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Corporation Commission Voted to Scrub Its Own Tape. Its Lawyer Now Says the Vote Was Never Properly Noticed.

Oct 26, 2026

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Corporation Commission Voted to Scrub Its Own Tape. Its Lawyer Now Says the Vote Was Never Properly Noticed.

Fifteen days after striking a fired adviser's name from the record, the Commission voted to put it back.

Arizona Inquirer Staff
Arizona Inquirer Staff

Public Safety

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Phoenix Listed 37 Police Reforms. The Council Gets Its Scorecard Tuesday.

Oct 26, 2026

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Phoenix Listed 37 Police Reforms. The Council Gets Its Scorecard Tuesday.

Phoenix says 29 of the 37 police reforms it adopted in 2024 are done. Of the eight still open in January, five had deadlines that have since passed, including the Fourth Amendment audits.

Arizona Inquirer Staff
Arizona Inquirer Staff

Politics

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Heap Says "Immediately." 25 Cleared Citizens Have Waited 25 Days

Oct 23, 2026

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Heap Says "Immediately." 25 Cleared Citizens Have Waited 25 Days

Mitchell's investigators found 8 noncitizens among 60 flagged voters, all here legally. Friday, a judge sent Heap and the state into a settlement conference over the citizens still blocked.

Pesach Lattin
Pesach Lattin

Politics

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'No Longer Pumping': 20 Miles From Hobbs's Butler Valley Win, Fondomonte's Wells Still Run

Oct 21, 2026

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'No Longer Pumping': 20 Miles From Hobbs's Butler Valley Win, Fondomonte's Wells Still Run

The 2024 announcement covered one valley. The Saudi-owned farm's Ranegras Plain operation, its fifth state lease and its 33rd permitted well were never part of it.

Arizona Inquirer Staff
Arizona Inquirer Staff

Public Safety

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Phoenix PD Says Ghost Stops Are Banned. Its Own Dispatchers Caught One.

Oct 20, 2026

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4 min read

Phoenix PD Says Ghost Stops Are Banned. Its Own Dispatchers Caught One.

Two officers took Tempe's request to find the car they allegedly stopped, then reported "no contact." The chief saw "no red flags." One officer had been written up last year for not turning on his body camera.

Arizona Inquirer Staff
Arizona Inquirer Staff

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