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IG: ex-US Attorney retaliated in Fast and Furious
The U.S. Attorney in Arizona violated Justice Department policy by providing Fox News with information apparently aimed at undercutting the credibility of a federal agent who helped reveal the botched arms-trafficking probe called Operation Fast and Furious, the Justice Department's inspector general said Monday.
Requests for pretrial ruling on elections denied
A lawsuit challenging a 2012 state law that would require Arizona's local governments to move their elections to even-numbered years is now on track to go to trial.
Experts: Arizona jobs, home prices slowly rebounding
Job growth and home prices are slowly rebounding, but the state has a long way to go and automatic federal budget cuts aren't helping, some of Arizona's top business experts said Thursday.
Arpaio recall group faces fundraising difficulties
A group trying to oust Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is again relying on only volunteers to gather signatures in a bid to force a recall election against the sheriff.
Mining executive testifies: Rick Renzi behavior smelled fishy
PHOENIX (AP) ai??i?? A former mining company executive has testified it was fishy that then-Congressman Rick Renzi insisted during a 2005 phone conservation that a proposed exchange involving federal land sought by the executive's company needed to include a particular piece of privately owned property.
Arizona copper mine land swap measure gets committee approval
Federal legislation that would allow plans for a copper mine in southern Arizona to move forward has cleared one of its congressional hurdles.
Arizona Senate Democrats: we won’t stall Medicaid debate
Senate Minority Leader Leah Landrum Taylor says she doesn't want Democrats to reject a plan to expand Medicaid access if they don't get their way on other issues.
Arizona Senate vote expected on Medicaid expansion
An historic vote on whether to embrace a signature part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is expected Thursday in the Arizona Senate.
Ariz. lawmakers want students to learn how to budget
The Arizona House of Representatives has advanced a measure that would require some high school students to learn about personal finance before graduating.
Former Ariz. congressman to marry partner in DC
TUCSON ai??i?? Former Arizona Congressman Jim Kolbe says he and his partner of eight years plan to get married this weekend in Washington, D.C.
FDIC shutters Central Arizona Bank
WASHINGTON ai??i?? Regulators have closed a small bank in Arizona, bringing the number of U.S. bank failures to 13 this year. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Tuesday seized Central Arizona Bank, based in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Gov. Brewer to attend 4th Medicaid Rally
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is planning to attend a rally at the Capitol this week designed to pressure lawmakers into approving her plan to expand Medicaid.
