Another AP call tonight: Prop 308 passes. Arizona high school graduates will get in-state tuition at colleges and universities, regardless of immigration status
Jonathan J. Cooper
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Jonathan J. Cooper
@jjcooper
National politics reporter for @AP based in Phoenix. Prior stops: Salem, Oregon and Sacramento, California. [email protected].
- VP Mike Pence administered the oath of office to Sen. Mark Kelly, who put his hand on a bible held of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
- 1. Voting machines can read Sharpies. They're chosen for a reason. 2. All ballots are counted even if the machine can't read them.
- Replying to @jjcooperThat Bible was passed down from @GabbyGiffords maternal grandmother, Thora Elnora Ackard, says Kelly spox.
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- We kinda buried the lede on this oneAP Was There: Original AP report of Lincoln's assassination apnews.com/article/91fed0…
- Arizona has always taken a long time to count votes thanks to the large number of people who drop off their mail ballots on election day. That protracted count isn't new. But now Arizona is a battleground, so it's a source of national anxiety.
- Good morning from the Bellagio, where casino workers on the job today can participate in Nevada’s caucuses at noon today. Lots of people here...all of them journalists
- Recount confirms that Democrat Kris Mayes wins the race for Arizona attorney general, but her lead shrank from 511 to 280. Republican Abraham Hamadeh picked up 427 votes and Mayes gained 196. Most of the discrepancy is from Pinal County.
- It’s been six hours since I first read this incredible piece by @JimLaPorta and I can’t stop thinking about it. Shed more tears as I put the toddler to bed tonight, after we all danced to Disney songs. Please read it. apnews.com/article/8455dd…
- Ducey frames his opposition to lockdowns as a disagreement with the press, rather than with the doctors, hospital execs, researchers etc. whose advice the press is asking him about
- “An increasingly vocal share of Arizona Republicans see the recount as an act of self-sabotage, creating an albatross for statewide candidates in the run-up to a pivotal election year.”
- Personal news: Next week will be my last in Sacramento. I'm moving home to the Phoenix bureau, where I started my AP career almost 10 years ago. I'm excited, but it's sure hard to leave. Thanks for sharing your stories, California. It's been an honor to tell them.
