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gburton Feb 8, 2023

While its charitable efforts are well-intentioned and well-marketed, one core @NFL program has a charity problem. This Super @JasonWolf investigation lays it bare, and offers solutions. https://www.azcentral.com/in-depth/sports/nfl/2023/02/08/some-nfl-players-nonprofits-often-spend-little-on-charity/69868505007/?build=native-web_i_p #nfl #superbowl #charity #nonprofit #WalterPaytonManoftheYearAward #journalism

They are the NFL's most-honored players. Why did their nonprofits often spend so little on charity?

A Republic investigation shows nonprofits founded by Walter Payton award winners are often inefficient; some spend more on salaries than charitable activities.

The Arizona Republic

gburton Jan 5, 2023

For new Arizona Gov. KatieHobbs' inauguration events, donors were asked to give $250K to a nonprofit that shields donor IDs like dark money influence orgs. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2023/01/05/lobbyists-corporations-fuel-dark-spending-on-gov-hobbs-inauguration/69779307007/

For Hobbs' inauguration events, donors were asked to give $250K. Who's paying is unknown

One watchdog said such a hefty donation was unheard of for a gubernatorial inauguration and that it could buy influence with the new administration.

The Arizona Republic

gburton Dec 26, 2022

This is the work that elevates humanity above the rhetoric. Days before Christmas, migrants fleeing poverty and danger find shelter at a Mesa church
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/immigration/2022/12/25/title-42-remains-in-limbo-but-mesa-church-already-assisting-migrants/69742260007/

Days before Christmas, migrants fleeing poverty and danger find shelter at a Mesa church

A Mesa church three days before Christmas received 32 migrants, mothers, fathers and 16 children, from six countries.

The Arizona Republic

gburton Dec 21, 2022

Forests have always been my refuge, probably why I can’t get this incredible story out of my head, many thanks to Joan Meiners @beecycles @azcentral #azcentral #music #trees #nature #climate https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2022/12/14/tree-ring-science-and-music-reverberate-lessons-on-climate-change/69721874007/

Making tree rings sing: Researchers find musical muse in forest climate data

If a tree's rings are studied in a lab but no one hears them, do they make climate research sounder? Musicians at the UA want to know.

The Arizona Republic

gburton Nov 24, 2022

So proud of these reporters who bring the receipts. Arizona vote is clear: Republican voters helped Democrats win, there is nothing fake or stolen about that. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/11/23/republican-voters-fueled-arizona-democratic-wins-in-midterms/69671685007/

Here's how Republican voters helped Democrats win in Arizona

Republicans have blamed election officials for their losses in top races, but it's clear GOP voters passed on their party's nominees.

The Arizona Republic

gburton Nov 24, 2022

Ian James Nov 24, 2022

‘It's a disaster': California has had the driest three-year period on record, and this year the drought has pushed the fallowing of farmland to a new high. Since 2019, California’s irrigated farmland has shrunk by an estimated 752,000 acres, nearly 10%. The state's rice crop was the smallest in more than 40 years. https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2022-11-23/drought-cost-california-agriculture-1-7-billion-this-year

Drought cost California agriculture $1.7 billion this year

A third year of severe drought forced California farmers to leave an estimated 752,000 acres of farmland idle this year, according to a new report.

Los Angeles Times

gburton Nov 20, 2022

From Wyoming to the Imperial Valley in California, the hopes, dreams and fears of our water future have never been more intense, and richly captured by @brandonloomis and @HenleMark in the latest in our Colorado River series, produced by @shelbygslade. https://www.azcentral.com/in-depth/news/local/arizona-environment/2022/11/20/drought-colorado-river-compact-water/9213329002/?build=native-web_i_p

As the Colorado River is stretched thin by drought, can the 100-year-old rules that divide it still work?

From mountain ranches in Wyoming to vegetable fields in Yuma, water users look for ways to keep the Colorado River flowing.

The Arizona Republic