Shane was on the frontlines of Arizona’s hottest news
Shane covered Arizona’s razor-thin 2022 statewide elections, protests on the Arizona State campus, a doomed arena for a doomed hockey franchise and issues on the U.S.-Mexico border
Shane Brennan on the field of the Rose Bowl while covering Arizona State vs. UCLA in Nov. 2023.
An upset election victories in the desert
Arizona is a purple state with a conservative tradition. Shane covered the gubernatorial election, Democrat Katie Hobbs’ upset victory and the vitriol her opponent Kari Lake and her allies threw during the entire campaign.
The death of political civility
The border wall in Nogales, Ariz., a binational city in Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. Shane visited the border for stories a few times.
Free speech on ASU’s campus
ASU and the State Press had plenty of run-ins with Turning Point USA, so Shane went right to Charlie Kirk with a question about his organization’s “professor watchlist.”
Writing and coordinating coverage of a tent protest supporting Palestine during the spring of 2024.
Helping Politico readers grasp what was happening on the ground during the Palestine protests.
A doomed arena and an even more doomed hockey team
A battle between a group of local townies and an NHL hockey team on its fourth last-chance in Arizona led to mudslinging and humiliation, mainly for the Arizona Coyotes, who had finally run out of luck.