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More changes to 9-11 Memorial shot down by panel
A push to significantly alter the state's Sept. 11 memorial appears dead after a Senate panel rejected a bill that would have removed a number of inscriptions on the controversial... […]
Children seized in polygamist sect raid moved to larger shelter
SAN ANGELO, Texas – State officials moved 416 children seized in a raid on a West Texas polygamist compound to a new shelter Monday after some mothers complained to the... […]
California utility pays $4.8 million fine to Arizona
A California utility has paid a $4.8 million fine imposed by Arizona utility regulators. The Arizona Corporation Commission imposed the fine on Southern California Edison last year for violating commission... […]
Lake Havasu TV series may show too much reality
LAKE HAVASU CITY – Tourism officials are upset about a new police reality show that they say unfairly paints Lake Havasu City as a frat party. Dan Cunning, president of... […]
McCain says he supports bill to protect IDs of sources
WASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain announced his support Monday for legislation protecting the identity of confidential news sources. The Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting coupled his announcement with a challenge to the... […]
More taxpayers expected to file returns electronically this year
The Internal Revenue Service expects more than 138 million tax returns will be filed this year, with about 62 percent of those being filed electronically. Bill Brunson, an IRS spokesman... […]
Congressmen urge governor to sign tax repeal
Three members of Arizona's congressional delegation want Gov. Janet Napolitano to sign a property tax repeal bill. Republican U.S. Reps. Jeff Flake, John Shadegg and Trent Franks say in a... […]
Bee raised nearly half a million in first quarter
Senate President Tim Bee received nearly $467,000 in the first quarter of this year, bringing total contributions to his congressional campaign to about three quarters of a million dollars, his... […]
Napolitano allows ELL bill to become law
Funding for English-acquisition programs approved by lawmakers last week will become law, but Gov. Janet Napolitano cited the threat of federal fines as the impetus for her decision not to... […]
Families Divided: Desolation, isolation make Border Patrol jobs more difficult
PAPAGO FARMS — Just over the western horizon, 2 1/2 hours outside any major city, dust flies into the air.Border Patrol agents are tracking ghosts. Until the agents see the... […]
Divided Families: Divided family serves church south of border
SAN LUIS RIO COLORADO, Mexico — On a Sunday morning at Templo Mikedash, it’s hard to miss the Zavala family.Efrain, 22, sings and plays his guitar as part of the... […]
UpClose with Don Butler
Don Butler has served as a trade adviser to presidents Reagan and George H. Bush, and as a leader and representative of several of the nation’s most influential agriculture organizations.Now... […]
