sometimes with fatal consequences. azcir.org/news/2026/06...

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...

Treatment Interrupted: How federal rules kept schizophrenia medication out of reach

Clozapine is widely considered the most effective treatment for patients with severe schizophrenia. But across the U.S., people were repeatedly denied access to it because of a federal monitoring syst...

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ICYMI: Arizona universities haven't been transparent about what they've changed to comply with federal guidance about DEI. To one professor at UA, decisions being made behind closed doors sends the message that "this isn’t your university anymore. This isn’t a community."

AZ’s three public universities quietly dismantled DEI programs over the past year, following threats from the federal gov to cut funding. When @azcir.org asked what changed and how, officials denied interviews, records requests and ignored detailed questions. Our latest: azcir.org/news/2026/04...

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Election Records Handed Over to the FBI in Maricopa County, Arizona, Could Be Fatally Flawed, Experts Say

Unlike in Fulton County, Georgia, where actual ballots were seized, a federal grand jury subpoenaed digital data related to a partisan audit of the county’s vote.

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ICYMI: “The idea that we are a place where everybody has to carry their papers is not American,” said Annie Lai, immigrant rights attorney. “That’s not the kind of country that I think a lot of people think we should be.” Our latest, via @allymarkovich.bsky.social azcir.org/news/2026/03...

Border Patrol now targeting legal immigrants for 'carry your papers' law

Border Patrol in southern Arizona cited more than 100 people for not carrying their immigration documents in 2025 as part of Trump administration efforts to revive decades-old immigration laws.

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The citations remain in federal records for 30 years and can complicate green card or citizenship applications, potentially making people more vulnerable to deportation as the Trump administration expands efforts to revoke legal status of legal residents, including naturalized citizens.

Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting@azcir.org · 5mo ago

Federal agents in southwest Arizona are now ticketing legal immigrants for not carrying their documents under a 1952 law that’s been rarely enforced for decades. Among those cited are a Canadian green card holder walking to breakfast and an international student at a truck stop.

Nearly 3 years in, unscrupulous sober living home providers continue recruiting and exploiting Native Americans. Lawmakers say systemic oversight failures persist at AHCCCS, while legitimate providers contend the agency’s response is still hindering care for vulnerable patients.

Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting@azcir.org · 5mo ago

NEW: Arizona says the worst of its Medicaid behavioral health fraud crisis is over. But nearly 3 years later, questionable sober living homes are still recruiting Indigenous community members, AZCIR's @jasminedemers.bsky.social has found. azcir.org/news/2026/02...

@azcir.org reporter @adriana-navarro.bsky.social continues to follow Arizona's abortion-related legislation this week with a new wave of GOP-led bills that could further restrict or limit abortion access, despite a recent court ruling striking down several laws with existing restrictions.

Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting@azcir.org · 6mo ago

NEW: A Maricopa County judge 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...

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Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting@azcir.org · 8mo ago

We're thrilled to co-host the first 2025 IWMF Newsroom Safety Across America Initiative in Phoenix next month. The safety and security training is free for all freelance and staff reporters. Sign up here: t.co/FUwdg4oRm0 (registration deadline is 1/15/26).

Deeply reported, data-driven take on power dynamics between citizens and the lawmakers representing them. Give our reporter, @adriana-navarro.bsky.social a follow, share your tips—her beat explores the intersection of gender and policy and we want to hear from you!

@adriana-navarro.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Here it is! My first story with @azcir.org. When I saw AZ lawmakers had introduced laws that would restrict abortion access, I wondered if their actions reflected how their districts voted for Prop. 139. I found it didn't: Each LD voted in favor of the right to abortion care.

In Arizona, years of escalating battles over the initiative process, court authority and partisan primaries have created a system in which voters can pass a constitutional amendment, only to see lawmakers search for ways around it. @azcir.org's latest, via @adriana-navarro.bsky.social

Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting@azcir.org · 7mo ago

NEW: Prop. 139 won majority support in every Arizona district, enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution. Instead of adjusting course, GOP lawmakers pushed new abortion restrictions, reporter Adriana Navarro found—with more coming this session: azcir.org?p=35084

3 years 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, AZCIR found. Read our latest: azcir.org/news/2026/01...

Arizona voters approved in-state tuition for undocumented students. The state left implementation to chance

After Arizona voters approved a 2022 ballot initiative granting in-state tuition to undocumented students, the state put no centralized system in place to track participation or ensure consistent impl...

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Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting@azcir.org · 7mo ago

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Hear directly from @azcir.org's @allymarkovich.bsky.social, in collaboration with @appalachia100.bsky.social's @pnickcurran.bsky.social about their latest dispatch from Ukraine, where drone tech and tactics are now making their way to U.S. soil.

Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting@azcir.org · 8mo ago

VIDEO: In Ukraine, drones have become essential for warfare and border surveillance. Now, those tools and tactics are being deployed along the U.S.-Mexico border. AZCIR traveled to Ukraine to document how “battle-tested” drones are reshaping American border enforcement. azcir.org/news/2025/12...

In our latest, a dispatch from Ukraine, we trace a direct line from Ukraine’s drone war to the U.S.–Mexico border, examining a blurring between military innovation and civilian law enforcement that has fueled the rise of dual-use, military-grade technology in domestic border operations.

Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting@azcir.org · 8mo ago

Drones “battle-tested” in Ukraine are now being piloted at the U.S.-Mexico border, where the boundaries between local police and military operations are becoming increasingly blurred. Reported from Ukraine by AZCIR in collaboration w/ @appalachia100.bsky.social. Supported by IWMF.

Honored to talk about best practices to keep our staff and colleagues safer in today's escalating threat environment for journalists, with shout-outs to my esteemed colleagues and a thorough new guide from @penamerica.bsky.social & the Coalition Against Online Violence: pen.org/newsroom-lea...

Five Newsroom Leaders Share Best Online Safety Practices

"By better protecting their staff and freelancers, news organizations can defend press freedom in the face of intimidation and censorship."

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Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting@azcir.org · 8mo ago

It’s #GivingNewsDay! If you’ve read, shared or relied on AZCIR’s reporting this year, today’s the day to support it. Help us reach our $5,000 goal! Every donation — big or small — is matched 2X. azcir.fundjournalism.org/newsmatch-20...

Out-of-state investors and farms have poured millions into deep industrial wells and water-intensive nut orchards, betting on Arizona’s unregulated aquifers to keep profits flowing. Today, more than 99% of cropland in the Hualapai Valley basin is owned or controlled by foreign interests.

Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting@azcir.org · 9mo ago

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. @azcir.org's latest, via @clomahqu.bsky.social & Brendon Derr: azcir.org/news/2025/11...

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Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting@azcir.org · 9mo ago

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ICYMI: Ten colleges in Arizona are losing millions of dollars after federal cuts hit grants to minority-serving institutions. Without the additional funds, schools are reducing services that helped raise GPAs and made students feel at home, AZCIR’s @molboha.bsky.social found: bit.ly/4o1dPNF

Arizona colleges face ‘devastating impact’ after Trump slashes grant funds to minority-serving institutions

Ten community colleges and universities in Arizona will lose at least $13.8 million after President Donald Trump's administration cut discretionary funding to minority-serving institutions.

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When the Trump administration recently cut certain grants to minority-serving institutions, millions of dollars earmarked for student support at 10 Arizona schools disappeared—forcing some to end student support programs and reduce staff, via AZCIR’s ‪@molboha.bsky.social‬ azcir.org/news/2025/10...

Arizona colleges face ‘devastating impact’ after Trump slashes grant funds to minority-serving institutions

Ten community colleges and universities in Arizona will lose at least $13.8 million after President Donald Trump's administration cut discretionary funding to minority-serving institutions.

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Medicaid cuts could mean reduced hours, layoffs, or even clinic closures — especially in rural areas where access to care is already limited. The ripple effects could destabilize the entire system, from emergency rooms to rural hospitals, @azcir.org's latest, via @jasminedemers.bsky.social

Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting@azcir.org · 10mo ago

NEW: More than half of AZ’s community health center funds come from Medicaid. A new federal law could slash $34 billion in Medicaid dollars over the next decade—leaving more than 300,000 Arizonans without coverage, via @jasminedemers.bsky.social azcir.org/news/2025/09...

ICYMI: What happens if ICE shows up on campus? At some of Arizona’s biggest universities—including ASU and UA—there’s no clear public policy, @azcir.org’s @molboha.bsky.social found: azcir.org/news/2025/09...

Amid student fear and uncertainty, Arizona colleges split on clear policies for ICE on campus

Arizona’s 20 higher education institutions with the largest in-person enrollments are split on providing clear policies for what to do if ICE shows up on campus.

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At some of Arizona's biggest universities—including ASU & UA—there's no clear public policy for students or faculty to respond if ICE shows up on campus. @azcir.org's latest, via @molboha.bsky.social

Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting@azcir.org · 11mo ago

NEW: What would your university do if ICE agents showed up? In Arizona, the answer isn’t always clear. Experts say schools should have explicit protocols, but @azcir.org's @molboha.bsky.social found some of the state’s largest universities don’t. azcir.org/news/2025/09...

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