Hank Stephenson
Journalist at Freelance
Co-Founder and Reporter at The Arizona Agenda
Co-Founder and Reporter at Tucson Agenda
The Arizona Agenda is a daily insider publication for political outsiders, run by two longtime local journalists. @TucsonAgenda is our little sister.
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1 week ago |
arizonaagenda.com | Hank Stephenson
Within three minutes of starting last week’s Cartwright Elementary School District Governing Board meeting, the school board members were screaming at each other and slamming the gavel. The item that had them at each other’s throats? The adoption of the consent agenda. School board meetings are often heated affairs. But since last year’s election, the West Valley’s Cartwright school board has devolved into near-total dysfunction.
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1 week ago |
arizonaagenda.com | Hank Stephenson
Yesterday was Mental Health Day at the Arizona Capitol. No, they didn’t send the politicians home and disconnect their internet access — though that’s what we recommended.
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2 weeks ago |
arizonaagenda.com | Nicole Ludden |Hank Stephenson
When she was campaigning to be the state’s top law enforcement officer, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes liked to play off the right-wing narrative against her: that she is a radical. One of her campaign ads, for example, includes audio of right-wingers calling her a member of the “deranged radical left” — juxtaposed against clips of her dropping her kid off at school, joining a Zoom call wearing pajama pants and buttering toast.
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2 weeks ago |
arizonaagenda.com | Hank Stephenson
Well, folks, we’re (hopefully) heading toward the final act of the Arizona legislative session — a time when things get weird, fast. Budget bills start dropping. Striker amendments come out of nowhere. Debate rules get tossed. If you’re not living on Skywolf, it’s easy to miss how fast — and how quietly — big decisions get made. We were going to write you a glossary list of terms you need to know toward the end of the session. What’s a BRB? How do Strikers work?
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2 weeks ago |
arizonaagenda.com | Hank Stephenson
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As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. graces Arizona’s lawmakers with his presence today, we thought it would be a good time to remind you about his insane past (including severed whale heads and dead bear pranks.) Link in bio 🔗 https://t.co/7T16hyYzpW
While we took some time off last week, the stock market tanked, a real-life Footloose moment unfolded and state lawmakers did some bidding for a Taser manufacturer. Catch up with us in today’s edition. Link in bio 🔗 https://t.co/2idNxIYEFk
RT @GantzTori: From @lookoutphx/@arizonaagenda: Families of queer youth & their allies said it’s not safe to show up at the Capitol this ye…