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Former Arizona lawmaker Leezah Sun found guilty of violating restraining order stemming from death threat

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Brahm Resnik @brahmresnik.bsky.social · 16d

Former AZ lawmaker Leezah Sun found guilty of violating restraining order stemming from death threat. Sentencing set for Oct. 9. Sun is now president of Tolleson Union High School District board.
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Sun could get jail time and a fine. The saga began two years ago with an alleged threat to throw a City of Tolleson employee off a balcony.

Mormons raise $200,000 for family of gunman who attacked their church

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Brahm Resnik @brahmresnik.bsky.social · 17d

She lived 77 years without electricity. Now in her 80s, a Navajo elder is getting her first house.

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Brahm Resnik @brahmresnik.bsky.social · 18d

"They started fundraisers for the victims. Then they did something remarkable: They began donating money to the wife and son of the man who police say carried out the attack on their church."
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In the days after a shooting at the LDS Church in Michigan, members of the church raised money for the families of the victims — and the family of the shooter.

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Brahm Resnik @brahmresnik.bsky.social · 18d

White House makes an offer (they can't refuse?) to nine universities. University of Arizona is on the list. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

Exclusive | White House Asks Colleges to Sign Sweeping Agreement to Get Funding Advantage

An initial round of nine schools is being asked to sign a wide-ranging accord.

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Brahm Resnik @brahmresnik.bsky.social · 28d

Free-speech backlash a 'betrayal of Charlie Kirk's legacy,' per @NicoPerrino. #SundaySquareOff www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVJE...

Sunday Square Off | Censorship 'a betrayal of Charlie Kirk's legacy'

'This shocked us': Study shows civics educators are scared to teach civics

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Brahm Resnik @brahmresnik.bsky.social · 28d

'This shocked us': Why civics teachers are scared to teach civics. #SundaySquareOff
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86% say fear of controversy holds them back, according to an O'Connor Institute survey. Arizona was the first state to require a civics test to graduate high school.

Arizona's largest hospital network won't prescribe COVID shots until Kennedy-aligned panel weighs in

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Brahm Resnik @brahmresnik.bsky.social · Sep 10

'Doesn't make sense to me': 72-year-old cancer survivor was refused prescription for COVID vaccine by primary care doc at Banner Health www.12news.com/article/news...

Confusion over COVID shots leaves a 72-year-old Valley cancer survivor searching for answers.

Impact of RFK Jr.'s vaccine limits

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Brahm Resnik @brahmresnik.bsky.social · Sep 8

Amid confusion over whether COVID vaccine is available, former AZ health director Will Humble explains why more vaccines could be harder to get in just a few weeks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeKh...

'Unacceptable': AG Kris Mayes set to sue defiant Tom Horne over unchecked spending on school vouchers

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Brahm Resnik @brahmresnik.bsky.social · Sep 7

'Unacceptable': @azagmayes.bsky.social set to sue defiant school Superintendent Tom Horne after he rejects demand to end unchecked spending on school vouchers.
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School superintendent rejects Mayes' demand to change how he reviews Empowerment Scholarship Account reimbursements. 12News found $124 million in blanket approvals

Politics panel: GOP knife fight, will Schweikert retire?

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Brahm Resnik @brahmresnik.bsky.social · Sep 7

"Sunday Square Off":
🔽School Supe Tom Horne defies AG Kris Mayes' order to stop blanket approvals of school voucher purchases.
▶️Fmr AZ health director Will Humble on why COVID vax is limited & why more vax could follow.
▶️Dbacks' new stadium funding about to flow. What's next?
📺8am 12News

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Brahm Resnik @brahmresnik.bsky.social · Aug 28

Week after fatal stabbing at Phoenix's Maryvale HS, State Rep Lydia Hernandez & woman believed to be daughter Cassandra tried to bring box cutter into HS in apparent test of security, per Phoenix Union. District weighing charges. 2 women sit on Cartwright School Board, feeder for Maryvale HS.

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Brahm Resnik @brahmresnik.bsky.social · Aug 25

'Low-rent grifters': Why did AZGOP Chair Gina Swoboda unload on Sen. Jake Hoffman? Will Congressman David Schweikert run for gov - or retire? Is Dem voter reg in death spiral? w @barrettmarson @mattgrodsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtnh...
#SundaySquareOff

AG Mayes: Vouchers probe focuses on Horne

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Brahm Resnik @brahmresnik.bsky.social · Aug 25

#SundaySquareOff: AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes
focusing on potential misspending of public money under School Superintendent Tom Horne as she investigates school voucher spending spree.
PLUS: price-fixing suit vs landlords, Trump's moves, AZ DEA agents to DC. www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4am...

Trump gets bipartisan clobbering over Intel deal, but Bernie Sanders is on his side

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Brahm Resnik @brahmresnik.bsky.social · Aug 24

Trump gets bipartisan clobbering over buying 10% government stake in chipmaker Intel. But Bernie Sanders is on his side.
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American taxpayers will be one of the largest shareholders in a major Arizona employer.

I-TEAM: ESA parents bought diamond rings, luxury clothing, and Kenmore appliances with education tax dollars

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Brahm Resnik @brahmresnik.bsky.social · Aug 24

#SundaySquareOff:
🔽AZAG Mayes on ESA probe/Trump '26 plans/update on rent price-fixing lawsuit/AZ federal drug enforcement agents shipped to DC
▶️Voucher spending spree, per Craig Harris
▶️AZGOP knifefight/Will Schweikert retire?/Dem voter reg collapse w Barrett Marson & Matt Grodsky
📺8am 12News

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Brahm Resnik @brahmresnik.bsky.social · Aug 19

Arizona families in state's school voucher program bought diamond rings, luxury clothing, Broadway tix, Kenmore appliances, even lingerie with your tax dollars, as all purchases under $2,000 got blanket approval, per ⁦
Craig Harris.
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Empowerment Scholarship families also stayed at high-end resorts, bought plane tickets, and even purchased lingerie as the state approved all purchases under $2,000.

Arizona utilities all in on data centers

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Brahm Resnik @brahmresnik.bsky.social · Aug 18

Arizona's major utilities are all in on boosting energy supply to attract data centers & other large projects, per
Danny Seiden, CEO of state's largest business trade group. What's the tradeoff for communities & ratepayers? #SundaySquareOff www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e0D...