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Good morning! Today I am starting as The Arizona Republic’s first ever First Amendment Reporter! I’ll cover how religious freedom, freedom of speech, the press, assembly and the right to petition to government are being restricted, expanded or debated. I want all your tips!

Arizona lawmakers, Governor Katie Hobbs align on bill to end campaign finance complaint "lawfare" (against themselves) azcentral.com/story/news/pol… via azcentral

From Mary Jo Pitzl's story: Branscomb paused when asked if he thinks racism was driving some of the complaints. “I hope not,” he said, amending it to say “could be, a little bit.”

In my first collab w/ Stacey Barchenger, we covered AZ Gov. Katie Hobbs signing into law a utility refinancing bill that has been *very* unpopular w/ environmentalists, grid experts & others -- who say it mostly benefit APS, one of her biggest political donors. azcentral.com/story/news/pol…

The deadline to enter the 2024 Arizona Press Club has been extended (again) until midnight on Friday, May 23, 2025. This is the FINAL deadline extension — Don't wait until the last minute! azpressclub.org/2025/05/07/az-…

Arizona's "added safeguard" for defendants sent AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes' 2020 election case back to grand jury. How often does that happen? azcentral.com/story/news/pol… via azcentral

APS, TEP to seek rate increases from Arizona Corporation Commission azcentral.com/story/money/bu… By Sasha Hupka 🌵 via azcentral

Breaking: Abortion providers filed a lawsuit today to strike more than a dozen Arizona laws ‘once and for all’ arguing they are unconstitutional after passage of Prop 139.⁩ azcentral.com/story/news/pol… via azcentral

From January: Arizona's three most powerful government officials have in recent years turned to States United for free work, giving access and influence to an outside organization... azcentral.com/story/news/pol… via azcentral

Will proposition 123 actually become a Bill this Arizona legislative session? As one of the key negotiators,J.D. Mesnard said, “I think ‘dead’ is overstating it. To quote The Princess Bride, ‘ it’s mostly dead’.”

Spoke to Arizona Department of Veterans' Services Director Scott today for a story, he reminds that Memorial Day weekend can be tough for vets/families. "It’s a very good opportunity for individuals to check on their buddies," he said. "Those don’t just have to be veterans but also family members of lost ones."

New laws open Arizona veterans' cemeteries to National Guard members, reservists. “It was absolutely such a relief for me ... knowing he was in a safe place where he will be respected,” one woman told me of interring her late husband there. azcentral.com/story/news/loc… via azcentral

A major hit to Attorney General Mayes' pursuit against the fake electors came last week. This week on The Gaggle, we asked Terry Goddard and Stacey Barchenger how rare this move was & what it means for the future: azcentral.com/story/news/pol…

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs' nominee to lead AZ Office of Economic Opportunity will have to go back before the Senate's nominations committee after questions were raised today about an apprenticeship grant program. Read more here, in azcentral's updated nominee tracker! azcentral.com/story/news/pol…

Arizona Rep. Walt Blackman championed accountability for embellishers. He's also bending the truth. New from Ray Stern in azcentral: azcentral.com/story/news/pol…

Another #azgov poll out today from Noble Predictive Insights: Of 426 registered GOP voters (surveyed May 12-16, MOE 4.76%), Karrin Taylor Robson for AZ Gov has the lead over Andy Biggs.