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Morgan Fischer

Morgan Fischer joined Phoenix New Times as a staff writer in July 2024, covering all things Phoenix and Arizona news. Before joining New Times, Morgan has worked as a national politics intern at The Arizona Republic and as a reporter for News21, among other positions. She holds degrees in journalism and mass communication and political science from Arizona State University, where she also attended Barrett, The Honors College.

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MAGA woman in infamous Scottsdale Target video sought by U.K. police

By Morgan FischerNovember 12, 2025

Melissa Rein Lively, who went viral for a 2020 anti-mask tantrum in Scottsdale, may have participated in an assault in London.

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Phoenix Sky Harbor flights canceled amid FAA cuts: What to know

By Morgan FischerNovember 7, 2025

Flyers have already faced widespread delays due to the government shutdown, and it may get worse.

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More than 1,000 Arizona teachers have quit since July. Why?

By Morgan FischerNovember 7, 2025

Arizona teachers are poorly paid and Arizona’s schools are chronically underfunded. Would you stick around?

justin heap

The election-skeptic county recorder just lost his first court battle

By Morgan FischerNovember 6, 2025

Justin Heap, a MAGA-aligned Republican, has feuded with the GOP-controlled county board of supervisors over election duties.

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A law says cops must sell the gun that killed her husband. Will it change?

By Morgan FischerNovember 5, 2025

Julie Erfle’s police officer husband was killed on duty. Arizona law says the murder weapon must be sold and not destroyed.

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Arizona was ranked most dangerous state for seniors. Here’s why

By Morgan FischerNovember 4, 2025

Retirement paradise? Not so much, according to a new study.

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With SNAP in limbo, low-income Arizonans worry about their next meal

By Morgan FischerOctober 31, 2025

Times were tough even when SNAP funds were flowing, “Sometimes it can only mean a cup of potatoes for a meal.”

a "police ICE" vest

An ICE agent shot at a man during a traffic stop on Interstate 17

By Morgan FischerOctober 29, 2025

The man, a Honduran immigrant, is hurt but reportedly in stable condition. ICE claims the agent feared for his life.

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The Northern Arizona measles outbreak is approaching 100 cases

By Morgan FischerOctober 29, 2025

The outbreak, centered in the former polygamist Mormon area of Short Creek, is the state’s biggest in decades.

Phoenix taco bus owner sentenced to prison following raid

Phoenix taco bus owner sentenced to prison following raid

By Morgan FischerOctober 29, 2025

The business owner was arrested this summer after federal agents found undocumented workers and firearms.

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This stretch of Phoenix highway among most dangerous roads in U.S.

By Morgan FischerOctober 29, 2025

If you’re heading toward this highway exit, you’ll want to keep your head on a swivel.

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This Valley suburb contains the most expensive ZIP code in Arizona

By Morgan FischerOctober 28, 2025

The ZIP code is the only one in Arizona to crack the top 100 most expensive in the U.S.

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Fixing Arizona’s housing crisis could create 126K jobs, study says

By Morgan FischerOctober 27, 2025

An Arizona think tank says the math is simple: Make housing affordable, and the economy reaps benefits. But how to do it?

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ICE rams Avondale man’s truck, arrests him after hours-long standoff

By Morgan FischerOctober 24, 2025

ICE had a warrant for someone else, the man’s wife said. ICE also claimed the man rammed them, but video says otherwise.

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Fanboy Joe Arpaio loves sending random celebs happy birthday tweets

By Morgan FischerOctober 23, 2025

Besides racial profiling, Arpaio loves little more than celebrities. Here are the most random he’s wished a happy birthday.

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Judge gives history lecture, imposes order on county sheriff meeting

By Morgan FischerOctober 23, 2025

Federal Judge G. Murray Snow moved the unruly court-ordered meeting to the courthouse and treated it like detention.

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Uncontained: Short Creek, measles and the long shadow of Warren Jeffs

By Morgan FischerOctober 21, 2025

Arizona’s biggest measles outbreak in decades is in a small Arizona town trying to move past its infamous polygamist prophet.

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How far $1M goes in these Arizona retirement towns

By Morgan FischerOctober 21, 2025

Some of the state’s smaller retirement towns offer the best chance to stretch that retirement savings.

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Arizona kills Djerf in second execution of Hobbs administration

By Morgan FischerOctober 17, 2025

The state killed Richard Djerf, who murdered four members of a family in 1993.

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Where Phoenix ranks among worst cities to drive in U.S.

By Morgan FischerOctober 16, 2025

Our streets don’t have many confusing twists and turns, yet our ranking still isn’t much to write home about.

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Arpaio feels ‘vindicated’ that Supreme Court OK’d racial profiling

By Morgan FischerOctober 15, 2025

Last month, the Supreme Court essentially approved tactics that Joe Arpaio made infamous. Now, Arpaio is riding high.

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Arizona is set for its 2nd execution this year. It could be torturous

By Morgan FischerOctober 15, 2025

The state will kill Richard Djerf on Friday. Experts warn his execution by lethal injection could be deceptively agonizing.

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