Wayne Schutsky
Senior Field Correspondent | [email protected]Wayne Schutsky is a senior field correspondent covering Arizona politics on KJZZ. He has over a decade of experience as a journalist reporting on local communities in Arizona and the state Capitol.
Schutsky previously contributed to the Arizona Capitol Times and edited the Yellow Sheet Report, an insider tip sheet focused on Arizona politics, from 2021 to 2023. He was the managing editor for the Scottsdale Progress newspaper from 2018 to 2021 and previously reported for the East Valley Tribune, Gilbert Sun News and Arcadia News. His coverage has received recognition from the Arizona Press Club and the Arizona Newspapers Association.
When he’s not chasing scoops, Schutsky enjoys watching baseball, drinking bourbon and spending time with his wife and two sons.
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The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors gave the greenlight to a 160-acre data center and powerplant development in the west Valley despite local concerns about pollution and the project’s proximity to Luke Air Force Base. -
Political editor Ben Giles sat down with Camryn Sanchez and Wayne Schutsky to talk more about those races, what the candidates are saying and how the results could impact Arizona’s 2026 general election. -
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors wants a judge to press pause on a ruling ordering them to hand information technology systems and certain election-related duties back to the county recorder. But not all supervisors agree on how long that pause should last. -
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled that Secretary of State Adrian Fontes cannot force counties to let voters cast ballots at any polling place without permission from the county board of supervisors. -
The Republican-backed budget moving through the Arizona Legislature would increase the standard deduction, boost tax credits for families and make a host of other changes that could impact Arizonans’ tax burdens next year. -
A campaign backing a ballot measure seeking to reform the state’s school voucher program is accusing a rival effort of using underhanded — and potentially illegal tactics — to sway Arizona voters. -
Both Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and Republican lawmakers say it’s time to sit down and negotiate Arizona’s next state budget, but neither side appears willing to actually pick up the phone. -
For weeks, Gov. Katie Hobbs said she would veto every bill sent her way by the Arizona Legislature until Republican lawmakers released their proposed state budget to the public. But, a day after GOP legislators published their spending plan, Hobbs is backing away from that commitment. -
A federal judge threw out the Department of Justice’s attempt to force Arizona to turn over its voter rolls to the Trump administration. -
Republican state lawmakers introduced a budget proposal on Monday that would adopt massive tax cuts by slashing spending at most state agencies and cutting a handful of other programs.
