Arizona education officials are floating the first draft of a new set of science standards, and the public has until June 1 to comment.

From California to Georgia to New York, children of families who live here illegally are “coming out” — marching behind banners that say “undocumented and unafraid,” staging sit-ins in federal offices, and getting arrested in the most defiant ways — in front of the Alabama Capitol, outside federal immigration courts and detention centers, in Maricopa County, Ariz., home of the sworn enemy of illegal immigrants, Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Maricopa County will ask a federal judge to reconsider his order to award $975,000 to Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox.

Two of Arizona’s most prominent advocates for tougher border enforcement are seeking financial contributions to counter potential legislation that would prevent states and cities from enforcing immigration laws.

Some federal judges say their colleagues should take notice of the suffering of crime victims, not just the possibility that an inmate being executed may feel pain.

Two Democratic candidates in a southern Arizona congressional race are being denied access to a voter list by their own party.

Law enforcement agencies and major retailers in the Phoenix area hope that sharing information will help them combat retail theft committed by criminal groups and gangs.

It looks like former Fiesta Bowl CEO John Junker’s continuing cooperation with law enforcement authorities means it will be a long time before he is sentenced in federal court.

It looks like Mark Mitchell has won the Tempe mayoral election.

Arizona’s unemployment rate is down slightly due to growth in professional and business services and a drop in people looking for work.