Ray Stern
State Politics and Issues reporter for the Arizona Republic, covering AZ Legislature. Married 💕to @amysilvermanaz. Formerly @PhoenixNewTimes & EV Trib.
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Arizona passes $18B bipartisan budget
Lawmakers approve tax cuts, try to protect vouchers
FRONT-PAGE HISTORY
Critics ask questions over state-funded ads for candidates
Political consultant asserts it’s nothing new in world of politics
That boom you hear is likely illegal fireworks
State allows commercial displays, but most others are banned here
Arizona passes $18B bipartisan budget
Lawmakers approve tax cuts, try to protect vouchers
Hobbs, GOP reach $18.3B budget deal with tax cuts
Data center subsidies to end under agreement
Dems seek full audit of voucher program
Nearly 600K ‘high risk’ ESA purchases found
Auditor uncovers issues on vouchers
Schools agency accused of mishandling millions
GOP puts budget ball in Hobbs' court
Republicans' plan $800M less than governor's
Hobbs not backing down from vetoes
Says laws can wait until GOP reveals budget
AZ food stamp program sees big dip
47% participation decline is greatest of any state
GOP seeks to deny banking for some
AZ bill would bar service for undocumented people
About this page
Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Ray Stern in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.