Recent Articles from The Associated Press
Brewer PAC spends on 2 more congressional races
The political action committee of Republican Gov. Jan Brewer is paying for mailers for or against candidates in two more Arizona congressional races.
Brewer panel to ‘transform’ government meeting
A committee appointed by Gov. Jan Brewer to oversee efforts to improve state government's workings meets Thursday for the first time.
Horne cited by police in hit-and-run accident
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne has been cited in a hit-and-run accident almost seven months ago near downtown Phoenix. Phoenix police say the department's Vehicular Crimes Unit met with Horne and his attorney Wednesday.
Transit fare hike proposed for metro Phoenix
Public transit officials in metro Phoenix are considering raising the costs of fares on buses, light-rail trains and on-call vans.
Arizona marijuana law to be tested in court
The validity of an Arizona law permitting medical marijuana will be tested in court. The Arizona Republic reports a Maricopa County Superior Court judge is set to hear arguments Friday afternoon from state and county prosecutors that the voter-approved law interferes with federal drug law.
Arizona jobless rate for September at 8.2 percent
Arizona's September unemployment dipped to 8.2 percent, down from 8.3 percent the two previous months.
Wrong date printed on Arizona voting documents
Maricopa County election officials say the wrong date was printed on several Spanish-language mailings containing new voter registration cards.
Judge awaits filings on alleged election fraud
Attorneys have until Friday to submit additional legal papers in a court case centered on whether an Arizona legislator knowingly allowed her signature to be forged on campaign documents.
Arpaio critics disrupt county supervisors meeting
Action on a proposed settlement offered in the death of a Maricopa County jail inmate was postponed when critics of Sheriff Joe Arpaio disrupted a Board of Supervisors meeting.
Appeals court leery of Arizona day laborer law
Arizona's attempt to criminalize day laborers who block traffic seeking work came in for rough treatment Wednesday before a federal appeals court.
Order issued in Horne campaign finance case
A prosecutor is ordering Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne to report and refund hundreds of thousands of dollars of allegedly illegal campaign contributions benefiting Horne's 2010 election campaign.
Justice Department seeks dismissal of Fast & Furious suit
The Justice Department on Monday night sought dismissal of a lawsuit by a Republican-led House committee demanding that Attorney General Eric Holder produce records about the botched law enforcement probe of gun-trafficking called Operation Fast and Furious.