Taylor Seely
Phoenix City Hall Reporter at AZCentral.com
First Amendment Reporter at The Arizona Republic | @azcentral. Tips? [email protected]. Text and Signal: 480-476-6116.
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5 days ago |
azcentral.com | Taylor Seely
Fountain Hills Town Council members had the press table removed from council chambers after being frustrated with the local paper's coverage of town meetings. The move was intended to "send a message" about coverage from the Fountain Hill Times Independent newspaper. That message has raised eyebrows among First Amendment experts and advocates, who said the retaliation was "improper" and "disrespectful" to free speech and free press freedoms. Fountain Hills Town Councilman Rick Watts felt insulted.
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2 weeks ago |
azcentral.com | Taylor Seely
A shuttered Kmart in west Phoenix has been transformed into Innovation 27, a workforce training campus. Phoenix City Councilmember Betty Guardado worked with resident Jeff Spellman to make the project happen. Guardado's engaged approach to working with residents has fostered hope and optimism in the community. A shuttered K-Mart in west Phoenix that once drew crime — that residents feared would turn into yet another self-storage facility — is now a beacon of hope for the community.
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1 month ago |
azcentral.com | Taylor Seely
Scottsdale is preparing to challenge a law by Gov. Katie Hobbs that paves the way for Axon, the Taser manufacturer, to build nearly 2,000 apartments and condos at its Scottsdale headquarters over the wishes of thousands of the city's voters. The City Council voted May 6 to pay $100,000 to hire attorney Dominic Draye from the firm Greenberg Traurig and potentially file legal action. The vote was 5-2, with Councilmembers Solange Whitehead and Maryann McAllen opposed.
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1 month ago |
azcentral.com | Taylor Seely
Phoenix's new around-the-clock heat relief facility on the southern edge of downtown opened its doors May 1, 2025, and will serve the community through the scorching summer until the end of September. The facility on Jackson Street just west of Central Avenue offers respite to anyone in the public, including unhoused individuals and families whose a/c units go out.
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1 month ago |
azcentral.com | Taylor Seely
Location: 68th and Oak streets (6801 E. Oak St.) in ScottsdaleDescription: The former Tonalea Elementary School is being transformed into "a multi-purpose recreational, athletic and community project," according to Scottsdale Unified School District. The site proposal shows eight sand volleyball courts will be built, plus a basketball court and soccer field. The parking lot along Oak Street will be re-surfaced and re-striped.
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RT @angele_latham: So excited that say that our @1stForAll @USATODAY First Amendment reporting team is growing across the nation!! It's bee…
The press covering issues (however solid or not that coverage is) is not an assault on free speech. It’s quite literally free speech in action. The press is a protected entity under the 1A. Whom are we protected from? Who would be the assaulter in a 1A situation? The government.
This is laughable! Is it upside down day? One of the biggest assaults on free speech happened over the last few years against @KariLake and any of the public who care about medical freedom and election integrity @azcentral assisted in the assault on free speech and freedom of
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Good morning! Today I am starting as The Arizona Republic’s first ever First Amendment Reporter! I’ll cover how religious freedom, freedom of speech, the press, assembly and the right to petition to government are being restricted, expanded or debated. I want all your tips!