Alyssa Bickle
Alyssa Bickle
News Reporter, Phoenix

Alyssa Bickle expects to graduate in May 2024 with bachelor’s degrees in journalism and mass communication and political science and a minor in urban and metropolitan studies. She has interned at The Copper Courier, reported for The State Press and Mesa Daily Independent, and is an assistant research analyst at ASU’s Center for Latina/os and American Politics Research.

Latest from Alyssa Bickle

Phoenix OKs short-term rental rule; officials warn it’s not a ‘magic elixir’

PHOENIX – The Phoenix City Council unanimously approved regulations on short-term rentals that will require property owners to apply for permits, notify neighbors and more if they want to rent their homes through services like Airbnb or Vrbo.


Advocates say Superintendent Tom Horne’s bathroom recommendation ‘others’ transgender students

PHOENIX – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne advised Arizona schools not to “initiate a policy that allows biological boys to use bathrooms, locker rooms or shower facilities that are intended for girls.” Some schools already have policies in place that support trans students, and advocates say Horne’s recommendation is discriminatory.

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne is advising Arizona schools not to create policies that allow transgender students to use bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity. Some schools already have policies in place that support trans students. (Photo by Kiersten Edgett/Cronkite News)