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Oliver Buchannon
TJ L'Heureux
Tempe’s off-season runoff

Mar 11, 2026

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12 min read

Tempe’s off-season runoff

Mathing last night’s results ... Everyone is investigating ... And being an asshole has consequences.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
A Q&A with Jim Covarrubias

Mar 9, 2026

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17 min read

A Q&A with Jim Covarrubias

A painter on politics, art and war ... Kari keeps failing ... And don’t bring latex to the Capitol.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
Hobbs’ prison blues

Mar 6, 2026

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14 min read

Hobbs’ prison blues

Turns out, reforming prisons is hard ... Pro-Trump podcasting has its benefits ... And “The West’s Most Horny Town.”

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
Power vacuum in CD1

Mar 4, 2026

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12 min read

Power vacuum in CD1

Can Dems finally flip the seat? ... Only land owners get to vote ... And fake Hobbs beats fake Lake.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
Q&A: Gina being Gina

Mar 2, 2026

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17 min read

Q&A: Gina being Gina

A wide-ranging chat with the freewheelin’ Republican

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
A Lytle Independent Party

Feb 26, 2026

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15 min read

A Lytle Independent Party

An outsider or a spoiler? ... Trust her, she’s a fed ... And that voice is wasted on this job.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
What hit-and-run?

Feb 24, 2026

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16 min read

What hit-and-run?

Why police investigated a Tempe councilwoman ... No, you’re corrupt ... And lolz they said 69.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
ICEy relations at the Capitol

Feb 23, 2026

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16 min read

ICEy relations at the Capitol

Things got tense ... More tariffs, please ... And someday, we'll have AI copy editors.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
Bill mania, by the numbers

Feb 19, 2026

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14 min read

Bill mania, by the numbers

We’re breaking down all that legislation ... In a Heap of trouble ... And JD smells your weed.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
A Q&A with His Excellency

Feb 17, 2026

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14 min read

A Q&A with His Excellency

Talking shop with an outspoken Surprise councilman ... It's 2020 all over again ... And they’re just too ugly for cameras.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
Feeding the deportation machine

Feb 11, 2026

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15 min read

Feeding the deportation machine

The Arizona GOP’s immigration vision for the state ... Will agitate for free ... And Michael Crow, Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
Funded to fail

Feb 10, 2026

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15 min read

Funded to fail

Making a lot of mouth noises ... Them’s fighting words ... And why not a billion?

Hank Stephenson
TJ L'Heureux
Gary Grado
Hank Stephenson, +2
The Pledgefather

Feb 9, 2026

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16 min read

The Pledgefather

Defectors wear diapers ... If you can't kill universal vouchers ... And 67 is finally dead.

TJ L'Heureux
Nicole Ludden
TJ L'Heureux, +1
Another gut punch to the news biz

Feb 6, 2026

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13 min read

Another gut punch to the news biz

Journalism is down, but not out ... Abortion heads to court ... And “hoo-ha” is a legal term.

Curt Prendergast
TJ L'Heureux
Curt Prendergast, +1
Republicans love public records

Feb 5, 2026

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12 min read

Republicans love public records

Now you want transparency? ... Illegal orders are free speech, too ... And say those names fast.

TJ L'Heureux
Hank Stephenson
TJ L'Heureux, +1
Tempe council cave interviews

Feb 3, 2026

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15 min read

Tempe council cave interviews

An unlikely talk show host ... Janet is back ... And we support Jake Hoffman's stupid bill.

Hank Stephenson
TJ L'Heureux
Hank Stephenson, +1
Republicans take on the cops

Jan 30, 2026

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16 min read

Republicans take on the cops

But not the surveillance state ... Welp, guess he quit ... And feed those birds, not those birds.

Hank Stephenson
Curt Prendergast
TJ L'Heureux
Hank Stephenson, +2
Saved by the bill

Jan 29, 2026

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16 min read

Saved by the bill

New law helps road-raging, gun-slinging, election-skeptic county recorder ... What flyers? ... And never launch a hotline.

Nicole Ludden
TJ L'Heureux
Gary Grado
Nicole Ludden, +2
Raising a ruckus in the valley

Jan 28, 2026

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14 min read

Raising a ruckus in the valley

What exactly were those agents doing? ... Supporting the unborn ... And singing senators.

Curt Prendergast
TJ L'Heureux
Curt Prendergast, +1
Light rail in limbo

Jan 27, 2026

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13 min read

Light rail in limbo

Will Phoenix kill CAPEX? ... Shut it down ... And Mesa don't need no stinking judge’s signature.

TJ L'Heureux
Curt Prendergast
TJ L'Heureux, +1
An inside look at outside spending

Jan 22, 2026

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14 min read

An inside look at outside spending

Happy birthday, Citizens United! ... Stand your ground? ... And there's a name we haven't heard in a while.

Hank Stephenson
TJ L'Heureux
Hank Stephenson, +1
Interrogating our new reporter

Jan 16, 2026

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14 min read

Interrogating our new reporter

Getting to know TJ ... Yay, no taxes! ... And Jesus Christ, Kyrsten.

TJ L'Heureux
Hank Stephenson
Nicole Ludden
TJ L'Heureux, +2
The big beautiful tax fight

Jan 15, 2026

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13 min read

The big beautiful tax fight

Don't file yet ... Powerful politics ... And Grok clears our name.

Nicole Ludden
TJ L'Heureux
Hank Stephenson
Nicole Ludden, +2
Hobbs scandals revisited

Jan 14, 2026

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12 min read

Hobbs scandals revisited

It's not pure bullshit ... A conservative ninja warrior passes ... And the return of cringe-rock.

TJ L'Heureux
Hank Stephenson
TJ L'Heureux, +1

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