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As Arizonans stay in the workforce longer and longer, they may experience age discrimination. If you’re over 40, you’re protected by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
Dec. 15, 2023
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Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit filed by a vulnerable older adult who was allegedly abused and neglected at her assisted living facility.
Dec. 15, 2023
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The Show spoke with Lieutenant Bill Farmer, the school resource officer section commander for the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, about what SROs actually do day to day.
Dec. 13, 2023
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The Chandler City Council has approved agreements to place school resource officers at all public high schools and middle schools within city limits through June 2026.
Dec. 12, 2023
The closure of the small but vital Lukeville Port of Entry on Arizona's southern border continues to have ripple effects today. Over the weekend, Gov. Katie Hobbs went down to Lukeville and called on the federal government to do more to secure the border.
Dec. 12, 2023
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A grand jury indicted a former Arizona State University employee on 14 felonies after the Arizona Auditor General found evidence he embezzled nearly $125,000.
Dec. 11, 2023
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As the border remains steeped in chaos, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is poised to sign a law that would make it a crime for a person from a foreign country to illegally enter Texas, among other hardline measures for migrants who come to the state.
Dec. 11, 2023
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The Phoenix city council is scheduled on Wednesday to consider another proposed settlement of a lawsuit involving the police department. If approved, it would be the third such payout in less than 45 days.
Dec. 8, 2023
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His case, which also claims state negligence, stems from a short window created by the Legislature for people to pursue legal action after turning 30 years old.
Dec. 8, 2023
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The holiday shopping season is underway, but buyers beware. Thousands of cloned gift cards have been seized in Arizona.
Dec. 8, 2023
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After initially agreeing to cooperate with with a sweeping federal investigation launched 28 months ago into the Police Department, the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association wants the city’s mayor to reject a court-enforced reform agreement.
Dec. 7, 2023
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Lori Vallow Daybell pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to kill her husband and an ex-in-law.
Dec. 7, 2023
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The Phoenix city council approved a multimillion dollar settlement with a man who claims he was injured by police in January 2020 after officers wrongly identified him as a crime suspect. The payout comes as a large police union is publicly urging the mayor to reject an expected demand for reform by the U.S. Justice Department.
Dec. 6, 2023
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The GOSAFE Act, co-sponsored by Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, would establish a list of prohibited firearms and limit the capacity of detachable magazines to 10 rounds, as well as prohibit the manufacture and assembly of "ghost guns."
Dec. 6, 2023
Kris Mayes
Ten people were indicted by a grand jury on felony charges including patient brokering following a sober-living homes sting operation, the Attorney General’s office announced on Wednesday.
Dec. 6, 2023
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The family of a Maricopa County Judge has filed suit seeking damages for her death.
Dec. 6, 2023
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New Mexico officials are setting up “justice stations” in the northwestern part of the state, including on the Navajo Nation, in order to help people access state courts without traveling as far.
Dec. 6, 2023
Here's a look at the legal battle over Arizona’s abortion laws, from 1864 through today.
Dec. 5, 2023
Gov. Katie Hobbs said she doesn’t plan to send National Guard troops to Arizona’s southern border after Customs and Border Protection closed the port of entry in Lukeville in response to a migrant surge.
More Arizona politics news
Dec. 4, 2023
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A federal inmate was charged Friday with attempted murder in the prison stabbing of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd.
Dec. 1, 2023

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