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Hotshot’s widow asks governor for special session
The pregnant widow of one of the firefighters killed while fighting a wildfire near Yarnell is asking Gov. Jan Brewer to call a special session of the Legislature to address benefits for the men's families.
$2.1M for Arizona insurance enrollment helpers
Four Arizona groups that work to promote health care are being awarded more than $2.1 million to help people buy health insurance in new federally run marketplaces that are set to open in October.
SRP: Runoff refills reservoirs to previous level
The water district that supplies much of the Phoenix area's water supply says snowmelt produced enough runoff to refill Salt and Verde river reservoirs to near the levels before the year's period of heaviest use.
Arizona legislators ask Obama to reconsider fire aid
Key Arizona legislators are asking President Barack Obama to reconsider his administration's denial of the state's request for federal disaster relief for Yarnell for the Yavapai County community's wildfire damage.
Barber to speak in Tucson about veterans, jobs
Congressman Ron Barber plans to address mental health needs for veterans at a Tucson summit.
AG Horne wants speedier death penalty appeals
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne wants a court to force the Justice Department to act on his request to fast-track federal death penalty appeals in Arizona cases.
Brewer urges court to let her keep license policy
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's lawyers are urging an appeals court to let her continue with a policy that denies driver's licenses for young immigrants who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under an Obama administration policy.
Feds build Arizona rental housing for border agents
The federal government spent an average of more than $600,000 to build each of 21 new homes constructed for Customs and Border Protection personnel to live in a remote Arizona town in a region rife with drug smuggling and illegal border crossings.
Donations for Arizona border security sit in treasury
The Arizona Legislature's border security advisory committee is working on a plan on how to use $275,000 in contributions it has gathered.
Maricopa sheriff’s posse resumes school patrols
The Maricopa County Sheriff's office is resuming patrols by the office's volunteer posse near schools with the start of the new school year.
Brewer to speak at New Mexico GOP fundraiser
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer will be the keynote speaker at a Sept. 27 fundraiser for the New Mexico Republican Party.
Strains continue for Arizona child-welfare agency
Arizona's child-welfare system continues to be strained by increases in reports of abuse and neglect and in placements of children in foster care even as the state makes progress in areas such as reuniting children with families.
