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Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell accused state Rep. Alexander Kolodin, R-Scottsdale, of falsely portraying her office's role in proposed changes to a key election services contract and for refusing to step back from his "wildly inaccurate allegations."
Mitchell's criticism of Kolodin has sparked a preelection quarrel over proposed negotiations that fizzled months ago.
More on the political dustup.
Other big stories
➤ The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's practice of posting mugshots of arrestees online is unconstitutional.
➤ Hundreds of hikers are asking Phoenix to extend trail hours at city mountains after the parks department changed who opens the trail gates and when.
➤ Can a skateboard change a life? About 1,500 Navajo kids received a chance to find out.
➤ Today, you can expect it to be breezy in the morning; otherwise, it will be hot with plenty of sunshine with a high near 109 degrees; the heat will be dangerous, so minimize your outdoor activity. Expect it to be clear at night with a low near 83 degrees. Get the full forecast here .
Phoenix deli's Italian sub named best sandwich in Arizona
Yelp released its list of "Best Sandwiches in Every State," and a Phoenix deli made the cut.
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Today in history
Here are just some of the events on this date in the past.
- On this day in 1957: Althea Gibson, at age 30, became the first African American to win a U.S. Open tennis title. Gibson, who beat Louise Brough, 6-3, 6-2, was presented with the championship trophy by Vice President Richard Nixon.
- In 1965: The successful five-year Delano Grape Strike began in California when more than 800 Filipino American farmworkers ― led by labor organizers Larry Itliong and Ben Gines ― refused to go to work picking grapes in 10 vineyards around Delano, near Bakersfield. They demanded a raise both in hourly wages, from $1.25 to $1.40, and in the pay a worker earned for each box of grapes packed.
- In 1974: President Gerald Ford signed the pardon of Richard Nixon for any crimes he may have committed while in office. The unprecedented move to absolve Nixon of any criminal charges related to the Watergate break-in and its cover-up generated national controversy, but some of the pardon’s biggest critics, including Watergate journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, later approved.
- In 1975: U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Leonard Matlovich, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, declared his homosexuality on the cover of Time magazine, sparking varied reactions from readers ― from calling him “a disgrace” to noting the irony of being decorated for killing a fellow man yet “drummed out of the corps if you dare to love one.” Initially receiving a general discharge, Matlovich’s status was posthumously elevated to honorable.
- In 1986: Oprah Winfrey’s local program “A.M. Chicago” launched nationally under the new name “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Following Winfrey’s Oscar nomination for the film “The Color Purple,” the rebranded talk show went on to become television’s highest-rated talk show ever and turned Winfrey into one of the most influential women in America.
- In 2022: Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom’s longest-serving monarch, died peacefully at her Scottish estate, Balmoral Castle, at the age of 96. Her death was attributed to old age, as stated on her death certificate, and her passing marked a significant moment of transition for the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, as her son, Charles III, ascended to the throne.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: AZ Briefing: County attorney assails false election claims; Valley hikers seek earlier trailhead hours; Local deli's sub named state's best
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