Her grandmother did not have the right to vote until she was 30. Now, Gabriella Cázares-Kelly, a member of the Tohono O'odham Nation, is working to ensure everybody has access to the ballot in November as Pima County's first Indigenous county recorder. 19thnews.org/2024/09/how-a-…

NEW: One person is in custody and casualties have been reported at Apalachee High School in Winder, GA where multiple law enforcement agencies, Fire and Emergency Services personnel were dispatched to a reported active shooting.

An 'incredible' resource or 'an obstacle hiding in plain sight'? Crisis pregnancy centers emerge as the latest frontier in Arizona's increasingly fraught battle over abortion rights. New from natasha yee: bit.ly/3Z7HoU1

"I don’t want to be known by this experience that I’ve had, but I think it’s too important, and I don’t regret it for a second that I did tell this story." theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

'There’s a time clock running on when an abortion can be provided, especially with the 15-week bans currently in place in our state. And so anytime that is delayed or missed because of going to a clinic that doesn’t actually provide those services can be critical for a woman.'

🚨NEW: Arizona cracked down on Medicaid fraud that targeted Native Americans. It left patients without care. My latest, a collaboration between AZCIR || @azcir.bsky.social & ProPublica's Mary Hudetz. 📸Photos by Adriana Zehbrauskas azcir.org/news/2024/09/1…

🚨If you’ve been following the court challenge to Arizona’s voter citizenship laws, the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will be holding oral arguments today in Phoenix at 1 pm PT/4 pm ET. You can watch here: ca9.uscourts.gov/#

ICYMI: My latest reporting out today, alongside @ProPublica's Mary Hudetz, investigating the Arizona's response to the state's ongoing Medicaid fraud crisis. As always, made possible in part thanks to Report for America 🇺🇸

This is actually taking place in the San Francisco courtroom. It appears this case is fourth on the list of cases scheduled for 1 pm PT. Will flag when it comes up here: ca9.uscourts.gov/media/live-ora…

👀👀👀 The publicity pamphlet for Nov 5 election is up. The Arizona's Secretary of State Office will mail this packet to registered voters. It includes important info on the statewide propositions and judges on the ballot. apps.azsos.gov/election/Ballo…

ICYMI: ProPublica's Mary Hudetz and I joined Here & Now from NPR/WBUR bright and early this morning to discuss our latest reporting on Arizona's Medicaid fraud crisis and its fallout. 🔊Listen here⤵️ wbur.org/hereandnow/202…

“Nationwide, the majority of bilingual education teacher salaries range from $45,000 to $62,000 annually.” An important read on the future of bilingual education by Patricia Guadalupe. Edited Virginia Lora Great images Marco Antonio Bello.

MORE: Two elementary schools in Springfield, Ohio were evacuated after being targeted by a threat.

This is one of my favorite stories I’ve reported, thanks to work from Laura Pritschet Liz Chrastil and Emily G. Jacobs et al we now have a fairly detailed look at the brain of one woman before, during and after pregnancy. Read for more details over at The Transmitter

‘Entire ecosystem’ of fossils 8.7m years old found under Los Angeles high school theguardian.com/us-news/2024/s…

BREAKING: Eligibility of 97,000 Arizona voters in limbo after state discovers error, just before ballots go out votebeat.org/arizona/2024/0…

BREAKING: Maricopa County files lawsuit in Arizona Supreme Court asking whether ~100K voters affected by what the state says was a clerical error must submit proof of citizenship before November's election. Lawsuit: documentcloud.org/documents/2514… Background: votebeat.org/arizona/2024/0…

Fontes: On the Documented Proof of Citizenship coding error loophole. Age range of voters are 45-60. Party frequency order: Republicans, Independents, Democrats.

Investigation: How Arizona tackles a language barrier to provide Navajo voters a ballot they can listen to. And how what officials leave out can be as important as what they put in. votebeat.org/arizona/2024/0… READ:

After his school called the police on him, sheriff's deputies restrained, handcuffed and put 10-year-old Caleb, an autistic child who weighed less than 90 pounds and wasn't even 5'0, in the back of a patrol car. This happened twice in the same week. freep.com/story/news/edu…