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		<title>Embattled Pinal County prosecutor’s top investigator is disgraced cop</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Mayes may probe Pinal County Attorney over Signal use, misusing funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:48:48 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Pinal County Attorney used Signal to skirt public records law</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 07:07:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Why is an Arizona sheriff shilling for a private drone company?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:50:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Cochise Cronyism: An Arizona sheriff, ICE and quarter-million dollars</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 06:44:55 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Right-wing Pinal County Attorney hit with sex discrimination claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 07:05:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Looking back at our top Arizona Watchdog Project stories from 2025</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 07:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Glendale official asked for cash while blasting council ‘slush fund’</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:19:57 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Thumbs down: Chandler kills Sinema-backed data center in 7-0 vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:14:23 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Chandler data center project will use ‘unknown’ amount of water</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:34:46 -0700</pubDate>
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