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Arizona Ballot Audit Plan Could Intimidate Minority Voters, Feds Say

Arizona Ballot Audit Plan Could Intimidate Minority Voters, Feds Say

By Ray SternMay 7, 2021

Intimidating minority voters can potentially “implicate the anti-intimidation prohibitions of the Voting Rights Act.”

The Arizona Rangers Are Raising Big Money Off Arizona’s Ballot Audit

The Arizona Rangers Are Raising Big Money Off Arizona’s Ballot Audit

By Ray SternApril 29, 2021

A colonel with the group would not say who hired the Rangers.

Ducey Signs Controversial Bill That Threatens Abortion Doctors With Jail Time

Ducey Signs Controversial Bill That Threatens Abortion Doctors With Jail Time

By Josh KeletyApril 27, 2021

Critics argue that Senate Bill 1457 is unconstitutional and merely a ploy to get abortion cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Smuggler Bribed Border Patrol Agent to Bring In Drugs and Migrants, Feds Say

Smuggler Bribed Border Patrol Agent to Bring In Drugs and Migrants, Feds Say

By Josh KeletyApril 27, 2021

The agent was allegedly paid $8,000 per undocumented immigrant that he smuggled into the United States, the feds claim.

Southern Arizona Officials Tell Ducey National Guard is ‘Not Needed’ at Border

Southern Arizona Officials Tell Ducey National Guard is ‘Not Needed’ at Border

By Josh KeletyApril 23, 2021

The Arizona Border Counties Coalition claimed that Ducey never consulted them about his decision to deploy the National Guard.

Top Leaders at the Arizona Liquor Department Quietly Resign

Top Leaders at the Arizona Liquor Department Quietly Resign

By Josh KeletyApril 16, 2021

Colonel Heston Silbert, the Department of Public Safety director, will serve as “interim” director for the time being.

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Maricopa County Starts Closing Controversial Homeless Camps on Parking Lots

Maricopa County Starts Closing Controversial Homeless Camps on Parking Lots

By Josh KeletyApril 14, 2021

Maricopa County officials say that the lots will be emptied by the end of June.

Council Approves Pay Bump for Stretched Phoenix 911 Dispatchers

Council Approves Pay Bump for Stretched Phoenix 911 Dispatchers

By Erasmus BaxterApril 8, 2021

The raise is years in the making.

Arizona’s Migrant Graveyard: Searching for Bodies and Bones in the Borderlands

Arizona’s Migrant Graveyard: Searching for Bodies and Bones in the Borderlands

By Josh KeletyApril 8, 2021

The number of suspected migrant remains recovered in southern Arizona surged in 2020.

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City Officials Want to Give Phoenix Cops Bonuses With COVID-19 Relief Money

City Officials Want to Give Phoenix Cops Bonuses With COVID-19 Relief Money

By Josh KeletyApril 7, 2021

The tentative agreement between the City of Phoenix and the police union features some reform-minded policy changes.

Men Charged for Locking 16 Undocumented Immigrants in Nogales House

Men Charged for Locking 16 Undocumented Immigrants in Nogales House

By Josh KeletyApril 6, 2021

The padlocked room in a house in Nogales where 16 undocumented immigrants were stuck in stank of “human waste.”

Bill Mandating Jail for Abortion Doctors Nears Governor Ducey’s Desk

Bill Mandating Jail for Abortion Doctors Nears Governor Ducey’s Desk

By Josh KeletyApril 2, 2021

A bill that would threaten doctors who perform certain abortions with jail time is one vote away from the governor’s desk.

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No Masks, Delayed Medications: Report Finds Staff Mistreated Detainees at Arizona ICE Facility

No Masks, Delayed Medications: Report Finds Staff Mistreated Detainees at Arizona ICE Facility

By Josh KeletyApril 1, 2021

Staff at a privately run immigration detention facility in Arizona endangered detainees, a new report found.

Jail Time for Arizona Abortion Doctors? Controversial Bill Is Advancing in the Legislature

Jail Time for Arizona Abortion Doctors? Controversial Bill Is Advancing in the Legislature

By Josh KeletyMarch 19, 2021

Healthcare industry advocates and doctors testified in opposition to the bill prior to the committee vote.

Tempe Quietly Fires Its Library Director After Years of Staff Complaints

Tempe Quietly Fires Its Library Director After Years of Staff Complaints

By Ray SternMarch 18, 2021

Husser routinely called her co-workers names like “Bozo,” “fat ass,” “bitches,” and “idiots,” according to a grievance filed with the city.

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Border Patrol Routinely Deports Migrants to Nogales, Mexico, in the Dead of Night

Border Patrol Routinely Deports Migrants to Nogales, Mexico, in the Dead of Night

By Josh KeletyMarch 17, 2021

Immigration advocates argue that the practice leaves migrants vulnerable to exploitation.

New Facilities Opening in Arizona to Process Influx of Migrants

New Facilities Opening in Arizona to Process Influx of Migrants

By Josh KeletyMarch 16, 2021

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a news release that the facilities in Arizona will “shelter unaccompanied children and families.”

Phoenix Council Races: Ansari Declares Victory, and Stark Stomps Garcia

Phoenix Council Races: Ansari Declares Victory, and Stark Stomps Garcia

By Erasmus BaxterMarch 9, 2021

“I think the dark-money attacks completely failed,” Ansari said

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Arizona’s Democratic Senators Diverge on Votes for $15 Minimum Wage Hike

Arizona’s Democratic Senators Diverge on Votes for $15 Minimum Wage Hike

By Josh KeletyMarch 5, 2021

Sinema’s vote quickly drew the ire of progressive Arizonans, while Kelly’s vote garnered praise.

Republican Lawmakers Are Making a Big Push to Criminalize Abortions

Republican Lawmakers Are Making a Big Push to Criminalize Abortions

By Josh KeletyMarch 4, 2021

A variety of bills that critics say undermine abortion in Arizona are gaining steam in the state Legislature.

Despite Changes in Policy, Asylum Seekers in Nogales, Mexico, Remain in Limbo

Despite Changes in Policy, Asylum Seekers in Nogales, Mexico, Remain in Limbo

By Josh KeletyMarch 2, 2021

The U.S. is admitting some asylum seekers again, but not in Nogales, Sonora.

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ICE Is Still Trying to Remove Low-Priority Undocumented Immigrants, Attorneys Say

ICE Is Still Trying to Remove Low-Priority Undocumented Immigrants, Attorneys Say

By Josh KeletyFebruary 25, 2021

Federal immigration prosecutors aren’t following the Biden administration’s new guidelines, attorneys allege.

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