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Latino leaders call McCain "nuestro amigo"
WASHINGTON – During the Republican presidential primaries, conservatives slammed John McCain for his ardent support of comprehensive immigration reform, frequently invoking his support of a bill, alongside Massachusetts Senator […]
Napolitano takes lead role in crafting DNC platform
WASHINGTON – Gov. Janet Napolitano will have a big hand in crafting the Democratic National Committee's platform, the party announced this week. Napolitano, an early and ardent backer of Barack […]
Acknowledging economic woes, John McCain touts his plan to create jobs, help workers
Republican presidential candidate John McCain acknowledged the steep drop in U.S. jobs and said he would help the economy by cutting taxes, encouraging free trade, building nuclear power plants and […]
College won't open downtown campus in Mesa
Mesa Community College has decided against building a downtown campus in Mesa. Rising construction costs and the chance to plan a new program at a single site prompted college officials […]
Streets in Arizona's cities and towns in disrepair
From Wickenburg to Eagar, streets in cities and towns across Arizona are falling into disrepair because there's not enough money to keep them in shape. Some cities are barely able […]
McCain goes to church, visits VA hospital
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain attended church Sunday and later visited a Veterans Affairs hospital in his hometown. The senator and his wife Cindy took part in the 75-minute service […]
Officials: Entry prosecutions success in Arizona
TUCSON – Six months after the government began prosecuting some illegal crossers caught by the U.S. Border Patrol along the Mexican border's busiest corridor, nearly all federal partners involved say […]
Napolitano's enactments and vetoes in 2008
So far this year, Gov. Janet Napolitano has signed 316 bills, has allowed one to become law without her signature and has vetoed another 32, according to a report released […]
Prosecutor says she wasn't pressured to drop probe
Arizona's top federal prosecutor said the Bush administration never pressured her to drop an investigation of U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi of Arizona. U.S. Attorney Diane Humetewa (hoo-MEE'-tee-wah) recently made her […]
Gov. signs mortgage-licensing bill
Gov. Janet Napolitano has signed a proposal to license loan originators, a measure strongly backed by Arizona real estate professionals, financial institutions and housing officials. The Senate had passed the […]
Bob Burgunder, student-murderer
Judge Arthur T. LaPrade As former Arizona State Teachers College student Robert Burgunder, Jr. sat on death row in Florence, he commented, “There’s too much free speech in this country. […]
Are you ready for next generation of television?
The transition to digital television is coming — are you prepared? On Feb. 17, 2009, Arizona over-the-air television stations will make the federally mandated switch to digital broadcasting from analog.This […]
