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Arizona voters approved in-state tuition for undocumented students. The state left implementation to chance.

After Arizona voters approved a 2022 ballot initiative granting in-state tuition to undocumented students, the state put no ...
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Does Arizona rank in the top 10 for data centers nationwide?

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. Arizona has 164 data centers statewide, outpacing much of the country and ranking 7th nationally, according ...
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Are poverty rates higher in southern states?

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. Many states in the South and Southwest recorded some of the nation’s highest poverty rates in 2024. The ...
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Would removing ‘snowbirds’ solve Arizona’s housing crisis?

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. Getting rid of so-called snowbirds—including seasonal homeowners from Canada—would not solve Arizona’s ...
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Arizona’s Hualapai Valley now a ‘de facto transfer basin’ for out-of-state investors and corporate farms

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. When controversial Las Vegas developer Jim Rhodes abandoned plans for a sprawling community near the ...
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Yes. Starting Nov. 1, the Arizona Department of Economic Security is set to suspend Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) assistance, affecting more than 900,000 Arizonans. Most of the ...
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Arizona colleges face ‘devastating impact’ after Trump slashes grant funds to minority-serving institutions

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. Ten community colleges and universities in Arizona will lose at least $13 million after President Donald ...
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Is a private security company known for sharing license-plate data with ICE operating in Arizona?

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. Flock Safety — a private company that has acknowledged federal immigration agents can access its ...
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Have ICE arrests surged in Arizona since Trump took office?

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests in Arizona were up 72% in the first half of 2025 compared ...
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Is Phoenix’s 2025 homicide rate twice as high as New York City’s?

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. From January through June 2025, Phoenix’s homicide rate was twice as high as New York City’s, according to ...
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Is the Phoenix metro area ranked among the worst in the nation for air pollution?

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. The American Lung Association’s 2025 report ranked the Phoenix-Mesa metro area fourth-worst in the country ...
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Has Arizona slipped from a top state for job growth to one of the lowest-ranked?

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. Yes. As of June 2025, Arizona ranked 47th in the country for year-to-date job growth — a sharp decline from ...