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FBI behind mysterious surveillance aircraft over US cities
Scores of low-flying planes circling American cities are part of a civilian air force operated by the FBI and obscured behind fictitious companies, The Associated Press has learned.
Ruling upholds convictions based on warrantless search
An Arizona court has upheld a woman's marijuana convictions based on a warrantless search conducted when sheriff's deputies were sent to a home in response to a 911 "hang-up" call that was treated as an emergency.
Judge’s retirement creates vacancy on Court of Appeals
State court officials are accepting applications for a vacancy on the Court of Appeals division that serves southern Arizona.
Cities, towns offers new plan for public safety pension
The League of Arizona Cities and Towns has proposed changes to the state pension system for future public safety employees.
Advocate says new clean water rules will protect Arizona, but Republicans say they go too far
New federal rules designed to better protect small streams, tributaries and wetlands ai??i?? and the drinking water of 117 million Americans ai??i?? are being praised by environmentalists as a victory for clean water and criticized by Republicans and farm groups as going too far.
Ninth Circuit Court sets high bar on states’ campaign contribution limits
States may cap political donors' campaign contributions only if they can show that those limits are preventing corruption or the appearance of corruption, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
State Library awards grants to counties, municipalities
The State Library has awarded nearly $541,000 of grants to 24 county and municipal library systems in Arizona.
Arizona is among 31 states in credit reporting settlement
Arizona is getting more than $160,000 as part of a $6 million, multistate settlement with the nation's three largest credit reporting agencies.
Feds providing $50M for Western water-saving projects
The U.S. government will invest nearly $50 million in water conservation and reuse projects in 12 drought-stricken Western states, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced Wednesday.
Arizona tests alert system to prevent wrong-way crashes
A rash of deadly wrong-way crashes on Phoenix-area freeways has led the Arizona Department of Transportation to research technology that would detect a car driving the wrong direction and send alerts to overhead freeway signs and police.
Feds project Lake Mead below drought trigger point in 2017
Federal water managers have released a report projecting that Lake Mead's water levels will fall below a point in January 2017 that would force supply cuts to Arizona and Nevada.
Arizona law on revenge porn remains on hold as sides talk
Lawyers for Arizona and the American Civil Liberties Union are asking a federal judge to let them continue trying to settle a legal dispute over a 2014 law targeting so-called revenge porn.
