LOOKOUT will receive yearlong research, public records and investigative support ahead of the 2026 midterm elections through MuckRock’s new Sunlight Research Desk initiative.
The ordinance is being used to push local harm reduction workers out of city parks, but medical experts and other groups call the move a public health disaster waiting to happen.
A county-led investigation found that Sheriff Chris Nanos, a Democrat, used his office for political gain and violated codes of conduct during his reelection campaign.
Eligibility for the upcoming election is tied to historic farmland ownership, and excludes large portions of the Valley. Far-right political groups are seizing on that.
As immigration took center stage, a Phoenix woman’s trip to the nation’s capital spotlighted her detained partner’s declining health and broader criticisms about LGBTQ+ safety in custody.
The proposal would station ICE at early voting sites, Election Day polls and ballot drop boxes, even though Arizona and federal law strictly limits law enforcement activity at voting locations.
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