Recent Articles from The Associated Press
Arizona judge hears challenge to mine’s environmental permit
A judge is considering an appeal aimed at overturning state regulators' decision to grant an air-quality permit for a planned copper mine in southeastern Arizona.
Gov. Ducey to greet President Obama in Phoenix
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey plans to meet President Barack Obama when he arrives in Phoenix.
New Arizona attorney general touts sex trafficking crackdown
New Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is following in his predecessor's footsteps by focusing on sex trafficking as a key priority.
Arizona files notice for possible suit over Mexican wolves
Arizona officials are putting the federal government on notice that they may sue to force development of an update of the current recovery plan for endangered Mexican wolves.
Report: Agency should abandon plans to buy new drones
The Homeland Security Department's border drones program costs far more than the government estimates, helps in the arrests of just a fraction of the number of people trying to cross the border illegally and flies far fewer hours than the government claims, an internal watchdog asserted in a report released Tuesday.
Obama tests his sway against a GOP-run Congress
President Barack Obama this week will test whether he still has the sway to keep Washington focused on his own priorities, even as a new Republican-run Congress descends on the Capitol eager to take him on.
Arizonan to head US House panel on emergency preparedness
First-term Arizona Republican Martha McSally has been named to a first-rung leadership position in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Obama looks past GOP in promoting his 2015 agenda
President Barack Obama plans new steps to help more Americans buy a home and attend college, part of a 2015 agenda he hopes can build on the postelection momentum from high-profile moves on immigration and Cuba.
Ducey to be sworn in as Arizona’s 23rd governor today
Republican Doug Ducey becomes Arizona's 23rd governor today, ascending to the ninth floor of the state Capitol's executive tower amid the challenge of overcoming a budget shortfall while enacting an agenda that won him voter approval.
Arizona copper mine laying off hundreds of workers
A copper mine in northwestern Arizona is shutting down production and laying of hundreds of workers in the wake of a Bankruptcy Court filing by its corporate owner.
Arizona health insurance enrollment numbers released
More than 72,000 Arizonans chose new health insurance plans in the first month of open enrollment in the federal insurance marketplace, nearly half for the first time.
Disqualified candidate in Navajo race files another appeal
A former Navajo Nation candidate for president says the order disqualifying him from the race over his lack of fluency should be thrown out after it was discovered that the hearing officer who issued it also did not qualify for his job.