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ICE raids hit Valley businesses and neighborhoods: What we’ve seen

By TJ L'Heureux and Morgan FischerJune 10, 2025

Immigration agents hit West Valley businesses and also descended on a house, where some protesters scuffled with police.

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Immigrant advocates warn of ICE workplace raids Tuesday: What to know

By Morgan FischerJune 10, 2025

Advocates say undocumented residents should play it safe and stay home on Tuesday.

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Trump going after funding to help vulnerable Arizonans afford lawyers

By Morgan FischerJune 10, 2025

Civil legal aid helps low-income Arizonans facing eviction, abuse and more. Trump aims to cut funding that makes it possible.

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LGBTQ groups blast Gallego for comments on trans kids in sports

By Natalia Rodriguez | LOOKOUTJune 9, 2025

As he pivots to the middle, Sen. Ruben Gallego suggested in an interview that trans girls should be kept out of youth sports.

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The reasons for Trump’s new travel ban are at odds with the facts

By Charles Kurzman | The ConversationJune 5, 2025

Donald Trump’s latest travel ban isn’t about national security. It’s about denying visas to nonwhite applicants.

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The Valley’s homeless population went up again. It may get even worse

By TJ L'HeureuxJune 3, 2025

The annual Point in Time count found 9,734 unhoused people in the Valley, and a dramatic spike in those without any shelter.

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Ansari makes surprise visit to ICE prison, returns with horror stories

By Morgan FischerJune 2, 2025

Female detainees at Eloy Detention Center told Rep. Yassamin Ansari “extremely alarming” stories about how they’re treated.

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Fountain Hills officials punished a paper for coverage they don’t like

By TJ L'HeureuxMay 30, 2025

Right-wing town officials decided to remove a table for the local paper in a Trumpian retaliation over negative coverage.

A woman holds up a large banner that reads: “ICE is here! Take precautions,” in Spanish at the Phoenix Immigration Court in Phoenix

Using new tactics, ICE is arresting people again at immigration court

By Gloria Rebecca Gomez | Arizona MirrorMay 29, 2025

ICE agents halted the practice after blowback last week, but are back on the hunt for immigrants leaving court hearings.

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3 years after cops let her son drown, Tempe woman demands city do more

By TJ L'HeureuxMay 29, 2025

Sean Bickings drowned in Tempe Town Lake in 2022 as two police officers watched. His mom wants more safety measures.

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Valley suburb ranked most affordable Arizona city to buy a home

By TJ L'HeureuxMay 29, 2025

Housing costs are high everywhere, but one new analysis found several Valley cities are among the most affordable in the U.S.

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LGBTQ+ Arizonans are fed up with MAGA Rep. Eli Crane

By Zach Bradshaw | LOOKOUTMay 28, 2025

“He doesn’t live here. He doesn’t talk to us. He won’t meet with us. Eli Crane has not been present.”

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Arizona still has 37 abortion restrictions. A lawsuit seeks to void them

By Morgan FischerMay 27, 2025

A group of abortion advocates is suing to knock down some of Arizona’s most restrictive remaining abortion limits.

A woman wearing a hat that reads Mexicans Aren't Going Anywhere

‘We feel powerless’: Phoenix rocked by ICE immigration court arrests

By Morgan FischerMay 23, 2025

ICE arrested dozens of asylum-seekers at a Phoenix immigration courthouse. Protestors, lawmakers and lawyers are responding.

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‘Cat ladies’ celebrate Phoenix proclamation about stray cat problem

By Morgan FischerMay 22, 2025

Missy Pruitt wants Phoenix to curb its booming cat population. The proclamation is a “very small step,” but an important one.

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GOP state lawmaker rips the MAGA wing of his party in late night post

By TJ L'HeureuxMay 19, 2025

On social media, state Rep. Walt Blackman decried the GOP’s “hard-right faction” that has ditched the tenets of Ronald Reagan.

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The Big Takeover: The secret plans to give Trump command of America’s police

By Beau HodaiMay 15, 2025

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

By Sam EiflingMay 15, 2025

We’re kicking off a year of news investigations, funded by the Trace Foundation. Introducing the Arizona Watchdog Project.

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You’ll soon need to show ID to watch online porn in Arizona

By Morgan FischerMay 15, 2025

A new law requires porn sites to verify you’re at least 18. That may mean submitting a driver’s license to get your rocks off.

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Is Ruben Gallego a legit presidential contender, or just a one-hit wonder?

By Morgan FischerMay 13, 2025

Ruben Gallego beat an awful candidate – ahem, Kari Lake – to win a Senate seat. How much credit should he get for winning?

justin heap

GOP feud! Party chair may sue recorder over ‘illegal’ mail voting plan

By Morgan FischerMay 9, 2025

“I’m astounded that someone who ran on election integrity can think that’s a good idea,” GOP chair Gina Swoboda told us.

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‘Emily Pike’ bill to create Turquoise Alert System passes legislature

By Jim Small | Arizona MirrorMay 8, 2025

Supporters say the system could have saved Pike, a 14-year-old Indigenous girl who was found murdered earlier this year.

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