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Arpaio’s profiling trial to resume Tuesday
Lawyers who accuse Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office of racial profiling are expected to rest their case Tuesday at a trial aimed at settling allegations over whether the lawman's immigration patrols disproportionately single out Latinos.
5 ATF officials singled out in GOP report
Five officials at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives share much of the blame for what went wrong with the Arizona gun-smuggling probe called Operation Fast and Furious, a Republican congressional draft report concludes.
Letter urges Brewer to halt medical marijuana
Nearly every county attorney in the state is urging Gov. Jan Brewer to halt the state's medical marijuana program.
Judge says Arizona’s abortion ban can take effect
Arizona's ban on abortions starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy is poised to take effect this week as scheduled after a federal judge ruled Monday that the new law is constitutional.
Arizona high court to explain Cheuvront-McDermott ruling
The Arizona Supreme Court on Friday will issue an opinion explaining why it put a Democratic legislative candidate back on the primary election ballot for a state House seat from a Phoenix district.
Study: New Medicaid expansion could be a lifesaver
States that expand their Medicaid programs under President Barack Obama's health care law may end up saving thousands of lives, a medical journal report released Wednesday indicates.
11-mile extension to Phoenix light rail line OK’d
An 11-mile extension to Phoenix's light rail route has been approved by the Maricopa Association of Governments. Metro officials say regional approval came Wednesday for the freeway corridor project.
Ethnic studies texts won’t be in Tucson classrooms
Seven books removed from Tucson classrooms following the elimination of an ethnic studies program won't be returned. A resolution to bring the books back into the classroom failed to garner a motion for a vote Tuesday before the Tucson Unified School District Governing Board.
Sentences for ex-Fiesta Bowl CEO postponed
Sentencing has been postponed for the former Fiesta Bowl chief executive, who admitted involvement in an illegal campaign contribution scheme.
Arpaio shows none of trademark swagger in court testimony
There were no TV cameras, no scrum of reporters, no protesters ai??i?? and there was no swagger inside the courtroom when the typically brash Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio took the stand to face critics who say he and his deputies racially profile Hispanics.
DHS: Deportation proposal could cost $585 million
WASHINGTON ai??i?? The Obama administration's new plan to grant temporary work permits to many young, illegal immigrants who otherwise could be deported may cost the government more than $585 million and require hiring hundreds of new federal employees to process more than 1 million anticipated requests, according to internal documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Pearce apologizes for post on shooting
A former Arizona legislator is apologizing for saying somebody in the Aurora, Colo., theater should been armed and prepared to stop the shooter.
Former state Sen. Russell Pearce said Friday on Facebook the shooting was heartbreaking and that lives were lost because nobody acted to stop the shooting that left 12 people dead and dozens wounded.
