Molly Bohannon
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Higher education reporter at AZCIR Previously reported at Forbes and The Coloradoan
My colleagues
@azcir.org
found more than 99% of cropland in the Hualapai Valley Basin is now owned or controlled by out-of-state entities. Read the story here:
azcir.org/news/2025/11...
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Arizona's Hualapai Valley now a 'de facto transfer basin' for out-of-state interests
Since 2014, an influx of out-of-state interests have drilled nearly 200 agricultural wells in Mohave County’s Hualapai Valley groundwater basin, straining the aquifer and putting residential water sup...
https://azcir.org/news/2025/11/13/out-of-state-interests-turn-haualapi-valley-into-de-facto-transfer-basin/
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Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting
26 days ago
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
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Arizona colleges face ‘devastating impact’ after Trump slashes grant funds to minority-serving institutions
Ten community colleges and universities in Arizona will lose at least $13.8 million after President Donald Trump's administration cut discretionary funding to minority-serving institutions.
http://bit.ly/4o1dPNF
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read my latest, looking at the local impact of federal cuts to minority-serving institutions:
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27 days ago
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Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting
27 days ago
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...
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Arizona colleges face ‘devastating impact’ after Trump slashes grant funds to minority-serving institutions
Ten community colleges and universities in Arizona will lose at least $13.8 million after President Donald Trump's administration cut discretionary funding to minority-serving institutions.
https://azcir.org/news/2025/10/20/trump-slashes-federal-funds-arizona-minority-serving-colleges/
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Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting
2 months ago
Thanks to
@kjzz.org
for having
@azcir.org
's
@molboha.bsky.social
on to discuss her recent reporting about ICE policies at Arizona's largest universities. Listen in:
www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
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This reporter looked at Arizona universities' policies about ICE on campus — and how they varied
Back in January, the Trump administration revoked an Obama era memorandum preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement from conducting enforcement actions in certain areas, such as schools, hospital...
https://www.kjzz.org/the-show/2025-09-16/this-reporter-looked-at-arizona-universities-policies-about-ice-on-campus-and-how-they-varied
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Molly Bohannon
Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting
2 months ago
NEW: What would your university do if ICE agents showed up? In Arizona, the answer isn’t always clear. Experts say schools should have explicit protocols, but
@azcir.org
's
@molboha.bsky.social
found some of the state’s largest universities don’t.
azcir.org/news/2025/09...
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Amid student fear and uncertainty, Arizona colleges split on clear policies for ICE on campus
Arizona’s 20 higher education institutions with the largest in-person enrollments are split on providing clear policies for what to do if ICE shows up on campus.
https://azcir.org/news/2025/09/08/az-colleges-split-on-clear-policies-ice-on-campus/
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great work by my colleague
@clomahqu.bsky.social
. read his latest, looking at a super nuanced issue in the water world, here:
azcir.org/news/2025/07...
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Tribal water settlement aims to repair generations of exclusion
The Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act would repair decades of legal disputes and devote $5 billion to delivering Colorado River water to tribes in northeastern Arizona.
https://azcir.org/news/2025/07/22/colorado-river-water-settlement-repair-decades-tribal-marginalization/
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Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting
4 months ago
📣 Exciting news from
@azcir.org
— we’re welcoming three new investigative reporters: –
@molboha.bsky.social
: higher education –
@allymarkovich.bsky.social
: criminal justice – @adriana-navarro.bsky.social: gender, politics & policy Give them a follow!
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Molly Bohannon
Brandon Quester
4 months ago
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!
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