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Stage set for ruling in Mexican-American studies trial
A judge plans to rule within weeks on a challenge to an Arizona law that prompted the dismantling of a Mexican-American history program in Tucson's largest school district.
Kirkpatrick running for McSally’s US House seat
Former U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick is running for Congress again, but this time from a different Arizona district.
Despite cancer diagnosis, McCain says, ‘I’ll be back soon’
Battling brain cancer, John McCain on Thursday vowed to return to the Senate, leveling fresh criticism at the Trump administration and aiming a good-natured dig at Republican and Democratic colleagues shaken by news of his diagnosis.
Doctors: Sen. John McCain has brain tumor
Sen. John McCain of Arizona diagnosed with brain tumor after blood clot removed.
Senate candidate Kelli Ward meeting with White House suggests strain between Trump, Flake
Conservative Republican Kelli Ward, who is running to unseat Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, said Monday she has met with White House officials about the campaign.
Problems grow at Arizona prison as positions remain unfilled
An Arizona prison facility tangled in litigation is in need of more corrections officers.
Lawsuit accuses US of turning away asylum seekers at border
Immigrant advocacy groups sued the U.S. government Tuesday, alleging that people fleeing persecution are frequently turned away at border crossings with Mexico when they seek asylum or express fear of returning to their homeland.
Gay rights group launches $26M campaign ahead of midterms
The Human Rights Campaign, one of the nation's leading gay rights groups, is launching a $26 million political organizing effort ahead of next year's midterm elections.
Ruling: Insanity defense triggers disclosure requirement
An Arizona Supreme Court ruling says criminal defendants who claim an insanity defense and voluntarily undergo a mental health exam must provide the results to prosecutors.
Huppenthal clarifies apology regarding ethnic studies
An ex-schools chief is not apologizing for comparing a Mexican American Studies program to the Ku Klux Klan and its teachers to skinheads.
Dean Flake, father of Arizona senator, dies at 85
Dean Flake, the father of Sen. Jeff Flake and the former mayor of an Arizona town that his family helped found, has died. He was 85.
Jobs safe for now, Navajo council OKs lease extension for Arizona coal plant
The Navajo Nation Council has approved a lease extension to allow a coal-fired power plant in northeastern Arizona to continue operating through December 2019.
