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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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Termites are a problem in Arizona. A guide to treatment and prevention

By Morgan FischerDecember 26, 2025

According to one pest control company, one in every three Arizona homes has or will have termites at some point.

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Laveen man brought to U.S. as a 3-year-old now facing deportation

By Morgan FischerDecember 23, 2025

Eric Ferrales came to the U.S. as a small child, his mother said. He speaks no Spanish but may be deported to Mexico.

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Ignorance is Bliss: Republican picks on trans kids with ballot measure

By Morgan FischerDecember 19, 2025

State Rep. Selina Bliss has taken up a favorite GOP pastime: targeting trans children over youth sports.

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Phoenix could have its hottest Christmas Day on record

By Morgan FischerDecember 18, 2025

We’ve been breaking December temperature records left and right the last few years. Could another one fall?

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Heap wasn’t at work the day mailer screw-up hit Recorder’s Office

By Morgan FischerDecember 18, 2025

Records show Justin Heap didn’t come in after his office wrongly told 83,000 voters their registrations would be canceled.

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ICE locked up man visiting Mesa for 70 hours despite valid visa

By Morgan FischerDecember 17, 2025

ICE said Edwar Gonzalez was “briefly detained,” but he spent nearly three days locked up despite legal permission to be here.

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The 10 wealthiest ZIP codes in the Valley

By Morgan FischerDecember 15, 2025

Can you guess which areas of Maricopa County are the richest? Probably. Can you afford a home there? Probably not!

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Mesa family says ICE detained visiting relative despite valid visa

By Morgan FischerDecember 12, 2025

Mexican national Edwar Gonzalez is being held by ICE, though is relatives say he was visiting them on a valid visa.

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‘Gas station heroin’: Mayes wants stronger kratom laws in Arizona

By Morgan FischerDecember 10, 2025

Kratom is easy to get in Arizona. Kris Mayes wants to change that by beefing up state law.

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Phoenix has a lower cost of living than these 3 suburbs

By Morgan FischerDecember 10, 2025

Escaping to the suburbs is how many people score bigger homes and lower prices. Not necessarily in these ones, though.

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Horne one step closer in crusade to eradicate diversity from schools

By Morgan FischerDecember 9, 2025

The Arizona Board of Education voted to explore removing anything that’s so-called “DEI” from state teaching standards.

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People are fleeing Arizona for other states, new study says

By Morgan FischerDecember 8, 2025

A state of transplants? Maybe, but not as much as it used to be.

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Rep. Grijalva says ICE pepper-sprayed her at Tucson taco shop

By Morgan FischerDecember 5, 2025

Tucson Rep. Adelita Grijalva says ICE pushed and pepper-sprayed her during a raid on the restaurant Taco Giro.

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Video: Gilbert teen swiftly arrested after epic bike stunt

By Morgan FischerDecember 5, 2025

A viral video shows Sam Campbell clearing a wide residential street — but not escaping the law.

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Is the Northern Arizona measles outbreak finally petering out?

By Morgan FischerDecember 5, 2025

Arizona reported only three new cases this week in the country’s second-largest measles outbreak. Is the end near?

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Parents group outraged that Phoenix school played ‘Pink Pony Club’

By Morgan FischerDecember 4, 2025

The song has been everywhere for the past two years, but heaven forbid sixth-graders play a “boomwhackers” version.

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NAU removes student art print depicting Charlie Kirk’s murder

By Morgan FischerDecember 3, 2025

The school, which faced backlash from right-wingers on social media, said the print was part of a “temporary, student-selected” art exhibit.

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Do Arizonans want to ban kratom? What a new survey reveals

By Morgan FischerDecember 2, 2025

Kratom is widely available in gas stations and smoke shops, though the Mayo Clinic calls it unsafe and ineffective.

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More Arizona children are dying from preventable diseases

By Morgan FischerDecember 2, 2025

A state health department report offers hints that Arizona’s lagging vaccination rates are becoming more deadly.

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Mesa police arrested a longtime activist who said he was filming ICE

By Morgan FischerNovember 26, 2025

Martin Hernandez, an organizer with UFCW Local 99, was later released after a community outcry.

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Former AG lawyer hit with felony charge for stealing, reselling mail

By Morgan FischerNovember 24, 2025

Vanessa Hickman was arrested by U.S. postal inspectors on Nov. 19.

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Trump lackey wants to court-martial Mark Kelly over social media video

By Morgan FischerNovember 24, 2025

You tell folks not to do illegal things and suddenly it’s a problem for some people.

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