Mary Jo Pitzl

@maryjpitzl

Reporter for The Arizona Republic/azcentral, covering state government policy and politics, elections. Special interest in child welfare. RTs not endorsements.

Phoenix, AZ

Joined December 2008

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Amanda Luberto@amandaluberto · 53 m

"Never been in more need of a therapist" @stacypearson joins @ronaldjhansen & @maryjpitzl on The Gaggle this week to talk about what's going on with the Arizona Democratic party azcentral.com/story/news/pol…

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Mary Jo Pitzl@maryjpitzl · 4 h

As acting governor, (⁦@GovernorHobbs⁩) is out of state, ⁦@AZSecretary⁩ declared July 22 Izzy Day in Arizona, in honor of Ozzy Osbourne. He signed the proclamation at.KUPD radio station instagram.com/p/DMbfeMUs8Ke/…

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Mary Jo Pitzl@maryjpitzl · 23 h

New funding allows child care aid for 900 Arizona kids. Here's how to know if you qualify azcentral.com/story/news/pol… via @azcentral

maryjpitzl's tweet card. Arizona's 5,900-name wait list for child care is cut by 900 as new state funding makes aid available for more children

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Mary Jo Pitzl@maryjpitzl · Jul 22

Suzanne Pfister, Phoenix health foundation leader, remembered as 'true public servant' azcentral.com/story/news/loc… via @azcentral

maryjpitzl's tweet card. Suzanne Pfister, who for more than a decade led a Phoenix-based nonprofit focused on improving Arizonans' health, died July 18. She was 67.

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Mary Jo Pitzl@maryjpitzl · Jul 19

Iranian cyberattack targeted Arizona candidate photos on election website azcentral.com/story/news/pol… via @azcentral

maryjpitzl's tweet card. A cyberattack from Iranian hackers swapped candidate photos with that of Ayatollah Khomeini on the Arizona secretary of state's website.

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Mary Jo Pitzl@maryjpitzl · Jul 17

Arizona Democrats remove state party chair after tumultuous 6-month tenure azcentral.com/story/news/pol… via @azcentral

maryjpitzl's tweet card. In a year where Democrats are trying to rebuild after losing the presidential race, Arizona's state party has been embroiled in internal disputes.

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Mary Jo Pitzl@maryjpitzl · Jul 17

ARizona Democrats oust party chair Robert Branscomb II on a 476-56 vote— clearing the 2/3 threshold required for removal by just eight votes

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Mary Jo Pitzl@maryjpitzl · Jul 17

More than two hours into their meeting, @azdemparty is still trying to decide how many attendees are allowed to vote on the issue of whether to remove the party chair.

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Mary Jo Pitzl@maryjpitzl · Jul 16

There are only 1,422 ballots yet to be counted in the CD7 race, a contest that span six counties. Yuma County accounts for almost all of those yet-to-be-tallied ballots: 1,321.

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Mary Jo Pitzl@maryjpitzl · Jul 16

What we might see when Senator Ruben Gallego goes to the Iowa State fair. That giggle discusses. Give it a listen: podcast.app/what-sen-galle…

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Mary Jo Pitzl@maryjpitzl · Jul 16

Send highway money to cities, not states, Phoenix mayor urges Congress azcentral.com/story/news/loc… via @azcentral

maryjpitzl's tweet card. Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego urged congressional lawmakers to route federal transportation dollars straight toward local governments.

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Mary Jo Pitzl@maryjpitzl · Jul 15

AZ senator says she was ignored and excluded in GOP leadership battle azcentral.com/story/news/pol… via @ratstern

maryjpitzl's tweet card. "I was completely and totally boxed out from the very beginning," Surprise Republican Sen. Janae Shamp said in an interview with The Arizona Republic.

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Peter Corbett@PeterCorbett1 · Jul 13

A tragic loss of the Grand Canyon Lodge at the North Rim in the Dragon Bravo Fire. The rustic lodge was completed in 1937 after the original 1928 inn burned down in 1932.

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