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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Republican Congressman Juan Ciscomani and Democrat Joanna Mendoza sparred over the direction of the country under the second Trump administration as they made their pitch to voters in Arizona’s Congressional District 6, one of just a few competitive districts that could determine which party controls Congress next year. -
Turning Point activists posted images on social media showing Rep. Lorena Austin putting up a campaign sign that reads “Democrats for BIGGS.” KJZZ’s Wayne Schutsky ran them through an AI detector and found they're deepfakes. -
The two Democrats trying to secure seats on the all-Republican Arizona Corporation Commission and incumbent Kevin Thompson are presenting voters with different ideas on how the state’s top regulator should set utility rates and ensure costs remain affordable for Arizonans. -
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that a former Tucson charter school director and others were indicted for allegedly stealing education dollars to pay for jewelry, trips to casinos and other extravagances. -
Conservative political activists working with Turning Point Action posted fake images on social media claiming a group of Democrats, including a progressive state lawmaker, are supporting Republican Andy Biggs in the state’s race for governor.
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New federal court filings reveal that efforts to build an ICE detention center in Surprise are progressing slowly, and the Department of Homeland Security has indicated there is no rush to open the facility. -
This fall, the state’s voters will have a say on eight ballot measures — all of them proposals referred to the ballot by legislative Republicans. -
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a progressive group against the top two Republicans at the Arizona Legislature, who banned activists from entering the House and Senate earlier this year. -
A judge ordered the Arizona Attorney General’s Office to pay tens of thousands of dollars in attorneys fees for Navajo County Recorder David Marshall after tossing out a lawsuit challenging Marshall’s eligibility for office. -
A longtime Arizona Department of Child Safety official backed up claims by the agency’s former director, who alleged a state group home operator and Democratic donor offered to help him keep his job in exchange for a rate increase that is at the center of pay-to-play allegations levied against Gov. Katie Hobbs’ administration.
