Stories tagged: "law enforcement"

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Culture Everything Out-of-Towners Need to Know About Recreational Marijuana in Arizona 

With an expected 100,000 people traveling to Arizona this weekend, Mint Cannabis is preparing for an uptick in sales and new customers. 

Alyssa Bickle February 10, 2023 12:56 pm MST
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Politics Rep. Paul Gosar Introduces Amendment to Defund Capitol Police

The six-term congressman has consistently downplayed the violent and deadly insurrection by supporters of former President Donald Trump.

Emily Singer Emily Singer July 28, 2021 12:00 pm MST
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Arizona Legal Weed Will Roll Out in Days and Police are Preparing for the Change

Recreational weed will be legal in just a few days, leaving police racing to understand what will be written into law and how it will impact local policies.

Bree Burkitt Bree Burkitt November 25, 2020 10:33 am MST
Arizona An employee at a medical marijuana dispensary, trims leaves off marijuana plants in the company's grow house. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Arizona Legal Weed is Coming. Some Arizona Counties Are Still Hazy on How They’ll Get It Rolled Out.

A law allowing for the recreational use of marijuana will soon be in effect, but how quickly it will impact people’s lives could depend on where they live.

Bree Burkitt Bree Burkitt November 16, 2020 1:27 pm MST
Arizona man holding sign at Phoenix protest that says "stop murdering my friends"
Arizona Maricopa County Attorney Declines to Charge Dion Johnson’s Killer

Johnson was killed by a state trooper who found him sleeping in his vehicle, which was parked at the top of an on-ramp on Loop 101.

Adianna Bermudez Adianna Bermudez September 25, 2020 12:01 pm MST

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Law and Order A federal officer stands in front of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse during a Black Lives Matter protest Friday, July 24, 2020, in Portland, Ore. On the streets of Portland, a strange armed conflict unfolds night after night. It is raw, frightening and painful on both sides of an iron fence separating the protesters on the outside and federal agents guarding a courthouse inside. This weekend, journalists for The Associated Press spent the weekend both outside, with the protesters, and inside the courthouse, with the federal agents, documenting the fight that has become an unlikely centerpiece of the protest movement gripping America. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Law and Order Phoenix and Tucson Mayors Ask Trump Not to Send Federal Agents to Arizona

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and Tucson Mayor Regina Romero joined over a dozen mayors across the country asking the Trump administration not to send federal agents to American cities.

Alicia Barrón Alicia Barrón July 27, 2020 10:11 am MST
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Criminal Justice Report: White Criminals in Maricopa County More Likely to Be Offered Leniency

An analysis of over 50,000 criminal cases found that Black and Latino defendants are given longer sentences and higher fines than their white counterparts.

Alicia Barrón Alicia Barrón July 24, 2020 10:54 am MST