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Judge blocks Arizona water rule that halted new housing developments across the Valley
A judge handed a huge win to developers Tuesday when he blocked an Arizona water rule that put a stop to new housing developments in some areas of the Valley.
The ruling prohibits the Arizona Department of Water Resources from using its “unmet demand” rule for…
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Was there really a Baseline Killer? A new appeal claims Phoenix police framed Mark Goudeau
Twenty years after he was arrested and identified as the Baseline Killer, Mark Goudeau still maintains that he is innocent.
Goudeau, now 61, alleges that Phoenix Police detectives planted incriminating evidence in his house and tampered with DNA findings, according to an appeal filed in Maricopa County Superior Court in February. He further alleges that prosecutors committed misconduct; that the judge…
Attorney General Kris Mayes announces a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Apr 24, 2026 that seeks to stop the renovation of a commercial warehouse facility in Surprise into an immigration detention center. (Photo by Gloria Rebecca Gomez/Arizona Mirror)
Arizona AG sues Trump over Surprise immigration detention warehouse
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing the Trump administration over its plan to turn a warehouse in Surprise into an immigration detention center, saying that federal law prohibits its construction because the building is directly across the street from a hazardous chemical storage facility.
During a Friday news conference announcing the lawsuit, Mayes argued the building was never meant to house people and accused the Trump administration of violating multiple federal laws to…
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