Molly Bohannon
@molboha.bsky.social
Higher education reporter at AZCIR
Previously reported at Forbes and The Coloradoan
Previously reported at Forbes and The Coloradoan
My colleagues @azcir.org found more than 99% of cropland in the Hualapai Valley Basin is now owned or controlled by out-of-state entities. Read the story here: azcir.org/news/2025/11...
Arizona's Hualapai Valley now a 'de facto transfer basin' for out-of-state interests
Since 2014, an influx of out-of-state interests have drilled nearly 200 agricultural wells in Mohave County’s Hualapai Valley groundwater basin, straining the aquifer and putting residential water sup...
azcir.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
My colleagues @azcir.org found more than 99% of cropland in the Hualapai Valley Basin is now owned or controlled by out-of-state entities. Read the story here: azcir.org/news/2025/11...
Reposted by Molly Bohannon
ICYMI: Ten colleges in Arizona are losing millions of dollars after federal cuts hit grants to minority-serving institutions. Without the additional funds, schools are reducing services that helped raise GPAs and made students feel at home, AZCIR’s @molboha.bsky.social found: bit.ly/4o1dPNF
Arizona colleges face ‘devastating impact’ after Trump slashes grant funds to minority-serving institutions
Ten community colleges and universities in Arizona will lose at least $13.8 million after President Donald Trump's administration cut discretionary funding to minority-serving institutions.
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October 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
ICYMI: Ten colleges in Arizona are losing millions of dollars after federal cuts hit grants to minority-serving institutions. Without the additional funds, schools are reducing services that helped raise GPAs and made students feel at home, AZCIR’s @molboha.bsky.social found: bit.ly/4o1dPNF
read my latest, looking at the local impact of federal cuts to minority-serving institutions:
When the Trump administration recently cut certain grants to minority-serving institutions, millions of dollars earmarked for student support at 10 Arizona schools disappeared—forcing some to end student support programs and reduce staff, via AZCIR’s @molboha.bsky.social azcir.org/news/2025/10...
Arizona colleges face ‘devastating impact’ after Trump slashes grant funds to minority-serving institutions
Ten community colleges and universities in Arizona will lose at least $13.8 million after President Donald Trump's administration cut discretionary funding to minority-serving institutions.
azcir.org
October 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
read my latest, looking at the local impact of federal cuts to minority-serving institutions:
Reposted by Molly Bohannon
When the Trump administration recently cut certain grants to minority-serving institutions, millions of dollars earmarked for student support at 10 Arizona schools disappeared—forcing some to end student support programs and reduce staff, via AZCIR’s @molboha.bsky.social azcir.org/news/2025/10...
Arizona colleges face ‘devastating impact’ after Trump slashes grant funds to minority-serving institutions
Ten community colleges and universities in Arizona will lose at least $13.8 million after President Donald Trump's administration cut discretionary funding to minority-serving institutions.
azcir.org
October 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
When the Trump administration recently cut certain grants to minority-serving institutions, millions of dollars earmarked for student support at 10 Arizona schools disappeared—forcing some to end student support programs and reduce staff, via AZCIR’s @molboha.bsky.social azcir.org/news/2025/10...
Reposted by Molly Bohannon
Thanks to @kjzz.org for having @azcir.org's @molboha.bsky.social on to discuss her recent reporting about ICE policies at Arizona's largest universities. Listen in:
www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
This reporter looked at Arizona universities' policies about ICE on campus — and how they varied
Back in January, the Trump administration revoked an Obama era memorandum preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement from conducting enforcement actions in certain areas, such as schools, hospital...
www.kjzz.org
September 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Thanks to @kjzz.org for having @azcir.org's @molboha.bsky.social on to discuss her recent reporting about ICE policies at Arizona's largest universities. Listen in:
www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
Reposted by Molly Bohannon
NEW: What would your university do if ICE agents showed up? In Arizona, the answer isn’t always clear. Experts say schools should have explicit protocols, but @azcir.org's @molboha.bsky.social found some of the state’s largest universities don’t.
azcir.org/news/2025/09...
azcir.org/news/2025/09...
Amid student fear and uncertainty, Arizona colleges split on clear policies for ICE on campus
Arizona’s 20 higher education institutions with the largest in-person enrollments are split on providing clear policies for what to do if ICE shows up on campus.
azcir.org
September 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: What would your university do if ICE agents showed up? In Arizona, the answer isn’t always clear. Experts say schools should have explicit protocols, but @azcir.org's @molboha.bsky.social found some of the state’s largest universities don’t.
azcir.org/news/2025/09...
azcir.org/news/2025/09...
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July 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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great work by my colleague @clomahqu.bsky.social. read his latest, looking at a super nuanced issue in the water world, here: azcir.org/news/2025/07...
Tribal water settlement aims to repair generations of exclusion
The Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act would repair decades of legal disputes and devote $5 billion to delivering Colorado River water to tribes in northeastern Arizona.
azcir.org
July 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
great work by my colleague @clomahqu.bsky.social. read his latest, looking at a super nuanced issue in the water world, here: azcir.org/news/2025/07...
Reposted by Molly Bohannon
📣 Exciting news from @azcir.org — we’re welcoming three new investigative reporters:
– @molboha.bsky.social: higher education
– @allymarkovich.bsky.social: criminal justice
– @adriana-navarro.bsky.social: gender, politics & policy
Give them a follow!
– @molboha.bsky.social: higher education
– @allymarkovich.bsky.social: criminal justice
– @adriana-navarro.bsky.social: gender, politics & policy
Give them a follow!
July 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
📣 Exciting news from @azcir.org — we’re welcoming three new investigative reporters:
– @molboha.bsky.social: higher education
– @allymarkovich.bsky.social: criminal justice
– @adriana-navarro.bsky.social: gender, politics & policy
Give them a follow!
– @molboha.bsky.social: higher education
– @allymarkovich.bsky.social: criminal justice
– @adriana-navarro.bsky.social: gender, politics & policy
Give them a follow!
Reposted by Molly Bohannon
Thrilled to welcome three new investigative reporters to our @azcir.org team, @molboha.bsky.social, @allymarkovich.bsky.social & @adriana-navarro.bsky.social. Give them a follow—and share your story ideas and tips!
📣 Exciting news from @azcir.org — we’re welcoming three new investigative reporters:
– @molboha.bsky.social: higher education
– @allymarkovich.bsky.social: criminal justice
– @adriana-navarro.bsky.social: gender, politics & policy
Give them a follow!
– @molboha.bsky.social: higher education
– @allymarkovich.bsky.social: criminal justice
– @adriana-navarro.bsky.social: gender, politics & policy
Give them a follow!
July 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Thrilled to welcome three new investigative reporters to our @azcir.org team, @molboha.bsky.social, @allymarkovich.bsky.social & @adriana-navarro.bsky.social. Give them a follow—and share your story ideas and tips!