Last night, former colleague Javier Arce died after battling cancer since January. My heart goes out to his family, friends and La Voz Arizona and azcentral team. Please consider donating toward his funeral and medical expenses. ❤️ gofundme.com/f/help-support…

That feeling when u pivot ur data longer and a 4 million row dataset becomes a 32 million row dataset 🤭

Monkey business is dangerous — and painful. Workers at a controversial monkey farm near Mesa have reported dozens of injuries, including bites. Story by Kúnlé Fálayì via azcentral azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

On the front page of Saturday's Arizona Republic: "Obama campaigns for Harris-Walz in Tucson" by Stephanie Murray, rapha and Sarah Lapidus. Also Stephanie on the late John McCain and the 2024 election.

It could take up to 13 days to get final election results in Arizona. Sasha Hupka 🌵 & Mary Jo Pitzl explained why and were joined by Sahana Jayaraman on a new tool azcentral has created to help track: azcentral.com/story/news/pol…

Happy Friday after the election. Here is a picture of the little guys that live in my house lovin’ on each other.

I have great news. 100% turnout from Antarctica voters in Maricopa County.

Out of office! Maricopa County Elections is closed for President’s Day but you can still learn about elections online at Maricopa.Vote. #PresidentsDay

NEW INVESTIGATION 🚍: Baltimore City is the only district in the state that doesn't offer most students a yellow bus ride after elementary school. When that policy collided with school choice, it turned getting to class on time into a nightmare. thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12…

Reporting by Liz Bowie & I was cited yesterday in a Baltimore City Council hearing on the root causes of chronic absenteeism. Proud that we were able to shed some light on a challenge that thousands of students. thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12…

being a journalist is committing to a life always feeling like you have homework due

The Phoenix Police report each time officers point a gun at a person. Including the hundreds of instances involving a minor. In at least one instance, a family said officers pointed a gun at a 2-year-old clad in only a diaper. by Sahana Jayaraman azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

BREAKING: 8 international students at ASU have had their visas revoked. A university official said they are not believed to be related to pro-Palestinian protests. ICE agents have been on ASU's campus at least once. azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

The number of youth homicides in Baltimore is also going down, so are nonfatal shootings. We asked officials treating violence as a public health crisis what's working. Sahana Jayaraman dug into the data and found a bright spot on a tough subject. tinyurl.com/yrrhnezp

IT'S CENSUS DAY at The Baltimore Banner: Today's U.S. Census Bureau release told us a lot about the changing demographics and living experiences of counties across the country. Here's what we learned about Maryland:

Baltimore's poorest residents are getting crushed under the weight of housing costs. Nearly 40% of rental properties housed residents making less than $35,000 a year By Sahana Jayaraman & Jasmine Vaughn-Hall thebanner.com/community/hous…

By Hallie Miller, Jack Bologna and Sahana Jayaraman: The housing hustle igniting a foreclosure crisis in Baltimore: tinyurl.com/mr44z84p (via The Baltimore Banner)

Did you know there's high-risk, out-of-state real estate investment screwing over Black/brown Baltimore neighborhoods? Hallie Miller, Jack Bologna & Sahana Jayaraman for The Baltimore Banner⤵️ 🎨 Alex Fine 📸 Jessica Gallagher, Jerry Jackson & Emma Howells thebanner.com/community/hous…

Scoop: Heidi Anderson, president of the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, is accused of plagiarizing parts of her 1986 dissertation. Read about the accusation against the HBCU president, and see a side by side comparison, only in The Baltimore Banner: thebanner.com/education/high…