Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting

Two years after Arizona officials uncovered a $2.5 billion Medicaid fraud scheme that targeted Native Americans seeking treatment for addictions, the state has recouped just a fraction of the taxpayer funds lost to fraud. With @propublica.org.

Our investigation with @propublica.org found that Arizona’s response to a massive Medicaid fraud scheme left patients without access to the drug and alcohol treatment they needed. This week, the director of the state’s Medicaid agency resigned.

After decades of drought, contamination & legal battles, Hopi, Navajo & San Juan Southern Paiute tribes are closer to securing long-promised water rights. A $5B federal settlement could deliver Colorado River water after generations of exclusion, via @clomahqu.bsky.social azcir.org/news/2025/07...

ICYMI: Ten colleges in Arizona are losing millions of dollars after federal cuts hit grants to minority-serving institutions. Without the additional funds, schools are reducing services that helped raise GPAs and made students feel at home, AZCIR’s @molboha.bsky.social found: bit.ly/4o1dPNF

When the Trump administration recently cut certain grants to minority-serving institutions, millions of dollars earmarked for student support at 10 Arizona schools disappeared—forcing some to end student support programs and reduce staff, via AZCIR’s ‪@molboha.bsky.social‬ azcir.org/news/2025/10...

ICYMI: More than half of AZ’s community health center funding comes from Medicaid. But a new federal law could slash $34 billion in Medicaid dollars over the next decade — leaving more than 300,000 Arizonans without coverage. Via @jasminedemers.bsky.social azcir.org/news/2025/09...

NEW: More than half of AZ’s community health center funds come from Medicaid. A new federal law could slash $34 billion in Medicaid dollars over the next decade—leaving more than 300,000 Arizonans without coverage, via @jasminedemers.bsky.social azcir.org/news/2025/09...

Thanks to @kjzz.org for having @azcir.org's @molboha.bsky.social on to discuss her recent reporting about ICE policies at Arizona's largest universities. Listen in: www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...

ICYMI: What happens if ICE shows up on campus? At some of Arizona’s biggest universities—including ASU and UA—there’s no clear public policy, @azcir.org’s @molboha.bsky.social found: azcir.org/news/2025/09...

NEW: What would your university do if ICE agents showed up? In Arizona, the answer isn’t always clear. Experts say schools should have explicit protocols, but @azcir.org's @molboha.bsky.social found some of the state’s largest universities don’t. azcir.org/news/2025/09...

FACT BRIEF: Is there a secure process to track Arizona’s mail-in ballots? Yes. Every mail-in ballot in Arizona carries a unique barcode tied to a voter, which prevents duplication and allows secure tracking. Read more, via @tallulahanne.bsky.social azcir.org/news/2025/08...

FACT BRIEF: Have ICE arrests in Arizona more than doubled since January 2025? Read our latest fact brief, via an @azcir.org partnership w/ @gigafactproject.bsky.social, via Tallulah Anne & @allymarkovich.bsky.social azcir.org/news/2025/08...

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