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5 days ago · Signed. Sealed. Rejected. Arizona rejects thousands of mail ballots for mismatched voter signatures each election, but a review of Maricopa County’s 2022 midterm ballots reveals that flaws in the county’s signature verification process may disproportionately affect voters who are younger, newly registered or those who do not belong to a political party.
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Brandon Quester is the founder, executive director and editor of the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting. In a short time and with limited resources, he built AZCIR into an award-winning newsroom, becoming a regional hub for original and collaborative accountability journalism that is best known for its deep reporting on important public policy issues in Arizona and the Southwest.
Arizona reinstates waitlist for families seeking state child care aid
Aug 1, 2024 · A classroom sits empty at Quality Interactive Montessori in Anthem, Arizona on Monday, June 24, 2024. Photo by Izabella Mullady | AZCIR Posted in Education Arizona reinstates waitlist for families seeking state child care aid
Constitutional Sheriffs: An AZCIR investigative series
More than half of Arizona’s county sheriffs are at least partially aligned with a growing movement of so-called “constitutional sheriffs” whose ideology could radicalize law enforcement by indoctrinating them with false legal theories, according to a months-long AZCIR investigation. The theories promote an exaggerated definition of sheriffs’ authority, urging them to nullify laws they ...
Outbreaks, quarantines and closures in AZ schools - Arizona …
Aug 17, 2021 · In June, Arizona’s Republican-led Legislature passed a state budget package that included a controversial provision prohibiting school districts from requiring masks. Gov. Doug Ducey, who for months had emphasized “personal responsibility” over pandemic-related mandates, signed off.. But nearly three months later, details surrounding the timing, implementation and enforcement of the law ...
Patient deaths at Arizona State Hospital raise questions | AZCIR
Nov 16, 2021 · The deaths follow a recent AZCIR series that revealed dramatic shortcomings in services for Arizonans with serious mental illness and detailed reports of alleged mistreatment at the hospital, including retaliation by staff against patients who file grievances.. Steve Elliott, spokesman for the Arizona Department of Health Services, which operates the state hospital, declined to comment on the ...
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ELECTIONS - Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting
Aug 26, 2020 · Experts warn of extremist push to expand sheriffs’ role in elections. Election and domestic extremism experts warn that so-called “constitutional sheriff” groups are compounding problems created by disinformation campaigns and undermining public confidence in elections and law enforcement, setting the stage for situations that can lead to voter intimidation and ultimately subvert free ...
EDUCATION - Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting
Aug 5, 2024 · The Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting is an independent, nonprofit media organization dedicated to statewide accountability journalism in Arizona. Explore this page to read AZCIR's extensive education coverage across Arizona.