For LOOKOUT, Juliette Rihl looked at one of AZ's largest aid provider for unhoused people, and found that they require staff to sign a discriminatory anti-LGBTQ+ morality clause. That, in turn, effects how care is given to queer people. lookoutphx.org/a-leading-aid-…

I’m pleased to say that today is my first day as a full-time criminal justice reporter for azcentral !!😊✍🏽

I’ve reported on a big AZ death row issue, the large-scale AHCCCS fraud, and sentencings to show how the death of another person affected all parties, among other things.

For my latest, I visited preschool classrooms to see the The Literacy Lab 's Leading Men Fellowship in action.

The program is in its 2nd year in AZ & aims to bring more men of color into teaching. Fellows are trained to work as literacy tutors. azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

Maricopa County Sheriff says he will not seek a third term in next year's election - says he will be departing a year early in January 2024

stuntin like my tio

Our communities are worth investing in.
Let no one tell you otherwise.

It’s the entire reason this bilingual show is happening tonight and I could not be more proud of our La Voz Arizona azcentral folks, not to mention Tempe Arts for making it a reality.

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Hello! After 2+ years, today was my last day covering education at The Arizona Republic.

At least ten Arizona school districts have decided to sue TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat & YouTube, alleging the social media companies have contributed to a mental health crisis among their students.

New from me:
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EXCLUSIVE to LOOKOUT: A drag performer has filed a discrimination charge against Cottonwood City Council with the AG's office. The claims made by the performer Miss Nature says her show had its liquor license revoked because of of far-right rhetoric. lookoutphx.org/blog/cottonwoo…

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soulja boys 2007-08 run was insane when you really go back and look

“It's just a heavy loss. He was so talented in so many different ways – just a genuine representative to young Oakland artists,” said KevChoice.

Story by Sarah Ravani / سارا + Jill Tucker
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With worsening heat + a growing housing deficit, #Arizona faces a dual #HousingCrisis & #ClimateCrisis .

I dug into the data, people and solutions at the intersection of these problems, w/ support from MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative & Julia Cooper.

Read the series & 🧵:
azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

Phoenix is hot.

So as an actual resident of this place, it is my duty to inform you all about why it gets so hot here these days and what's being done to address it.

My latest for Inside Climate News
insideclimatenews.org/news/29072023/…

ICYMI, azcentral is on TikTok (and so am I)

Watch my first explainer video, where I discuss the massive number of people experiencing homelessness who died in the Phoenix area last year — and what needs to be done to stop the preventable deaths: tiktok.com/azcentral/vid…

Nearly 800 people experiencing homelessness died in Maricopa County, AZ last year— and that's likely a big undercount.

This year is on track to be even worse.

My latest, on what needs to be done to reverse course:

azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

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