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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.
Medical marijuana use and driving could mean a DUI
Medical-marijuana cardholders in Arizona who drive after using the drug may face a difficult legal choice: their driver's license or their marijuana card. If they use both, they could be charged with DUI.
Arpaio arms deputies with AR-15 style rifles
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is providing each of his patrol deputies with a semi-automatic AR-15 style rifle, and has ordered them to carry a weapon at all times, even when they're off duty.
US Government Accountability Office to issue report on Navajo uranium cleanup
The investigative arm of Congress is looking into how federal agencies carried out a plan to clean up uranium contamination on the Navajo Nation.
Arizona cites gains in blocking fraudulent refunds
Arizona's tax collection agency says it's getting solid results from efforts to stop fraudulent state income tax refunds from being paid out.
No finger pointing from Brewer during Obama visit
A smiling Brewer exchanged a handshake with Obama on Tuesday after the president stepped off Air Force One en route to make a speech about housing and the economy at Desert Vista High School.
Arizona legislation planned on responders’ benefits
Some of the firefighters killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire were only seasonal Prescott city employees so their families don't qualify for full survivors' benefits, but a legislative leader wants to change that.
Lucrative contracts at Grand Canyon up for bid
Two of Grand Canyon National Park's most lucrative contracts, worth an estimated $1.5 billion over 15 years, are going out to bid.
Obama heads to Phoenix to pitch mortgage reform
President Barack Obama is proposing to overhaul the nation's mortgage finance system, including shutting down government-backed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ai??i?? a plan with bipartisan support on Capitol Hill.
