These are some of the things I'm thinking during my final few hours as a journalist.

Key grassroots leaders in the Republican Party are spurning Sen. Jake Hoffman's call to oust state GOP Chairwoman Gina Swoboda. Smart move.

Emilie Kiser has broken her silence on the drowning of her son, Trigg. Her words may be the most important ones she will ever say.

A Democratic state legislator and her daughter are accused of staging a stunt at Maryvale High School, while it reels from the murder of a student.

Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Gina Swoboda would make a great candidate for Arizona Secretary of State, if she chose to run.

Karrin Taylor Robson is campaigning for Arizona governor in 2026 the same way she campaigned in 2022. Look how that turned out.

State education funds were spent on diamond rings and corsets. But Arizona GOP Chairwoman Gina Swoboda is learning you don't question such things.

Arizona DCS was investigating reports that Rebekah Baptiste was being abused, but she died before the agency could finish. That raises questions.

Donald Trump is clearly having nightmares about the 2026 midterms, when voters will weigh in on his policies. No wonder he wants to end early voting.

Chaskah Davis was tortured and killed. Yet the Arizona Department of Child Safety found multiple reports of abuse to be 'unsubstantiated.'

Sen. Ruben Gallego is growing his national profile, talking about issues that voters care about. Kari Lake must hate that.

Andy Biggs' daughter, Mylie, believes women belong in the home, not in public office. Yet she is running to represent others in the Arizona Senate.

Who cares about objectivity? ASU officials didn't like Kari Lake, so they put their thumb on the scale for Katie Hobbs in the 2022 election.

Arizona's GOP Senate president wants an investigation of Democratic Sen. Analise Ortiz for posting where ICE agents have been seen in public.

An uncle and her school repeatedly reported suspected child abuse to the Arizona Department of Child Safety. And now, a 10-year-old girl is dead.

Federal prosecutions for immigration-related crimes have sharply dropped in Arizona this summer. Trump cannot be happy about that.

There are good reasons the Postal Service uses mules to deliver food and supplies to the Grand Canyon's Supai village. Nixing them would be stupid.

A county election official promised honesty in office. But now a county supervisor is calling for an investigation over statements he has made.

Justine Wadsack is suing Tucson police for writing her a speeding ticket. Even odder than the lawsuit is how much she wants in damages.

Eight out-of-town hikers were rescued in extreme heat while hiking Camelback Mountain, a week after RFK Jr. posted his ill-advised trek to the summit.

Dysart slashed bus service for kids, then sent nearly 200 employees to Las Vegas - and made it harder for other public schools to ask for more money.

Arizona's universal school voucher program has exploded since 2022. Yet the same 12 staffers are reviewing ESA expenses. What gets through the cracks?

Why is Dana Allmond still on the payroll for $170,000 when other Arizona employees are losing their jobs? It's a fair question to ask.

Ruben Gallego has six months in the Senate. But he's already making the pilgrimage to Iowa, presumably to get a jump on the competition for president.

Arizona parents have stockpiled nearly $450 million in unused public funds in their ESAs. Yet we can't get it back.

Technically, the Big Beautiful Bill Act doesn't kick poor people off Medicaid. But it adds red tape meant to push them off, and that hurts Arizona.

According to Turning Point Action, Arizona's Republican officeholders are mostly 'former patriots' ... or worse.

Arizona's Republican congressmen were against increasing the national debt ...until Donald Trump said jump and they proceeded to leap with abandon.

The Arizona Republicans pushing for a desert version of Alligator Alcatraz seem eager to throw immigrants with no criminal record to the rattlesnakes.

Trump's Big Beautiful Bill will increase the national debt by trillions. But that doesn't bother Arizona's self-professed fiscal hawk Republicans.

Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap mistakenly told 83,000 voters they would be kicked off a list, yet the election conspiracy crowd stayed silent.

The families rescued from hiking in the heat should not have to pay for their stupidity with their lives. But they should have to use their wallets.

The murder of 2 firefighters in Idaho comes as Arizona mourns the anniversary of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, who died battling wildfire.

Arizona's legislative session culminated with a weeks-long budget showdown that could have transpired in Tombstone.

Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Legislature don't have much to show for the 165 days of what should've been a 100-day legislative session.

When Rep. Greg Stanton confronted Kari Lake with facts, she deflected with insults and went on the attack. Arizona has seen this many times before.

Arizona House leaders are trying to blame a state government shutdown on Gov. Katie Hobbs, despite refusing to negotiate with her on the budget.

The Arizona Diamondbacks just held us hostage for $1.2 billion. And Gov. Katie Hobbs says she's 'thrilled.'

Arizona's House speaker is so terrified of one GOP senator that he's willing to shut down state government instead of approve a negotiated budget.

The Arizona Freedom Caucus must be feeling run over after their Republican colleagues in the Senate passed a budget negotiated with Gov. Katie Hobbs.

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Mostly well-to-do parents are about to gallop away with $1 billion in public money as Arizona's universal school voucher program continues to explode.

Trigg Kiser died because nobody was watching him. It's a brutal thing to say. It is also the truth.

No doubt, APS will get the rate hike it wants, plus higher profits, thanks in part to an Arizona regulatory agency filled with rubber stamps.

The world grieves as it marvels the sole survivor of an Air India plane crash. Just like Arizona did in 1987 for sole survivor Cecelia Cichan.

Superintendent Tom Horne has threatened to sic the Trump administration on Scottsdale schools for teaching a 'leftist' view of history. But is it?

Axon's president claims the Taser manufacturer 'put a great deal on the table' to appease Scottsdale. As if 1,700 apartments were a 'great deal.'

Former Arizona Rep. Austin Smith's indictment should be a blow to the election conspiracy crowd. I doubt it'll even slow them down.

Republicans excoriated Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs for vetoing a bill that claimed to outlaw Chinese land ownership but didn't. Then, Hobbs clapped back.