Sen. Frank Antenori, a Tucson Republican, is seriously considering dropping his bid for Congress and turning his full attention to re-election in the state Senate.

An attorney representing a housing organization took its first step in suing the state over a sweep of $50 million meant to assist distressed homeowners.

The work of the 50th Legislature is officially completed, but rumors were circulating last week that some Republicans are – or will be – working on a referral to compete with the Open Government initiative, which seeks to overhaul the state’s elections system by allowing everybody to vote in an open primary with the top two winners, regardless of party, competing in a runoff.

With border crossings at a 40-year low, the U.S. Border Patrol announced a new strategy Tuesday that targets repeat crossers and tries to find out why they keeping coming.

Campfires on state land will be off-limits until further notice.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill reversing a cost-cutting decision that made state and local government employees pay a bigger share of the costs of the state’s main public retirement system.

Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday signed into law a new state budget that reflects the state’s improving finances.



The budget’s spending totals just under $8.6 billion for the 2012-2013 fiscal year starting July 1.