Morgan Fischer

We’re back at the bargaining table today w/ @VMGGuild to negotiate our new contact. I’ve changed my profile picture in solidarity with my fellow guild members as we continue to fight for a fair deal. 💥

Michael Crow wants to bar the public from seeing his deposition in a lawsuit from students suspended after protesting Israel. Full story: phoenixnewtimes.com/news/asu-presi…

For months, a document with an explosive, unproven sexual assault claim about AG hopeful Rodney Glassman has been passed among politicos. Last week, supporters of Warren Petersen, Glassman's GOP primary rival, publicized it. By @stephenlemons: phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona-a…

@AZAGMayes Mayes doesn't hold back on @CarineWerner 's claims last night

A new study says that if the rate of permitting doesn't pick up in Maricopa County, it'll take 262 years to close the Valley's housing deficit. From @morgfisch: phoenixnewtimes.com/news/maricopa-…

Hantavirus update: AZ Dept of Health Services says Arizona resident who was passenger on the MV Hondius cruise ship is still asymptomatic and is being monitored by Maricopa County health officials. @AZDHS hadn't previously said which county the person was in.

"This morning we attended the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office 'They Served Well' Memorial," county supervisor Mark Stewart wrote Friday. One problem: Two sources told us he wasn't there. So who, @morgfisch asks, is "we"? phoenixnewtimes.com/news/maricopa-…

As expected -- or dreaded -- the Phoenix City Council passed restrictions on feeding and treating unhoused people in city parks. Some say it'll make parks safer. Aid groups say it'll make homelessness worse for those experiencing it. By @morgfisch: phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-o…

The county's case count has doubled in the last month, and the exposure sites are even more numerous. More: phoenixnewtimes.com/news/mesa-grow…

In an exclusive chat, Rep. Yassamin Ansari talked redistricting, protecting mail voting, ICE and light rail expansion. More: phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona-a…

Marcos Gaspar Da Silva was held at ICE's overcrowded Mesa airport facility for 10 days this year -- 20 times longer than it's supposed to house people. He and his wife told @morgfisch about sleeping on feces-covered floors and drinking rancid water. phoenixnewtimes.com/news/mesa-ice-…

Marcos Gaspar Da Silva was held at ICE's Mesa airport facility for 10 days. The overcrowded facility has no beds or showers: phoenixnewtimes.com/news/mesa-ice-…

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly has beefed with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth since November. Here's what was said: phoenixnewtimes.com/news/kelly-heg…

Police did not recover a weapon after killing Joseph Santos in March 2025. Now Santos' widow wants justice for his killing. Full story: phoenixnewtimes.com/news/scottsdal…

Instead of taking place at the Capitol, the latest mass protest against the Trump administration will happen downtown. What to know: phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-m…

Attorney General Kris Mayes has sued Trump over tariffs, birthright citizenship and an ICE facility in Surprise. Here's more: phoenixnewtimes.com/news/every-law…

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Both sides seek to defend themselves amid the messy and increasingly public saga. phoenixnewtimes.com/news/maricopa-…

The detention center is set to open this fall. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes wants to stop that from happening. Full story: phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona-a…

BREAKING: Kris Mayes is suing to stop the controversial planned ICE facility in Surprise from opening. The suit claims that the Department of Homeland Security did not perform required environmental reviews. Story: phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona-a…

Senate Republicans rammed a slate of three anti-Muslim bills through the legislature on Monday. A local civil rights group is weighing legal action in response. For @phoenixnewtimes phoenixnewtimes.com/news/democrats…