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Jamar Younger Arizona Capitol Times

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Jamar Younger

Jamar Younger joined State Affairs in 2024 as a senior statehouse reporter for the Arizona Capitol Times. He moved into his current position as editor of the Yellow Sheet Report in November 2025. Younger started his career in 2006 as a reporter with the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson, where he won awards for his contributions to two of the newspaper’s investigative projects. He transitioned to public relations in 2014 but still worked as a freelance writer for a number of publications. His work has appeared in The Arizona Republic, PHOENIX Magazine, Arizona Foothills Magazine and The Conversationalist. Younger is also a past president of the Arizona Association of Black Journalists and has served as adjunct faculty at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He is a Philadelphia native who’s lived in Arizona since 2000.

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Featured News July 24, 2026

Primary victors went big on election integrity, ESAs, housing, water

Arizona voters made their priorities clear in this week’s primary election.

Featured News July 9, 2026

A letter from the editor: Arizona just got stronger

Change is in the air in our Arizona newsroom. As Arizona prepares for another high-stakes election cycle, we’re investing in the future of Arizona Capitol Times by welcoming two accomplished […]

Featured News July 9, 2026

46 states settle for $45M over Cash App deceptive practices

Key Points: AGs allege the company failed to install proper consumer protections Cash App is a peer-to-peer payments platform owned by Block Inc. CFPB ordered Block to pay $75M-$120M in […]

Featured News July 9, 2026

19 states pass rounding bills since last penny was minted

Key Points: The U.S. Mint stopped producing pennies in November The Treasury issued rounding guidance to states, merchants An NCSL report detailed the approach Canada has taken Nineteen states have […]

Commmon Core District Vignettes December 19, 2025

Repeal of Arizona’s recreational marijuana law could head to 2026 ballot

Key points: Sean Noble seeks to put recreational marijuana on 2026 Arizona ballot State Rep. Selina Bliss proposes amending medical marijuana laws for terminally ill Noble claims the measure hasn’t […]

education December 5, 2025

Questionable ESA spending soars as AG considers legal action against Horne

Key Points: ESA misspending referrals surge, totaling 20 times last year Attorney general considers litigation amid disputes over auditing practices Department of Education claims lack of prosecutorial support The Arizona […]

agencies December 5, 2025

Arizona will continue recommending hepatitis B vaccine for newborns

Key Highlights: CDC panel no longer recommends HVB vaccine for newborns State health officials tout the success of inoculations in babies Mothers can pass infection to their infants if they […]

courts December 4, 2025

Arizona Supreme Court rejects claim that retention election scheme is unconstitutional

Key Highlights: In a unanimous ruling justices reject arguments that selection system violates state’s guarantee of fair elections Court found that geographic voting districts do not disenfranchise any voter Legislature […]

agencies December 4, 2025

Land Department can ban powered paragliding, review council says

Key Points The Governor’s Regulatory Review Council says the Arizona State Land Department can ban powered paragliding on state trust land A local paraglider asked the council to review the […]

Commentary December 4, 2025

As competition for AI investment heats up, state leaders should clear the way for opportunity and growth

State leaders across the country find themselves in a critical moment — one where decisions about how to regulate emerging technologies and shore up grids and infrastructure to power them […]

agencies December 4, 2025

ACC greenlights energy agreement for TEP to power Project Blue data center

Key Points The Arizona Corporation Commission approved an energy supply agreement between Tucson Electric Power and the developers of a controversial data center Developers of the data center have been […]

courts December 3, 2025

Construction of border wall faces another challenge, more controversy

Key highlights: New report says Congress did not act illegally to give Homeland Security authority to waive environmental laws to build the wall Center for Biological Diversity wants judge to […]

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