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California nonprofit linked to constitutional sheriff group

by Albert Serna Jr. August 21, 2023August 20, 2023

Our methods: The nationwide spread of the ‘constitutional sheriff’

by TJ L’Heureux, Albert Serna Jr., Anisa Shabir, Adrienne Washington, Isaac Stone Simonelli and Brendon Derr August 21, 2023August 20, 2023

VIDEO: In The Sheriff We Trust

by TJ L’Heureux, Albert Serna Jr., Anisa Shabir, Adrienne Washington, Brendon Derr and Isaac Stone Simonelli August 21, 2023August 21, 2023

Phoenix resident Denzel Mason poses for a photo at a park near his South Phoenix home on June 1, 2023. Mason was one of 26 recipients of a social equity license to open a recreational marijuana dispensary based on Arizona’s Proposition 207, which legalized adult-use cannabis in 2020. Photo by O’Shea Tometi | AZCIR Contributor

Corporate marijuana dispensaries flex financial muscle, overtake Arizona’s social equity program

by Natasha Yee July 27, 2023August 18, 2023

A student at El Dorado High School in Chandler, Ariz., uses a pencil to take a quiz during the 2022 fall semester. The charter school does not suspend students for attendance violations, a practice that is pervasive in other schools throughout Arizona. Photo by Isaac Stone Simonelli | AZCIR

Proposed bill to ban suspensions for attendance violations falls short

by Maria Polletta and Tara García Mathewson June 14, 2023August 18, 2023