Jim Small

Phoenix, South Bend

Editor-in-Chief at The Arizona Mirror

EIC of @ArizonaMirror. Journalist. Public records gladiator. The Simpsons should have ended after season 8. Tweets are my own. Never tell me the odds.

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Ciscomani letter opposes Medicaid cuts; some are skeptical

1 week ago | gvnews.com | Jim Small

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Ciscomani urges GOP leaders to protect Medicaid despite voting for budget resolution with cuts

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Jim Small

by Jim Small, Arizona Mirror April 17, 2025 An Arizona Republican congressman who voted for a budget resolution that all but mandates cuts to Medicaid said in a letter to GOP leadership that he won’t vote for any final budget package that cuts health care spending “for vulnerable populations.”Rep.
Ciscomani urges GOP leaders to protect Medicaid despite voting for budget resolution with cuts

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jim Small

U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani in April 2023. Photo by Gage Skidmore | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0An Arizona Republican congressman who voted for a budget resolution that all but mandates cuts to Medicaid said in a letter to GOP leadership that he won’t vote for any final budget package that cuts health care spending “for vulnerable populations.”Rep.
Arizona’s cannabis industry records second consecutive year of declining sales

1 week ago | pinalcentral.com | Jim Small

A cratering medical marijuana industry and a softening recreational market dragged total marijuana sales in Arizona down nearly 10% in 2024, breaking a three-year streak of at least $1.4 billion in legal cannabis purchases and marking the second straight year of decline. kAm%96 S`]b 3:==:@? :? 4@>3:?65 >65:42= 2?5 C64C62E:@?2= D2=6D C6AC6D6?ED 2 ?62C=J `cT 5C@A 7C@> a_aa[ H96? pC:K@?2 4@?DF>6CD DA6?E 2 C64@C5 S`]d 3:==:@?
‘Lives are on the line’: Families fight to preserve Arizona’s Parents as Paid Caregivers program

1 week ago | pinalcentral.com | Jim Small

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‘Lives are on the line’: Families fight to preserve Arizona’s Parents as Paid Caregivers program

1 week ago | tucsonsentinel.com | Jim Small

Arizona Mirror Jaime Kelley struggled to hold back the tears as she pleaded with lawmakers to save the program that lets her care for her adopted daughter, who requires around-the-clock ICU-level care in her home.
Families fight to preserve Arizona's Parents as Paid Caregivers program

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Jim Small

Jaime Kelley struggled to hold back the tears as she pleaded with lawmakers to save the program that lets her care for her adopted daughter, who requires around-the-clock ICU-level care in her home. “We’ve been on the edge of a cliff,” she said, explaining that she and other parents are about “to crack” under the stress of caring for profoundly disabled children while trying to convince legislators of their plight in the hopes that they won’t scuttle the funding that lets them do so.
J.D. Pickell Asks Marcus Freeman About NIL Issue

1 week ago | notredamegoirish.blogspot.com | Jim Small

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Arizona’s cannabis industry records second consecutive year of declining sales

1 week ago | myheraldreview.com | Jim Small

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Arizona’s cannabis industry records second consecutive year of declining sales

1 week ago | roselawgroupreporter.com | Jim Small |AZ Mirror

By Jim Small | AZ MirrorA cratering medical marijuana industry and a softening recreational market dragged total marijuana sales in Arizona down nearly 10% in 2024, breaking a three-year streak of at least $1.4 billion in legal cannabis purchases and marking the second straight year of decline. The $1.3 billion in combined medical and recreational sales represents a nearly 14% drop from 2022, when Arizona consumers spent a record $1.5 billion at marijuana dispensaries.