Hi, I'm Deb, a 400th-generation Californian. I report on Indigenous issues for @azcentral, and if you're in the Southwest, California or Nevada, I'd like to help you with your stories. I think I do an OK job anyway. debra dot krol (at) AZCentral (Dot) com. T'sep!!
I've been told that the ESA reform referendum will first be introduced in the state Senate as a strike all measure. Will provide updates as they become available.
After 320,000 acres in northern Arizona were nominated for oil and gas leasing, where experts say no oil or gas exists, a public lands mystery began. azcentral.com/story/news/loc…
Tsaile Public School student is the third Navajo Nation kid to compete at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Read all about it here: azcentral.com/story/news/loc…
The GOP moved an ICE funding bill forward using reconciliation, advancing it without Democratic support. Here's how Arizona Republicans voted. azcentral.com/story/news/pol…
The amount of money -- $350 million -- that ESA parents have stockpiled for their kids future use (college, backyard playground, trips to Disneyland)
is more than what would have been generated for public education had @GOP lawmakers asked voters to approve Prop 123.
ESA parents have stockpiled $350 million in leftover voucher funds, which some are using for college. (It was $440 million last year).
@GOP lawmakers refuse to touch those funds but are cutting 2.5 percent from all state agencies except public safety.
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“For journalists, vetting the backgrounds of candidates for elected office or political nominees is a routine part of the job.”
Is that why reporter Don Bolles was killed? On the 50th anniversary of his death, @azcentral digs into the case. @dannowickiazcentral.com/story/news/loc…
INVESTIGATION: Mark Lamb runs for Congress in Arizona from new $3M ranch and family home in Tennessee. Says he bought properties to offset “financial blow” he’ll face once elected.
Our latest on “America’s Sheriff.” With @lauragersony via @azcentral 👇👇
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The public trough. After Glendale voters rejected a $19K pay raise for city councilmembers, leaders met behind closed doors and gave themselves “stipends.” Three years and $308,000 later, the AG is asking for answers. Story @ecsantacruz3 via @azcentralazcentral.com/story/news/loc…
Must-read reporting by @SashaHupka on how the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office put domestic violence victims at risk by releasing their names and addresses.
NEW: Arizona told domestic violence victims that their information would stay confidential when they registered to vote.
But in 2024, election officials accidentally gave data firms some protected voters' addresses.
Here's how the state broke its vow.
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A Santa Monica resident recorded a video of a mountain lion hiding among the vegetation in the backyard of her California home on Friday. An official with the CA Department of Fish & Wildlife said the agency was to "capture, collar and relocate" it.
NEW: Republicans call out Mark Lamb on threats and sexting allegations — say abuse of office claims should disqualify him from Congress. Read the latest in our investigation of “America’s Sheriff.”
With @lauragersony via @azcentral 👇👇
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NEW: Sexts, threats and America’s Sheriff. Arizona GOP silent on accusations that congressional candidate Mark Lamb used his position as sheriff to threaten women to suppress nude pics, sexting. With @lauragersony via @azcentral our latest 👇
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