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Maricopa DA Mitchell Refuses Extradition, Sparks War of Words with NY

February 26, 2024 5:00 amMarch 1, 2024 11:08 am

In a loud shot fired across Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s bow, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell, a Republican, is refusing to extradite accused murderer Raad Almansoori. The 26-year-old is suspected in a string of assaults and now murder spanning multiple...

Mesa Public Schools Caught in Secret Gender Transitioning Scandal

February 18, 2024 7:40 amNovember 21, 2024 7:45 am

America First Legal (AFL) just announced a lawsuit filed against Mesa Public Schools for secretly transitioning a female junior high student as part of a district-wide gender affirmation program. The plaintiffs, which include MPS Board Member Rachel Walden and “Jane...

Charles Lucking, LD5 (Photo: Gage Skidmore)

Maricopa County Supervisors Appoint Lucking to House Seat

February 15, 2024 12:34 pmFebruary 15, 2024 12:41 pm

Charles Lucking (D5) is the second Democrat House representative appointed by Maricopa County supervisors this year. Lucking, a civil rights and community action attorney, replaces Amish Shah, who resigned in January 2024 to run against Republican incumbent David Schweikert for...

Mitchell Draws a Republican Challenger

February 7, 2024 2:43 pmNovember 21, 2024 12:39 pm

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story referred imprecisely to the bills surrounding Kayleigh’s Law. The Globe regrets the error. Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell may finally be getting the robust primary challenge many in her own party have been...

AG Mayes Joins GOP Reps Opposing Phoenix Shipment of Guns to Ukraine

September 22, 2023 9:29 am

In a rare instance of bipartisanship, Arizona’s Democrat Attorney General Kris Mayes joined with Representatives Quang Nguyen (R-1) and Selina Bliss (R-1) to condemn the City of Phoenix’s unlawful shipment of unclaimed guns to Ukraine. In a report released today,...

Shoplifter Murders Manager of CVS: Police

September 15, 2023 3:17 pmNovember 21, 2024 12:57 pm

The “California Effect” describes the well-known phenomenon that the huge state next door sets the political agenda for the entire country. That reality has many Arizonans concerned as the Golden State has struggled mightily, especially these last few years since...