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The Ballad of Tilly Norwood

Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 1d

Do you know who you can count on?

For trans students at the UA, the answer depends on how their school responds to Trump’s demand letter, guest columnist Jeanne Woodbury writes in today's Arizona Agenda.
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Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 2d

In today’s AI Agenda: Pretty soon, the movies you watch won’t have real people. Whether AI actors’ takeover turns out to be slop or an incredible innovation remains to be seen.
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That’s not a real starlet … GodGPT ... And somebody please buy us a robot.

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Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 2d

Arizona’s Civil Rights Division has secured big wins for workers and tenants this year — but it’s on the brink of a funding crisis.

Now, the state’s own watchdogs are warning they can’t keep up without help.

Justice on a budget

Horne and Yee go at it … What a deal … And geomagnetic what?

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Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 3d

In today’s Education Agenda: How a tiny school district became collateral damage in the fight for Arizona’s next superintendent of public instruction.

Caught in the crossfire

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One wrong move in executive session

Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 3d

Flagstaff tried to guard its water from helium drilling. Instead, it got schooled on open-meeting law.

A secret vote sank Flagstaff’s helium lawsuit ... Schweikert's hot seat ... And who furloughed the Hatch Act?

Ortiz’s car cleanse … Donate to my (personal security) campaign …. And there's a name we haven't heard in a while.

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Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 4d

Late buses. Flat tires. Confusing routes.
One lawmaker’s “Week Without Driving” became a firsthand lesson in what many Arizonans face daily.
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A week without wheels

Sink your teeth in … Broken promises … And homegrown strawberries.

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Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 5d

Good News. Bad News. Good News. We’re making the news less of a doomscroll and more of a sandwich.

The good news sandwich

Weathering the weather … An eighth AMA? … And Kolodin’s last word.

Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 8d

In today’s Water Agenda: Arizona’s monsoon ended with a flourish, but reservoirs didn’t.

Monsoon vs. Drought

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The power players' new formula

Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 8d

The 14% rate hikes Arizona’s major utilities are proposing for 2026 are just a baseline. APS and TEP also set the framework for yearly increases.
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How Arizona’s biggest utilities just made higher bills a habit.

Robots just got a whole lot smarter … The Oscar goes to … And welcome to Stargate.

Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 9d

In today’s AI Agenda: Get ready for a wave of the smartest robots you’ve ever seen.
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One brain, many bodies

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Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 9d

This isn’t your typical shutdown.

The radical left shutdown

Let the blame games begin … It's not a shutdown! … And who doesn't love Taco Bell?

Raking in tax dollars … Eyeing Facebook ads … And pumping up the volume.

Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 10d

In today’s Education Agenda: Superintendents with CEO salaries, MAGA’s plan for universities and civics quiz results that may surprise you.

The more you know

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Chasing the Ninth Floor, risking the House ... The shutdown showdown has begun ... And it's only rigged if you lose.

Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 10d

U.S. Rep. David Schweikert says Arizona is “savable.” The bigger question: is he electable?
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Power up for grabs

Tales from the Light Rail

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Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 11d

South Phoenix just got its new light rail extension. Billy Robb rode it to dinner, a D-backs game and straight into the messy politics of public transit.
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Buy the ticket, take the ride ... Show us your scrapbook … And y’all are dirty.

Pop Quiz! What just became law?

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Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 12d

Hundreds of new laws just went live in Arizona, and they impact everything from your HOA to your browser history. Test your knowledge here: www.arizonaagenda.com/p/pop-quiz-w...

The laws landed ... Return of the QAnon Shaman ... And Sheriff Joe is $38 richer.

Why Nexstar wants 12News — and Trump’s Blessing.

Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 15d

Trump allies already pulled Jimmy Kimmel off the air. What happens if they take over one of Arizona’s biggest TV stations?

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Who owns your news?

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Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks for the Best Local Newsletter award, @phoenixnewtimes.com! We promise to keep making state politics entertaining (and slightly less painful).

The General Fund Hunger Games

Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 16d

As federal cuts threaten to slash Arizona’s agency budgets, here are the departments making the biggest grab for state dollars.
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Let the budget games begin … School choice becomes a tough choice … And you can redownload Disney+.

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Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 17d

If you exchanged texts, emails or social media direct messages with any of the so-called “fake electors” from late 2020 to early 2021, then the Arizona Attorney General’s Office has a copy of them.
www.arizonaagenda.com/p/kris-mayes...

Kris Mayes has your texts

If you're a fake elector or texted one ...

The political dynasty news quiz ... Some good news, for once ... And keep your VPN handy.

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Joe Ferguson @joeferguson.bsky.social · 18d

I got a perfect score on today's @arizonaagenda.bsky.social "Know your Grijalva" quiz.

(I did not write the quiz...)

Take the test here: www.arizonaagenda.com/p/know-your-... and let me know how you did!

Know your Grijalva

The political dynasty news quiz ... Some good news, for once ... And keep your VPN handy.

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Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 18d

Adelita Grijalva is set to take her father’s seat in Congress. Can you tell their politics apart?
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Know your Grijalva

The evaporating water promise

Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 19d

Arizona has been siphoning from its water future to pay for its present, and with deeper fiscal trouble ahead, the cycle could get worse.
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Water cuts (for the children) … A memorial fit for kings … And let's rename everything.

Still no plan in sight ... The quail are thirsty ... And we're all sliding in.

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Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 22d

Arizona’s top water official says failure to strike a Colorado River deal “could bring Arizona’s people to their knees.”
Right now, it’s looking more likely by the day.
Read here: azwateragenda.substack.com/p/the-dogs-o...

The dogs of (water) war

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Arizona Agenda @arizonaagenda.bsky.social · 22d

The free press dies in settlements and silence.

www.arizonaagenda.com/p/everybodys...

Everybody's laughing at me!

Trump throws a tantrum and we all get baby food on us.