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Arizona weighs unemployment tax break for churches
The Arizona Senate is backing a bill that would allow religious organizations to avoid paying unemployment taxes for educational and day care workers.
Comprehensive immigration plan would take tough steps on border
A person familiar with proposed bipartisan immigration legislation being written in the Senate says the bill would require greatly expanded surveillance of the U.S. border with Mexico and greatly increased apprehensions of border crossers in high risk areas.
Arizona Senate passes ban on spam text messages
The Arizona Senate has joined the House in passing a ban on marketers sending unsolicited text messages to cellphones.
Florence backs off acid ban to block mine project
CASA GRANDE ai??i?? Florence has agreed to lift its ordinance banning commercial use of large quantities of sulfuric acid, a measure that was part of the town's ongoing attempt to block Curis Resources' planned copper mining project.
Students group scales back but still plans a role
The Arizona Students' Association is scaling back as it faces the impact of recently signed legislation but says it will continue to advocate on behalf of university students.
Bill seeks to derail planned casino near Glendale
Federal legislation was introduced Tuesday to try to stop the Tohono O'odham Nation from building a casino near Glendale.
Giffords, Kelly own guns while pushing gun control
TUCSON ai??i?? Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, keep pushing for stricter gun laws as they continue to own weapons for recreational purposes, including the same type of gun used in the January 2011 shooting rampage that left Giffords wounded.
UA law school cutting tuition as enrollment drops
TUCSON ai??i?? Tuition for law school students at the University of Arizona is going down. The school is reducing tuition by about 11 percent for in-state students and by 8 percent for nonresidents. The change comes as the school faces a 13.5 percent drop in first-year students and a decrease of more than one-third in the number of applicants since 2005.
Raucous debate on immigration to get under way
WASHINGTON ai??i?? Senators writing a comprehensive immigration bill hope to finish their work this week, opening what's sure to be a raucous public debate over measures to secure the border, allow tens of thousands of foreign workers into the country and grant eventual citizenship to the estimated 11 million people living here illegally.
Navajo president signs off on $2.3M mine study
The Navajo Nation will spend $2.3 million to study the purchase of a coal mine in the Four Corners region.
Tempe council to hear legal advice on civil unions
Another Arizona city may consider whether to approve civil unions that could include same-sex couples.
Brewer signs bill speeding child custody hearings
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill designed to force judges to hold initial child custody hearings faster, generally within 60 days.
