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McCain: Republican stance on payroll tax a mistake
Sen. John McCain said Thursday that Congress' failure to reach agreement on legislation extending a payroll tax cut for working Americans "hurts the Republican Party." The GOP's 2008 presidential nominee said his party made a mistake in voting down the Senate-passed version of a bill that would have kept the current payroll tax relief intact for at least two more months.
Judge: AZ hasn’t violated rights during executions
The Arizona Department of Corrections hasn't violated the rights of death-row prisoners in its execution process, a federal judge ruled today.
Feds approve solar energy project near Buckeye
The federal government has approved the Sonoran Solar Energy Project, which will be built on public lands in Maricopa County near Buckeye.
Judge: Arizona prison visitor fee constitutional
A one-time prison visitor fee that goes toward maintaining state-run lockups does not amount to a tax and is constitutional, a Maricopa County judge ruled in a lawsuit challenging the fee.
Immigration agents to screen Maricopa County jail inmates
The Homeland Security Department will use 50 immigration agents to screen jail inmates in Arizona's most populous county after it revoked the sheriff's authority to access its systems, the agency said Monday in a letter to U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl.
Sheriff ordered to pay legal fees in records fight
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has been ordered to pay The Arizona Republic and KPNX-TV Channel 12 nearly $51,000 in legal fees they spent in a fight to access public records.
Compromise idea divides redistricting commission
Some members of the state redistricting commission are voicing dislike for another's proposed compromise on new congressional districts.
Redistricting commission up against own deadline
The state's independent redistricting commission is up against a deadline to finish its work on new district maps before Christmas.
Brewer seeks funding increase for tourism office
Gov. Jan Brewer is seeking a big funding boost for the Arizona Office of Tourism so it can step up efforts to market the state.
EPA orders water company in Douglas to cut arsenic
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered a water company serving parts of Douglas to cut arsenic levels by 2013 or face big fines.
Homeland Security cuts ties with Arpaio
The Department of Homeland Security is cutting ties with an Arizona sheriff accused of a wide range of civil right violations.
Arizona redistricting commission meets in Tempe today
Months behind schedule, Arizona's redistricting commission meets Thursday in Tempe to continue work on final congressional and legislative district maps for the state.
