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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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downtown phoenix

How much rent has dropped in Phoenix and other Valley cities

By Morgan FischerApril 1, 2026

Rent has pretty much gone down everywhere across the Valley, but it’s dropped in some cities more than others.

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DHS made a ton of unenforceable promises about Surprise ICE facility

By Morgan FischerMarch 30, 2026

Surprise Mayor Kevin Sartor said DHS claimed the huge detention center will house only 542 people. Activists call bullshit.

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Katie Hobbs and Andy Biggs are having a stupid beef about tacos

By Morgan FischerMarch 30, 2026

Debates over ICE and water conservation can wait. Today, we’re arguing over who will eat a taco on camera.

protesters at an anti-ice rally. one holds an upside-down U.S. flag

Phoenix ‘No Kings’ protests: When, where and what to know

By Morgan FischerMarch 27, 2026

The latest mass anti-Trump protest is set for March 28 in Downtown Phoenix and many other spots around the Valley.

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Feely shutters campaign store when asked about foreign-made merch

By Morgan FischerMarch 27, 2026

Ex-NFL kicker Jay Feely loves Trump, tariffs and bringing back American manufacturing. Except when buying campaign merch.

jerry sheridan

Judge moves sheriff meetings online after someone flipped the bird

By Morgan FischerMarch 26, 2026

Someone was so bold as to flip off the man overseeing the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in a federal judge’s courtroom.

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Arizona guns are fueling a drug cartel war in Mexico

By Morgan FischerMarch 26, 2026

Nearly two-thirds of illegal guns seized in Mexico in 2024 were bought in Arizona and smuggled over the border for cartels.

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ICE agents flood Sky Harbor airport, kinda just stand around

By Morgan FischerMarch 23, 2026

What were ICE agents doing at the airport? It’s not clear even they knew.

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The Phoenix housing market is finally settling down, realtors say

By Morgan FischerMarch 19, 2026

Valley home prices have dipped in the last year, suggesting that the once-booming housing market is coming back to earth.

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Meet the 10 richest billionaires with Arizona connections

By Morgan FischerMarch 17, 2026

Arizona has many people on Forbes’ billionaires list in 2026. These 10 are rolling in the most dough.

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ICE stiff-arms Ansari as she scrutinizes detainee’s death

By Morgan FischerMarch 13, 2026

The Phoenix congresswoman said she believes ICE is hiding wrongdoing in the death of Emmanuel Damas: “How does a toothache lead to somebody’s death in a matter of weeks?”

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These Phoenix smoke shops were repeatedly busted selling to kids

By Morgan FischerMarch 13, 2026

Nearly 14% of tobacco retailers failed inspections by the Attorney General’s Office. These smoke shops failed the most.

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Phoenix gas prices have jumped $1 since March 1, and drivers feel it

By Morgan FischerMarch 12, 2026

The U.S. bombing of Iran has spiked gas prices. “Shocker, another war,” said one Phoenix driver as he filled up his SUV.

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Family of man killed by Phoenix cop rips effort to ‘pin death’ on someone else

By Morgan FischerMarch 11, 2026

A Phoenix cop killed Christian Diaz Rendon as Rendon subdued a home intruder. The intruder faces a murder charge, not the cop.

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Strap in: Phoenix is expected to hit 100 degrees by next week

By Morgan FischerMarch 10, 2026

Spring is off to a hot start, but does that mean summer temperatures are right around the corner?

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Hobbs vetoes Charlie Kirk memorial license plate bill

By Morgan FischerMarch 6, 2026

Arizona’s governor brake-checked a bill that would’ve created a memorial license plate to honor the late Turning Point co-founder.

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Arizona doesn’t follow daylight saving time. Why?

By Morgan FischerMarch 6, 2026

Save daylight? Are we running out of it?

a shirtless man making an orgasmic face while sitting under his bed covers, with an open laptop on his lap

Wealthy Phoenix suburb spends more on OnlyFans than any Arizona city

By Morgan FischerMarch 5, 2026

Making a lot of money leaves plenty of room for, uh, discretionary spending.

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Companies team to place cannabis kiosks in Valley senior communities

By Morgan FischerMarch 5, 2026

Out: “Get off my lawn!” In: “Deliver me my grass.”

a billboard showing a swarm of ICE agents arresting a woman. it says "Your Tax $ Wasted. They get billions to beat us up. we get layoffs and rent hikes."

Phoenix flooded with billboards depicting violent ICE arrests

By Morgan FischerMarch 4, 2026

Forty billboards depicting violent ICE arrests will be seen around Phoenix for the next month.

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Ex-Attorney General lawyer pleads guilty to stealing, reselling mail

By Morgan FischerMarch 4, 2026

Vanessa Hickman, a former division chief under Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, was arrested in November.

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Upscale Phoenix suburb has highest rent of any Arizona city

By Morgan FischerMarch 3, 2026

A single-family, three-bedroom home goes for $3,500 a month in this Valley city.

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