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Brad Poole
Brad Poole came to Courthouse News in 2017 from Reuters News Service, where he covered national news in Arizona for six years. After working for Gannett's Tucson Citizen (closed in 2009) for 11 years, he freelanced writing and photography from 2009-17. His work has appeared in People Magazine, Yahoo News, the L.A. Times, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, Arizona Republic, and dozens of other publications in Arizona and elsewhere. His dogs, Steve and Joey, refuse to get in the pool, but he loves them anyway.
Latest Articles by Brad Poole
Truck driver lobbies Arizona appeals court for return of seized $39,500
Jerry Johnson came to Phoenix last year to buy a truck, he says, but police cried foul and seized his life savings claiming it was drug money.
Forest Service plans to cull Arizona wild horse herd
The federally protected herd near Heber, Arizona is too big to exist alongside cattle and wildlife and will be reduced from 400 to about 100 horses, the Forest Service says.
Judge finds poaching remedies vague in Mexican gray wolf recovery plan
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service now has six months to add specific actions to reduce human-caused deaths among the endangered Southwestern subspecies.
Arizona GOP election recount tallies wider Biden victory, finds no major irregularities
A consulting firm Republicans hired to look for fraud found 261 fewer Trump votes and 99 more for Biden than the county counted in November.
Arizona takes on Biden administration over vaccine mandate
The planned OSHA rules that will force employers of more than 100 people to require Covid-19 vaccines undermines federalism, state Attorney General Mark Brnovich claims.
Tucson backs off employee vaccine requirement after Arizona AG deems it illegal
The all-Democrat City Council’s requirement violates state law and an executive order from Republican Governor Doug Ducey, according to the AG.
Brazilian police raid warehouse, find rare pterosaur skeleton fossil
The 115 million-year-old fossil is reportedly the first of its species to include anything but the head.
Arizona education tax violates state Constitution but will stand for now
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that the Invest in Education Act, which created a new tax on income over $250,000, is unconstitutional — if it raises enough money to push school districts over a state-imposed spending limit.