Dillon Rosenblatt

Dillon covers Education and Criminal Justice for Arizona Capitol Times. From New Jersey, he earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, with a related area in Film. After graduating, he went on to work for iHeart Media in Phoenix, and became the Social Media Editor for the Phoenix New Times.

Recent Articles from Dillon Rosenblatt

Voucher expansion proposal puts Udall, John on the spot

The Senate’s passage of a massive voucher expansion will test the resolve of two Republican House members who killed the expansion earlier this year.

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Still no budget 2 weeks after mass veto

Gov. Doug Ducey’s veto of 22 bills on May 28 to spur the Legislature into passing a budget before the fiscal year ends may have backfired.

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Hobbs begins campaign for governor

Arizona’s Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs is hoping to accomplish something only five former state lawmakers have done before – become governor.

New norm: Governing by social media

Politicians are laying a new foundation in media relations and operating as if the Fourth Estate no longer exists.

Referendum in the works to veto proposed flat tax

Education groups are prepared to go to the ballot if the Gov. Doug Ducey-backed flat tax gets legislative approval with the budget this year.

Stephen Richer prefers boring, takes on Trump

There’s a lot of unintentional irony surrounding Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer.

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Races for 2022 statewide offices taking shape

Arizona is sitting somewhere between keeping the 2020 election alive and preparing for the 2022 election, where all statewide executive offices will be on the ballot as well as a U.S. Senate seat.

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legislature May 14, 2021

Death threats, harassment plague Hobbs, staff

Hobbs this month requested protection from the Department of Public Safety for the second time since the election.

agencies May 13, 2021

Regulator scorned for vote on energy rules

Clean energy advocates in Arizona watched four years of work essentially go down the drain as the Arizona Corporation Commission killed its own standards the body had initially approved several months earlier.

Former staffer: Bennett’s role in audit uncharacteristic

During his tenure as Arizona secretary of state, Bennett made it through relatively unscathed and without scandals or controversies – save for one that drew national attention.

Auditors hide donors, look for secret watermarks on ballots

What the Senate election audit lacks in transparency, it makes up for in QAnon conspiracy theories.

Fann passes on experienced auditor, picks cheapest

Arizona Senate President Karen Fann passed up an opportunity to hire an experienced auditing company to conduct its ballot review, opting instead for a company without experience and whose founder has said he believes President Joe Biden stole the election.

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