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Social Justice

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Politics & Government

Phoenix ‘No Kings’ protest: When, where, what to know

By TJ L'HeureuxOctober 17, 2025

The weather is cooling down, and the mass protests are gearing back up.

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Crime & Police

‘Always at risk’: Activists blast police after 6 killings in 2 months

By TJ L'HeureuxOctober 16, 2025

After no fatal shootings for six months, Phoenix police have been on quite the spree since Chief Matt Giordano took over.

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Crime & Police

Arpaio feels ‘vindicated’ that Supreme Court OK’d racial profiling

By Morgan FischerOctober 15, 2025

Last month, the Supreme Court essentially approved tactics that Joe Arpaio made infamous. Now, Arpaio is riding high.

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Crime & Police

How the sheriff’s office milked a racial profiling case for $163M

By Stephen LemonsOctober 13, 2025

What do a golf cart, cable TV and car washes have to do with following a federal judge’s order to stop racially profiling?

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Crime & Police

Audit: Maricopa County Sheriff overstated compliance costs by $163M

By Stephen LemonsOctober 9, 2025

Republicans have whined about the price tag of complying with federally mandated reforms. That may be the sheriff’s fault.

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Crime & Police

Phoenix police chief announces new policies after run of cop shootings

By TJ L'HeureuxOctober 2, 2025

New Police Chief Matt Giordano made the changes after four fatal shootings in six weeks — all since he started on the job.

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Courts

Judge moves unruly court-ordered sheriff meetings to courthouse

By Morgan FischerOctober 1, 2025

The quarterly community meetings, ordered by a federal judge, have been getting out of hand. The judge wants to rein them in.

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