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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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Nazi-salutin’ Deer Valley school board member storms out of meeting

By Morgan FischerJune 10, 2026

Kim Fisher, whose fascist gesture at the end of a meeting two weeks earlier drew widespread backlash, dared people to recall her.

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Top Recorder’s Office official loves to tweet heinous shit at work

By Morgan FischerJune 8, 2026

Sam Stone, the chief of staff for Recorder Justin Heap, uses work time to blast out drivel about Democrats, Muslims and more.

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Shroom for improvement: The latest on Arizona’s psilocybin trial

By Morgan FischerJune 5, 2026

Sue Sisley of the Scottsdale Research Institute talks studying mushrooms, the DEA and even Joe Rogan.

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Phoenix broke a record for spring heat. Here’s by how much

By Morgan FischerJune 4, 2026

Who needs summer when spring regularly tops 100 degrees?

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Scottsdale-based MAGA influencer admits hair-pulling U.K. assault

By Morgan FischerJune 4, 2026

Melissa Rein Lively, who infamously topped a Target display during the COVID-19 pandemic, paid £910 in restitution.

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Sinema wants therapy records for the woman whose husband she seduced

By Morgan FischerJune 3, 2026

Kyrsten Sinema is being sued by the ex of her bodyguard-turned-lover, and she wants to see what the woman says in therapy.

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Katie Hobbs has a new reelection campaign ad. We fact-checked it

By Morgan FischerJune 2, 2026

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is reintroducing herself to voters as she runs for reelection.

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Phoenix Curaleaf workers decertify union days after ratifying contract

By Morgan FischerJune 1, 2026

A national union-busting organization threw its might behind the effort to disband the union at the Camelback location.

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Video: Deer Valley school board member gives Nazi salute at meeting

By Morgan FischerMay 28, 2026

Peeved over a scheduling decision, Kim Fisher gave the straight-armed salute and threw in a “heil” for good measure.

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Tempe students protest ICE detention of classmate outside of school

By Morgan FischerMay 28, 2026

ICE arrested Dilan Paredes’ mom at a Walmart. She then signed the eighth-grader out of school, where ICE arrested him, too.

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You’ll soon be able to ride Waymo’s new Ojai model robotaxi for free

By Morgan FischerMay 28, 2026

As the robotaxi company moves forward with testing the blue van models in Phoenix, it needs feedback from human riders.

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Map: Where ICE has been seen in Phoenix so far

By Morgan FischerMay 27, 2026

Publicly reported sightings – which represent a fraction of ICE activity – show agents hitting some areas more than others.

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Supervisors blast Heap for ‘felony’ threat before routine drop box vote

By Morgan FischerMay 20, 2026

The Maricopa County recorder’s lawyer warned that election workers could face prosecution. County supervisors were thoroughly unconvinced.

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ASU president wants his Gaza protester lawsuit deposition kept hidden

By Morgan FischerMay 20, 2026

Michael Crow wants to bar the public from seeing his deposition in a lawsuit from students suspended after protesting Israel.

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Glendale Community College used AI at graduation and it went horribly

By Morgan FischerMay 19, 2026

Who needs a human and a microphone when you can outsource the simplest of tasks to artificial intelligence?

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There might be a ‘super’ El Niño this year. What would that mean for Phoenix?

By Morgan FischerMay 18, 2026

If you’re hoping for a strong monsoon season in Phoenix this summer, you may be in luck.

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Horne, Yee fight over who hates DEI more at GOP superintendent debate

By Morgan FischerMay 15, 2026

Schools superintendent Tom Horne and challenger Kimberly Yee agree on much, except for who’s lying about being anti-DEI.

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GOP rival takes aim at U.S. House hopeful Jay Feely, gets real racist

By Morgan FischerMay 14, 2026

GOP candidate Jay Feely has helped two Haitian men come to the U.S. His challenger, Joseph Chaplik, says that’s a problem.

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We’ll all be dead before Maricopa County builds enough housing

By Morgan FischerMay 14, 2026

The Valley is short 56,000 housing units. Unless permitting speeds up, it’ll be a long time before that gap closes.

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Arizona’s ESA program was audited: The 5 most alarming findings

By Morgan FischerMay 13, 2026

A long-awaited audit of Arizona’s troublesome school voucher program found myriad issues with how expenses are monitored.

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Four years after unionizing, Phoenix Curaleaf workers ratify contract

By Morgan FischerMay 13, 2026

Workers at Curaleaf’s midtown Phoenix location secured wage increases and other measures in their first union contract.

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County supervisor fibs about attending ceremony for fallen officers

By Morgan FischerMay 12, 2026

Mark Stewart, who represents much of the East Valley, tweeted as if he attended a memorial for fallen officers. He didn’t.

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