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	<title>Arizona Watchdog Project Archives | Phoenix New Times</title>
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		<title>How Scottsdale cops botched a probe into a strip club drugging scheme</title>
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					<dc:creator>Stephen Lemons</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:50:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Pinal County Attorney’s top investigator body-slammed Black teen</title>
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					<dc:creator>Stephen Lemons</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:42:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Here&#8217;s what we&#8217;ve uncovered in our Arizona Watchdog Project so far</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:23:00 -0700</pubDate>
				<category domain="foundation:section-category">News</category>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/12/Watchdog-Project-Rewind.jpg" alt="illustrations of donald trump, tom homan, brandon judd and kyrsten sinema" />In 2025, we got a big investigative grant. Since then, we've used the funding to report on local and national corruption.]]></description>
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		<title>Insurrectionist Brunch: Trumpists plotted to deploy military on U.S. soil</title>
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					<dc:creator>Beau Hodai</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:47:01 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Google claws back money from Turning Point-aligned PAC in SRP election</title>
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					<dc:creator>Stephen Lemons</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:59:52 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/03/Google-Headquarters-Getty.jpg" alt="the google logo on the top of a skyscraper" />Google asked a PAC supporting a pro-industry SRP slate to return its money and remove its name from all campaign materials.]]></description>
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		<title>Mayes, Horne sued for bungling ESA fraud prosecution of innocent man</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:08:42 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Embattled Pinal County prosecutor’s top investigator is disgraced cop</title>
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					<dc:creator>Stephen Lemons</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Mayes may probe Pinal County Attorney over Signal use, misusing funds</title>
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					<dc:creator>Stephen Lemons</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:48:48 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/02/Kris-Mayes-Brad-Miller.jpg" alt="brad miller and kris mayes" />County leaders voted to ask the attorney general to open an investigation into prosecutor Brad Miller.]]></description>
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		<title>Pinal County Attorney used Signal to skirt public records law</title>
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					<dc:creator>Stephen Lemons</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 07:07:47 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/01/Brad-Miller-Pinal-County.jpg" alt="pinal county attorney brad miller at a pro-ICE press conference" />Republican prosecutor Brad Miller denied that he has Signal on his phone, but Phoenix New Times has seen the messages.]]></description>
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		<title>Why is an Arizona sheriff shilling for a private drone company?</title>
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					<dc:creator>Beau Hodai</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:50:10 -0700</pubDate>
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