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		<title>Phoenix weed entrepreneur seeds new charitable foundation with $2.2M</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:14:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>A guide to all the ballot measures Arizona voters will decide in 2026</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:52:55 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Judge seems skeptical of ending oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:22:58 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Phoenix ‘No Kings’ protests: When, where and what to know</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:47:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Phoenix tries to distance itself from ICE &#8212; and from Cesar Chavez</title>
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					<dc:creator>Clarissa Sosin</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:05:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>When will Phoenix take down all its Cesar Chavez memorials?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:54:34 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>No punishment for Phoenix cops involved in bogus 2020 ‘gang’ arrests</title>
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					<dc:creator>Clarissa Sosin</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:43:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Judge tells county to show math on sheriff compliance costs or shut up</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:19:35 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Glendale facing lawsuit after cops shot and killed wrong man</title>
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					<dc:creator>TJ L&#039;Heureux</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:26:36 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>He was at Jan. 6. The Phoenix Police Department hired him anyway</title>
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					<dc:creator>Yana Kunichoff and Sam Stecklow</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 07:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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