ICYMI: Arizona universities haven't been transparent about what they've changed to comply with federal guidance about DEI. To one professor at UA, decisions being made behind closed doors sends the message that "this isn’t your university anymore. This isn’t a community."

AZ’s three public universities quietly dismantled DEI programs over the past year, following threats from the federal gov to cut funding. When @azcir.org asked what changed and how, officials denied interviews, records requests and ignored detailed questions. Our latest: azcir.org/news/2026/04...

ICYMI: “The idea that we are a place where everybody has to carry their papers is not American,” said Annie Lai, immigrant rights attorney. “That’s not the kind of country that I think a lot of people think we should be.” Our latest, via @allymarkovich.bsky.social azcir.org/news/2026/03...

The citations remain in federal records for 30 years and can complicate green card or citizenship applications, potentially making people more vulnerable to deportation as the Trump administration expands efforts to revoke legal status of legal residents, including naturalized citizens.

Nearly 3 years in, unscrupulous sober living home providers continue recruiting and exploiting Native Americans. Lawmakers say systemic oversight failures persist at AHCCCS, while legitimate providers contend the agency’s response is still hindering care for vulnerable patients.

@azcir.org reporter @adriana-navarro.bsky.social continues to follow Arizona's abortion-related legislation this week with a new wave of GOP-led bills that could further restrict or limit abortion access, despite a recent court ruling striking down several laws with existing restrictions.

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In Arizona, years of escalating battles over the initiative process, court authority and partisan primaries have created a system in which voters can pass a constitutional amendment, only to see lawmakers search for ways around it. @azcir.org's latest, via @adriana-navarro.bsky.social

3 years after AZ voters approved in-state tuition for undocumented students through Prop 308, it’s unclear how many have actually benefited. The state had no centralized system to oversee the law's rollout or ensure consistent implementation, AZCIR found. Read our latest: azcir.org/news/2026/01...

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Hear directly from @azcir.org's @allymarkovich.bsky.social, in collaboration with @appalachia100.bsky.social's @pnickcurran.bsky.social about their latest dispatch from Ukraine, where drone tech and tactics are now making their way to U.S. soil.

In our latest, a dispatch from Ukraine, we trace a direct line from Ukraine’s drone war to the U.S.–Mexico border, examining a blurring between military innovation and civilian law enforcement that has fueled the rise of dual-use, military-grade technology in domestic border operations.

Honored to talk about best practices to keep our staff and colleagues safer in today's escalating threat environment for journalists, with shout-outs to my esteemed colleagues and a thorough new guide from @penamerica.bsky.social & the Coalition Against Online Violence: pen.org/newsroom-lea...

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Out-of-state investors and farms have poured millions into deep industrial wells and water-intensive nut orchards, betting on Arizona’s unregulated aquifers to keep profits flowing. Today, more than 99% of cropland in the Hualapai Valley basin is owned or controlled by foreign interests.

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ICYMI: Ten colleges in Arizona are losing millions of dollars after federal cuts hit grants to minority-serving institutions. Without the additional funds, schools are reducing services that helped raise GPAs and made students feel at home, AZCIR’s @molboha.bsky.social found: bit.ly/4o1dPNF

When the Trump administration recently cut certain grants to minority-serving institutions, millions of dollars earmarked for student support at 10 Arizona schools disappeared—forcing some to end student support programs and reduce staff, via AZCIR’s ‪@molboha.bsky.social‬ azcir.org/news/2025/10...

Medicaid cuts could mean reduced hours, layoffs, or even clinic closures — especially in rural areas where access to care is already limited. The ripple effects could destabilize the entire system, from emergency rooms to rural hospitals, @azcir.org's latest, via @jasminedemers.bsky.social

ICYMI: What happens if ICE shows up on campus? At some of Arizona’s biggest universities—including ASU and UA—there’s no clear public policy, @azcir.org’s @molboha.bsky.social found: azcir.org/news/2025/09...

At some of Arizona's biggest universities—including ASU & UA—there's no clear public policy for students or faculty to respond if ICE shows up on campus. @azcir.org's latest, via @molboha.bsky.social

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ICYMI: A tribal water settlement reintroduced in Congress this year could help repair decades of exclusion from major water allocations for Hopi, Navajo and San Juan Southern Paiute communities. Our latest, via @clomahqu.bsky.social azcir.org/news/2025/07...

Take some time to read through @clomahqu.bsky.social's latest two stories for @azcir.org. It's an important, nuanced look at a critical water settlement for three tribal communities in northeastern Arizona

Thrilled to welcome three new investigative reporters to our @azcir.org team, @molboha.bsky.social, @allymarkovich.bsky.social & @adriana-navarro.bsky.social. Give them a follow—and share your story ideas and tips!

ICYMI: Arizona’s Medicaid agency says its efforts to unravel the $2.5 billion fraud scheme could take many years. Even then, it’s likely that most of the stolen taxpayer money won’t be recovered.

Two years after Arizona officials uncovered a $2.5 billion Medicaid fraud scheme that targeted Native Americans seeking treatment for addictions, the state has recouped just a fraction of the taxpayer funds lost to fraud. With @propublica.org.

Our investigation with @propublica.org found that Arizona’s response to a massive Medicaid fraud scheme left patients without access to the drug and alcohol treatment they needed. This week, the director of the state’s Medicaid agency resigned.

In January, AZCIR and @propublica.org reported on how former Arizona Medicaid officials had failed for years to stem a $2 billion fraud scheme targeting Native Americans, despite repeated warnings. A new law aims to add oversight. azcir.org/news/2025/04...

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The waitlist counts, quietly added to the DES website after weeks of inquiries from @azcir.org's @mpolletta.bsky.social, quantify for the first time the impact of state lawmakers’ failure to fill a massive budget shortfall left by expiring federal pandemic funds last year.

ICYMI: Many of the deaths in sober living homes reviewed by @azcir.org & @propublica.org happened as officials—in at least five instances across Republican and Democratic administrations—failed to act on evidence that rampant fraud was imperiling Native Americans. azcir.org/news/2025/01...

This line. From a sober living home operator, to the father of Jeffrey Hustito, who died there on Dec. 27, 2022: “Since they have an alcohol problem, we let them drink a little bit to calm down.”

Our latest: Arizona’s Medicaid agency acknowledged that a fraud scheme targeting Indigenous people with addictions cost taxpayers as much as $2.5 billion. But the state hasn’t accounted publicly for the number of deaths caused by the crisis.

It's not too often that we get to announce two new hires over the course of one week! I hope you'll welcome @jasminedemers.bsky.social to our growing team @azcir.org. Giver her a follow and send her your tips! Your support makes these positions possible—thank you!

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The second part of our reporting on Arizona's maternal mortality crisis, this one looking at how the state and other groups are responding

"Women are not being assessed properly as they should be. We’re not identifying mental health (as a problem) until it becomes an emergency. This is where women die.” Our latest, via Natasha Yee & @carmela.bsky.social

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The vast majority of AZ voters cast their ballots by mail, so how you sign that ballot matters. Catch up on our latest, a collaboration w/Votebeat that shows how flaws in signature verification processes disproportionately affect specific voters