Emails Reveal Close Ties Between Construction Firms, Top School Officials
By Evan Wyloge Emails obtained by AZCIR from four school districts show the depth of the relationships construction company executives have…
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AZ Legislature Sending Money To ‘Freedom Schools,’ Existing Surplus
By Jim Small In the face of teacher strikes that have forced the closure of hundreds of public schools and displaced more…
Candidate Claims Support Of Dead Voters In Attempt To Get Public Campaign Funding
By Evan Wyloge PHOENIX – In early March, Democratic legislative candidate Larry Herrera filed 255 signatures to qualify for public…
As Teachers Rally For Higher Pay, Arizona’s Tax Code Exempts $13.5B From Collection
By Jim Small PHOENIX – Several thousand Arizona teachers descended on the state Capitol March 28 as part of the national “Red…
Arizona Poised For Hefty 2018 Election Spending
By Evan Wyloge There were no statewide or legislative elections in 2017, but the year marked the most prolific campaign fundraising…
Ducey Campaign Double Reports $1.1 Million In Contributions
By Evan Wyloge Campaign finance reports summarizing the money raised and spent by Arizona political committees during 2017 show more than…
Attorney General Asks Court To Halt Scottsdale School Construction Over Procurement Violations
By Evan Wyloge, AZCIR, and Mariana Dale, KJZZ News The Arizona Attorney General’s office filed a complaint Thursday against Scottsdale…
Appeals Court Rules Private Cell Phones Can Contain Public Records
By Jim Small In addition to requiring disclosure of public records from the private devices of government officials, Bodney said…
AZ Board Of Education Disclosed Student Names, Birthdays, Test Scores
By Jim Small The Arizona State Board of Education violated federal student privacy law by disclosing the names of more…
Arizona Wrongly Distributed $62 Million In Federal Aid For Poor Students Over 4 Years
By Jim Small and Evan Wyloge The Arizona Department of Education was alerted in March 2015 that it was improperly…
Schools Cite Incorrect Data, Construction, School Threats In Letter Grade Appeals
By Evan Wyloge|AZCIR Seventy-three schools are appealing the letter grades they’ve been given by state school officials, citing a variety…
Department Of Education Forcibly Removes Reporter Asking To Inspect Records
Evan Wyloge and Jim Small | AZCIR PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Education physically removed an AZCIR reporter out…
ASU, UA Shield Lobbying Expenses Via Foundations
By Jim Small PHOENIX — The state’s two largest public universities have for years been represented at the state Capitol…
Law Enforcement Predicts RICO Seizures Won’t Be Curbed By New Reforms
By Agnel Philip with AZCIR Despite being hailed as a landmark series of reforms by proponents, law enforcement officials from…