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		<title>Map: Where ICE has been seen in Phoenix so far</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:50:40 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Indigenous Arizonans still targeted by Medicaid fraud schemes</title>
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					<dc:creator>Jasmine Demers | Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:15:24 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>The Veto Queen is back: Every bill Gov. Katie Hobbs rejected in 2026</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:11:49 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>These Arizona Democrats are skipping Trump’s State of the Union</title>
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					<dc:creator>Jim Small | Arizona Mirror</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:13:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Kyrsten Sinema accused of illegally spending $700K in campaign cash</title>
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					<dc:creator>Jim Small | Arizona Mirror</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:10:39 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>GOP state senator ditched committee hearing to go on talk radio show</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:38:44 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://phoenixnewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/ww-media/mediaserver/phx/2016-25/img_9145.webp" alt="John Kavanagh" />A senate committee was ready to hear Sen. John Kavanagh's controversial bill against ICE alerts. No one knew where he was.]]></description>
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		<title>Mark Kelly for President? Trump may have boosted his chances</title>
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					<dc:creator>George Headley and Natalie Ogami | Cronkite News</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:33:41 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://phoenixnewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/02/Mark-Kelly-Getty.jpg" alt="mark kelly" />Sen. Mark Kelly wasn't particularly well-known outside of Arizona a year ago. Then Donald Trump called for his execution.]]></description>
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		<title>MAGA county recorder leaves supervisors exasperated at board meeting</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:57:27 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>‘Racist’ GOP bill would put ICE agents at every voting location</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:42:38 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://phoenixnewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/01/ICE-Raid-Zipps-2.jpg" alt="a masked ice agent" />The GOP-backed bill is "clearly voter suppression" aimed at deterring non-white people from voting, opponents say.]]></description>
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		<title>Unpacking Kristi Noem’s most bullshit claims about Arizona elections</title>
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					<dc:creator>Morgan Fischer</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:46:05 -0700</pubDate>
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