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Christopher Lomahquahu

@clomahqu.bsky.social
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Award Winning Investigative Reporter. ASU Cronkite alumni. christopherlomahquahu.weebly.com

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Christopher Lomahquahu @clomahqu.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Here’s a story I wrote that I wrote on the path of solar development on the Navajo Nation.
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Christopher Lomahquahu @clomahqu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
In grad school, I helped investigate moonlighting across 100+ law enforcement agencies with CBS, uncovering policy gaps, especially on body cameras, that undermine accountability when officers work off-duty and citizens are harmed. www.cbsnews.com/projects/202...
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How police departments' loosely-written and poorly-enforced rules enable off-duty police misconduct
Across the U.S., police officers moonlight in bars, clubs, and private security jobs with little oversight. A CBS News and Howard Center investigation reveals how weak policies allow misconduct, corru...
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Christopher Lomahquahu @clomahqu.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Almost a year into my fellowship @azcir.org, I’ve been able to pursue stories that dig beneath the surface, examining issues that affect public well-being and often begin in communities overlooked by larger newsrooms. Reporting strengthened by public support is a driving force for change.
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Christopher Lomahquahu @clomahqu.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Our in-depth look by the @azcir.org at Arizona’s groundwater crisis from the state’s northwest corner and the ongoing struggle over groundwater between out-of-state and foreign-owned corporate farms and this rural county.
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Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting @azcir.org · 30/07/2025
Stay in the know by following our investigative reporters! You'll be the first to know about our latest investigations, and we'll share behind-the-scenes detail of how we do what we do. See you soon! go.bsky.app/8rPRBBR
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Christopher Lomahquahu @clomahqu.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Another read from @azcir.org : “Meanwhile, high levels of naturally occurring arsenic continue to plague the Hopi reservation. A federal project improved access to treated water, but the system is costly and difficult to maintain in the remote high desert.” azcir.org/news/2025/07...
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Christopher Lomahquahu @clomahqu.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
My latest from @azcir.org “After decades of drought, pollution & legal battles, Hopi, Navajo & San Juan Southern Paiute tribes are closer to securing long-promised water rights. A $5B federal settlement could finally deliver Colorado River water to the tribes after generations of exclusion.”
https://azcir.org/news/2025/07/22/colorado-river-water-settlement-repair-decades-tribal-marginalization/
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Hannah Bassett @hannahbassett.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
And out today from @azcir.org's Jasmine Demers: a hard-hitting piece detailing how Arizona's has recovered just 5% of taxpayer dollars lost in the $2.5B medicaid fraud scheme, with reporting contributions from me & @clomahqu.bsky.social. Co-published with @propublica.org azcir.org/news/2025/05...
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Arizona has recovered 5% of taxpayer dollars lost in $2.5 billion Medicaid fraud scheme
The state has so far indicted more than 100 individuals and recouped $125 million. But despite state and federal efforts, it’s likely that most of the stolen taxpayer money won’t be recovered, officia...
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Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting @azcir.org · 22/04/2025
In January, AZCIR and @propublica.org reported on how former Arizona Medicaid officials had failed for years to stem a $2 billion fraud scheme targeting Native Americans, despite repeated warnings. A new law aims to add oversight. azcir.org/news/2025/04...
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New law increases oversight of Arizona sober living homes
The legislation follows an AZCIR and ProPublica investigation on a $2 billion Medicaid fraud scheme that targeted Native Americans seeking drug and alcohol treatment.
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Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting @azcir.org · 27/01/2025
Dozens of Native American residents of sober living homes and addiction recovery facilities in Arizona died as state Medicaid officials struggled to respond to a massive fraud scheme that targeted Indigenous people w/@hannahbassett.bsky.social & @maryhudetz.bsky.social azcir.org/news/2025/01...
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Dozens died in sober living homes as Arizona fumbled fraud response
Arizona officials acknowledged that a fraud scheme targeting Indigenous people with addictions cost taxpayers $2.5 billion, but haven't accounted publicly for the deaths tied to the scheme.
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Christopher Lomahquahu @clomahqu.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
An ASU Howard Center follow-up to last year’s NAGPRA story our investigative team worked on and how the state of Arizona will address funding related to the issue. cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2025/01/21/k...
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Hobbs pledges $7M to speed state museum’s work to return ancestors, artifacts to Arizona tribes
The $7 million that Gov. Katie Hobbs has pledged for the Arizona State Museum will accelerate the return of Indigenous remains and artifacts, a museum official says.
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Christopher Lomahquahu @clomahqu.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
If anyone is interested, please check it out!
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