Since 2014, an influx of out-of-state interests have drilled nearly 200 agricultural wells in Mohave County’s Hualapai Valley groundwater basin, straining the aquifer and putting residential water ...

To better understand the scope and scale of foreign ownership, and the role these entities have played in the area’s recent surge of industrial-scale agriculture, AZCIR spent several months analyzing ...

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. In February 2025, the University of Arizona approved an $870,000, five-year contract with Flock Safety to ...

Out-of-state investors and industrial-scale agriculture businesses have poured millions into deep wells and water-intensive nut orchards in Arizona’s Mohave County, betting on the state’s unregulated ...

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 ...

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. A law degree is not required for all magistrate—or municipal—judge appointments in Arizona. City and town ...

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. More than 34,000 federal employees in Arizona were either furloughed or required to work without pay during ...

Yes. The Department of Justice in 2025 has terminated hundreds of grants for domestic violence prevention, victim services and justice programs nationwide — including more than $1 million intended for ...

Yes. The Department of Justice in 2025 has terminated hundreds of grants for domestic violence prevention, victim services and justice programs nationwide — including more than $1 million intended for ...

Get AZCIR’s latest investigations and updates delivered straight into your inbox, for free. Refugees are no longer eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits following the ...

No. A law degree is not required for all magistrate—or municipal—judge appointments in Arizona. City and town magistrates are appointed under local ordinances, meaning qualifications vary by ...

No. A law degree is not required for all magistrate—or municipal—judge appointments in Arizona. City and town magistrates are appointed under local ordinances, meaning qualifications vary by ...