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Arizona granted No Child Left Behind waivers
Six more states and the District of Columbia have been granted waivers from key provisions of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law.
Apprehensions for immigration violations drop
The government says apprehensions of people for federal immigration violations have dropped to the lowest level in 40 years, reflecting a decline in the northbound traffic of illegal immigrants from Mexico.
Arizona ruling won’t narrow post-foreclosure right
A new state court ruling says Arizonans with partial ownerships of time-share vacation homes are entitled to the same post-foreclosure rights as owners of year-round homes.
Arpaio: Obama birth certificate issue ‘definitely fraudulent’
Investigators for an Arizona sheriff's volunteer posse have declared that President Barack Obama's birth certificate is definitely fraudulent.
Amid technology, campaign signs popular in Arizona
Campaign signs multiply like candidate promises during election season. And while many stick to the facts in patriotic hues, others dare to go beyond the red, white and blue.
Data to expand Arizona medical marijuana program lacking
Requests to allow medical marijuana use in Arizona for additional medical conditions could be doomed by University of Arizona researchers' reports that they found little or no scientific evidence to support the proposals.
Carmona raises $1.1M in 2nd quarter
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona has raised $1.1 million in the second quarter of 2012. Carmona's haul for April through June was his most lucrative to date, and left him with about $1.6 million cash on hand, according to fundraising figures obtained by The Associated Press.
City of Phoenix to invest money with local banks
The city of Phoenix is launching a plan to invest up to $50 million in public money with banks and credit unions in the metro area with the goal of providing them with the capital to make loans to businesses and individuals.
Detectives: Inmate plotted to assassinate Arpaio
One of three maximum security inmates arrested Wednesday for plotting to kill an inmate also hatched a plan to assassinate Sheriff Joe Arpaio, even though he was not capable of carrying out the attack, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said.
Bankruptcy filings in metro Phoenix fell in June
Bankruptcy filings dropped again during June in metropolitan Phoenix. The Arizona Republic reports that the 1,770 Phoenix area filings last month brought the total for the first half of the year to 10,867.
Brewer appeal in partners case prompts resignation
An appointee of Gov. Jan Brewer is resigning to protest her opposition to providing state workers' domestic partner benefits. The state recently asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn lower courts' rulings that the state cannot take away same-sex domestic partner benefits.
Court to hear Arpaio’s appeal of smuggling ruling
A court will hear arguments on Sept. 13 in Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's appeal of a ruling that limited his ability to do immigration enforcement.
