Pinal County Attorney used Signal to skirt public records law
Republican prosecutor Brad Miller denied that he has Signal on his phone, but Phoenix New Times has seen the messages.
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Why is an Arizona sheriff shilling for a private drone company?
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office has run a media blitz for drone company Draganfly, possibly benefiting a Trump associate.
Cochise Cronyism: An Arizona sheriff, ICE and quarter-million dollars
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office got $1 million to coordinate with ICE — including $250,000 in mysterious “travel” money.
Right-wing Pinal County Attorney hit with sex discrimination claims
Beth Goulden accuses Brad Miller of sexism, retaliation and spreading sexual rumors about ex-Sheriff Mark Lamb.
Looking back at our top Arizona Watchdog Project stories from 2025
Earlier this year, we got a big investigative reporting grant. Here’s how we’ve put it to work so far.
Glendale official asked for cash while blasting council ‘slush fund’
Lupe Conchas wants to end oversight-free city council stipends. At the same time, he asked people to send him money directly.
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Thumbs down: Chandler kills Sinema-backed data center in 7-0 vote
Sinema lobbied hard for the data center, but her involvement created exactly the opposition she tried to sweeping away.
Chandler data center project will use ‘unknown’ amount of water
Backers of the project originally requested the ability to use more than 100 million gallons of water a year, emails show.
Kyrsten Sinema is getting paid to push for a Chandler data center
When the ex-senator threatened Chandler over a data center, she was working as a paid lobbyist. She might suck at it.
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How the sheriff’s office milked a racial profiling case for $163M
What do a golf cart, cable TV and car washes have to do with following a federal judge’s order to stop racially profiling?
He’s Tucson’s ‘mushroom man.’ The feds may deport him over paperwork
Hernan Castro has a big following among Arizona mushroom enthusiasts. He’s been in federal lockup since late May.
Federal judge smacks Trump admin for bogarting Tucson murder suspect
The Trump administration has refused to hand over a murder suspect facing charges in Tucson. A judge now says it has to.
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Murdered man’s family slams ‘shocking’ police communication failures
“They use that all the time: ‘We dropped the ball.’ That must be the department catchphrase instead of ‘to serve and protect.'”
Police identified, never charged suspect in 2022 teacher killing
Records from David Denogean’s murder investigation show police have had a suspect since 2023. Denogean’s family didn’t know.
How kissing Trump’s ass won a Border Patrol leader a cushy job abroad
As head of the Border Patrol union, Brandon Judd fawningly sucked up to Trump. Now he’s set to become ambassador to Chile.
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Glassman touts endorsement in AG race that Yuma sheriff denies giving
GOP attorney general hopeful Rodney Glassman claims “support” from the Yuma County Sheriff, who says he hasn’t endorsed him.
The Arpaio All-Stars: Meet the county sheriff’s sketchy retreads
Jerry Sheridan claims he’s no Sheriff Joe. Still, he’s brought back some of Arpaio’s favorite badge-wearin’ bubbas.
Tom Homan once spared Phoenix migrants. Now he’s Trump’s Darth Vader
Pre-Trump, colleagues of border czar Tom Homan described him as reasonable. Now, they see a cruel man they don’t recognize.
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Miscarriage of justice: Donald Trump’s war on pregnant migrants
Kept in awful conditions by ICE, Rubia Morales-Alfaro lost a pregnancy. In Trump’s America, there’s no mercy for migrant moms.
How Clinton and Obama helped build Trump’s mass deportation machine
Donald Trump didn’t invent racist immigration policy. For decades, both major parties built the system he’s now weaponizing.
The Big Takeover: The secret plans to give Trump command of America’s police
For months, a Project 2025 subgroup drafted plans to place domestic law enforcement under Trump’s thumb. We have their files.
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We got a $123K investigative reporting grant. Here’s how we’ll use it
We’re kicking off a year of news investigations, funded by the Trace Foundation. Introducing the Arizona Watchdog Project.