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To Cheers and a Few Jeers, Governor Katie Hobbs Takes Office – Twice

By Elias WeissJanuary 11, 2023

Struggling to earn the public’s trust, Governor Katie Hobbs delivered her inaugural address on January 5 alongside other new officeholders who waxed poetic about such issues as domestic terrorism and child punishment.

Phoenix Continues Sweeps in Homeless Camp But Ignores Dinosaurs It Wants Evicted

By Katya SchwenkJanuary 6, 2023

A California company installed unauthorized metal sculptures in a homeless encampment downtown. Now, it’s refusing to take them down.

Pop-Up Container Home Project to Help the Homeless Heads to Roosevelt Row First

By Elias WeissJanuary 4, 2023

Why did taxpayers spend $240,000 per bedroom on these shipping container model homes downtown?

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Tempe’s Accidentally Racist Ban on Flavored Nicotine Gins Up Controversy

By Elias WeissDecember 22, 2022

A proposed ban on “flavored tobacco vape products” in Tempe is coming under fire for conflating the vape and tobacco industries, factual errors, its impact on Arab business owners and hookah users, and holes large enough to fit even the biggest hookahs through.

California Ghost Kitchen Unmasked as Creator of Bootleg Dinos in the Zone

By Katya SchwenkDecember 21, 2022

A California-based ghost kitchen company installed giant dinosaurs in a sprawling homeless encampment in downtown Phoenix and now has until December 30 to remove them.

Under Federal Scrutiny, Phoenix Conducts Clean Up in Massive Homeless Encampment

By Katya SchwenkDecember 17, 2022

It was the first clean up the city has conducted in the downtown homeless encampment in months – and it was watched closely.

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Who Put Giant Metal Dinosaurs in Phoenix’s Largest Homeless Encampment?

By Katya SchwenkDecember 15, 2022

In a strange twist to the ongoing legal battles over the city’s largest area for homeless people, large metal dinosaurs displaced some unsheltered people, and no one will say who installed the Jurassic art.

You Snooze You Lose: Hump Day Hits Katie Hobbs Hard

By Elias WeissDecember 9, 2022

Katie Hobbs spent hours on a stage inside a swanky ballroom on Wednesday, just two days after certifying her place as the governor-elect of Arizona. You hardly knew she was there.

Two Metro Phoenix Lawmakers Unload Dubious Crypto Campaign Cash

Two Metro Phoenix Lawmakers Unload Dubious Crypto Campaign Cash

By Elias WeissDecember 2, 2022

Two Arizona lawmakers re-elected to Congress in November are unloading campaign donations they received from executives of the now-bankrupt crypto firm FTX.

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ACLU Sues Phoenix to Stop New Sweeps of Homeless Encampment

By Katya SchwenkDecember 1, 2022

“The city is terrorizing the very people it should be helping,” ACLU attorneys say.

Criminals, Cheaters, and Cartels: 4 Batshit Crazy Moments From the Maricopa County Election Canvass

By Elias WeissDecember 1, 2022

Vicious insults, calls for violence, and threats of death. It’s par for the course for Maricopa County election deniers.

Tom Horne Won Again. Here Are Four of His Sexiest Scandals in Public Life

By Elias WeissNovember 18, 2022

Tom Horne has been called the worst politician in Arizona, ever. Yet voters just elected him – again.

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5 Signs That Arizona Republicans Are Melting Down After Their Election Day Belly Flop

By Katya Schwenk and OthersNovember 16, 2022

The red wave predicted to sweep over the state didn’t materialize on November 8. Commence the recriminations, drain circling and downward spirals.

Phoenix Prepares to Restart Controversial Cleanups of Homeless Encampment

By Katya SchwenkNovember 15, 2022

The city of Phoenix is poised to restart mass cleanups in its largest homeless encampment after nine months. They sparked controversy and resistance – and a federal investigation.

The Red Wave That Wasn’t: How Democrats and Republicans Partied on Election Night in Phoenix

By Katya Schwenk and OthersNovember 10, 2022

When Election Day wrapped up in Arizona, the candidates did what they always do – shuffled off to parties to join supporters, watch results trickle in, and celebrate their victories.

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Vote Counting Isn’t Quick in Maricopa County. Here’s Why That’s OK

By Elias WeissNovember 8, 2022

Despite what Kari Lake and Mark Finchem will have you believe, this year’s vote counting is actually going faster than usual, according to a top Maricopa County elections official.

Election Day in Arizona: Kari Lake Attacks Hobbs, Media, and Voting Issues

By Matt Hennie and OthersNovember 8, 2022

It’s all over – except for the counting. Mostly. The final day to cast ballots in a contentious midterm election has arrived in Arizona. So sit back and follow our Election Day coverage right here.

Educators Quitting Classrooms and Running for Arizona Legislature in Record Numbers

By Elias WeissNovember 4, 2022

Arizona teachers are evacuating the classroom in record numbers. Where are they going? The state legislature – if the voters allow.

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7 Times Obama Delighted Arizona Democrats During His Phoenix Rally

By Elias WeissNovember 3, 2022

With just days to go before an Arizona midterm election that will bring new leadership to the state and could determine control of the U.S. Senate, Arizona Democrats called in former President Barack Obama.

‘Trash Organization’: Abe Hamadeh Loves to Hate Phoenix New Times

By Elias WeissNovember 3, 2022

Abe Hamadeh isn’t quite sure how the First Amendment works. But he does know that he hates Phoenix New Times and its reporting on his campaign for Arizona Attorney General.

Phoenix Spars With Business Owners in Court Over Massive Homeless Encampment

By Katya SchwenkNovember 2, 2022

A group of property owners downtown wants the city of Phoenix to take action on a downtown homeless encampment.

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Kari Lake Turns Burglary Into Kinda Clever Kentucky-Fried Campaign Prank

Kari Lake Turns Burglary Into Kinda Clever Kentucky-Fried Campaign Prank

By Elias WeissOctober 28, 2022

Kari Lake is spending the final days of her campaign for Arizona governor playing pranks.

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