Archive - Fourth Estate 48

Arizona’s Medicaid System Could Collapse

‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ would gut Medicaid, end coverage for 500,000 Arizonans, and push half the state’s hospitals into the red.

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June 2025

Arizona Spent $82K on Starlink for the 2024 Election

Records show it was used for voter access in rural counties.

Jun 26 •

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Amended Chase Field Deal Still Favors Team, Raises Long-Term Taxpayer Burden

We’re covering this story for taxpayer transparency.

Jun 20 •

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$500 Million Stadium Deal Rewritten — But Taxpayer Questions Remain

The Senate is set to vote on it this week.

Jun 18 •

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Behind the Barbed Wire

ADCRR's Stonewalling of the Press Revealed in Long-Delayed Records

Jun 13 •

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May 2025

From Mesa to Guatemala... and back

Avelo Airlines' first international charter operation since its partnership with ICE and DHS.

May 22 •

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Chase Field's $500 Million Gamble

What the Records Don’t Show — and Why Arizonans Should Care

May 1 •

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April 2025

Power, Pot, and Pay-to-Play

After losing in court, Trulieve got a marijuana license through a quiet state settlement — and some well-timed lobbying.

Apr 24 •

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Jay Feely Once Preached Purpose Over Politics. Now He’s (likely) in the Game

Looking into his voting history and likely candidacy.

Apr 22

March 2025

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