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It’s the most recent move County Attorney Rachel Mitchell has touted as evidence that she is “cracking down on crime.”

The woman alleged that her Lyft driver sexually assaulted her in Phoenix. Now, she’s taking the rideshare behemoth to court.

Whoever said “third time’s the charm” must not have been talking about Joe Arpaio. The defrocked Maricopa County sheriff lost his latest bid to return to public office.

It’s down to Julie Gunnigle and Rachel Mitchell in the race for county attorney. One will helm a powerful – and long-troubled – office.

If you didn’t like him as sheriff, you’re not gonna like him as mayor.

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, spiking abortion back to the states. In Arizona, future law oscillates between a 15-week limit and an all-out ban.

The U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade and returns abortion lawmaking to state legislatures.

Arizona attorneys Larry Hammond and Andrew Hurwitz clerked in U.S. Supreme Court when Roe v Wade was ruled. Arizona lawyers and justices have played a huge role in shaping abortion law.

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office said it found a “disturbing pattern” of overcharging by April Sponsel, the lead prosecutor on the “ACAB gang” charges levied against protesters.

For so many Arizonans, his vermillion billboards, bus shelters, buses, and trains are a hallmark of the daily commute to work. The prevalent advertisements echo a common instruction: “Call Rafi!”

Barry Jones, who has strong exonerating evidence in his case, is headed back to death row, just as the state of Arizona restarts executions.

Rachel Mitchell presented herself, initially, as a reasonable, no-nonsense conservative. It took only a few weeks for her to begin railing about George Soros, a bogeyman for the tough-on-crime right.

Goldwater Institute attorneys allege the city sidestepped state law when it got in bed with the Chicago-based Hubbard Street Group, gifting it a hefty handout of taxpayer dollars in the form of a $7.9 million tax break to spur local development.

Oh, how the tables have turned for Charles Ryan.

“All I wanted more than anything was for her to have good health,” said Thomas Galvin, a member of the county board of supervisors.

Some in the Arizona GOP are not taking the news well.

If one of the Republican candidates is appointed to the office, it likely will give them a leg up in the race.

Julie Gunnigle, an outsider Democrat, will take on one of three Republicans – Rachel Mitchell, Anni Foster, or Gina Godbehere – all longtime bureaucrats at MCAO or the state.

Ashford University left its students impoverished and unemployable. Did the University of Arizona swoop in to save the day or bail out the fraudsters?

Republicans brought Rachel Mitchell to Washington to question Christine Blasey Ford in 2018. Now, Mitchell is running to be Maricopa County’s top prosecutor.

Throughout Adel’s tenure, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has been plagued by scandals

Arpaio drew resounding cheers at Nick Fuentes’ white nationalist conference for saying he had bought a gun to “shoot people who come across the border.”