Ray Stern
Journalist Spotlight

Ray Stern

@raystern4.1K followers

State Politics and Issues reporter for the Arizona Republic, covering AZ Legislature. Married 💕to @amysilvermanaz. Formerly @PhoenixNewTimes & EV Trib.

Front-Page Stories2Last 30 Days
Lead Stories1Last 30 Days
Papers Covered1Last 30 Days
Last Front PageOCT 24, 2026Latest appearance
Front Pages — Last 30 DaysLeadFront page

Papers Covered

Featured Story

Featured Lead Story

Red and waiting ... waiting

Phoenix traffic lights leave drivers stuck

View Front PageArizona Republic • OCT 8, 2026

FRONT-PAGE HISTORY

Filter
Arizona Republic front page

Red and waiting ... waiting

Phoenix traffic lights leave drivers stuck

AR
Arizona Republic•OCT 8, 2026•Lead Story
Arizona Republic front page

AZ paid caregiver program in danger

Families fear cuts as audit highlights financial woes

AR
Arizona Republic•AUG 29, 2026
Arizona Republic front page

7 takeaways as voters set the stage for Nov.

Can GOP regain statewide control?

AR
Arizona Republic•JUL 23, 2026•Lead Story
Arizona Republic front page

Critics ask questions over state-funded ads for candidates

Political consultant asserts it’s nothing new in world of politics

AR
Arizona Republic•JUL 14, 2026
Arizona Republic front page

That boom you hear is likely illegal fireworks

State allows commercial displays, but most others are banned here

AR
Arizona Republic•JUL 4, 2026
Arizona Republic front page

Arizona passes $18B bipartisan budget

Lawmakers approve tax cuts, try to protect vouchers

AR
Arizona Republic•JUN 15, 2026•Lead Story
Arizona Republic front page

Hobbs, GOP reach $18.3B budget deal with tax cuts

Data center subsidies to end under agreement

AR
Arizona Republic•JUN 11, 2026
Arizona Republic front page

Dems seek full audit of voucher program

Nearly 600K ‘high risk’ ESA purchases found

AR
Arizona Republic•MAY 15, 2026
Reports on state Democratic lawmakers demanding oversight after an auditor general's report identified high-risk spending in the school voucher system.
Arizona Republic front page

Auditor uncovers issues on vouchers

Schools agency accused of mishandling millions

AR
Arizona Republic•MAY 14, 2026
Details an audit report revealing mishandling and lack of accountability within the state's controversial school voucher program.
Arizona Republic front page

GOP puts budget ball in Hobbs' court

Republicans' plan $800M less than governor's

AR
Arizona Republic•APR 29, 2026
Presents a state-level budgetary standoff as a strategic political maneuver between the legislature and the governor.
Arizona Republic front page

Hobbs not backing down from vetoes

Says laws can wait until GOP reveals budget

AR
Arizona Republic•APR 23, 2026•Lead Story
The paper presents the governor's veto strategy as a calculated political maneuver in an ongoing budget standoff. The coverage highlights legislative gridlock as a structural process rather than an immediate crisis.
Arizona Republic front page

AZ food stamp program sees big dip

47% participation decline is greatest of any state

AR
Arizona Republic•APR 14, 2026•Lead Story
The paper highlights a sharp drop in local participation in a federal food assistance program, framing it primarily as an administrative issue stemming from state system changes rather than purely economic shifts.
Arizona Republic front page

GOP seeks to deny banking for some

AZ bill would bar service for undocumented people

AR
Arizona Republic•APR 2, 2026
Highlights the practical, local consequences of a proposed state bill targeting undocumented immigrants' access to financial services.

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.