The schools are an unconstitutional mess. So are the prisons. All cities and states have problems, but Phoenix and Arizona have a problem on top of their problems. Yes, Symington is under federal investigation, and so is Sheriff Joe Arpaio's jail. But official investigations can address only the most perverse public wrongdoing.
Government is supposed to be self-correcting.
Public problems are supposed to be addressed by an informed citizenry. For the Republic, all is always well, unless there is no way around reporting that things are not so well. And even then, things are getting better. Until everyone gets shocked by an impeachment, or multiple indictments. Or until the economy falls off a cliff, taking all of us with it.