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Test scores for new Arizona test reveal many students fail
The Arizona Department of Education released scores for the state's new standardized test Monday, showing what many already expected: a very low percentage of students passed English and math subjects.
Leaders: Customs staff shortage at border hurts business
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is pushing to ease a staffing shortage at Arizona-Mexico ports of entry that business leaders say is hurting the state economy by causing lengthy waits for trucks and tourists.
Judge sanctions Border Patrol over destruction of evidence
A federal judge in Arizona has issued sanctions against the U.S. Border Patrol over destruction of evidence the agency was required to keep during an ongoing civil lawsuit.
Former agent testifies at start of Fast and Furious trial
A former Border Patrol agent broke down in tears as he described desperately trying to save the life of a colleague who was shot during a firefight that exposed the bungled federal gun operation known as Fast and Furious.
Southwestern ranchers say Border Patrol not protecting them
The U.S. Border Patrol does not go far enough to protect Southwestern ranchers from smugglers and others who cross the Mexican border illegally, the business owners said Wednesday during a conference of border sheriffs in Arizona.
Facing rising dental costs, seniors head to Mexico
Mark Bolzern traveled 3,700 miles to go to the dentist. The 56-year-old Anchorage, Alaska, native left home this spring, made a pit stop in Las Vegas to pick up a friend, and kept heading south, all the way to Los Algodones, Mexico, a small border town teeming with dental offices.
Arizona driver’s licenses for DREAMers back in court
An attorney for the state of Arizona ran into pointed questions from appeals court judges during a hearing on the state's now-reversed policy of denying driver's licenses to young immigrants.
Immigrant youths want in-state tuition
Immigrant youths who are protected from deportation under a federal program say they deserve to pay in-state tuition rates at Arizona universities.
Arizona ban on ethnic studies to go before appeals court today
A federal appeals court today will take up the case against a ban on ethnic studies in Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco will hear arguments in the case that has received renewed attention after a school district in Tucson was accused by state officials of violating the ban.
Memorial has yet to emerge 4 years after Giffords shooting
The rows of flowers, teddy bears and inspirational posters that once lined a parking lot where a gunman killed six people and injured former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others have found a temporary home in a southern Arizona museum.
Tucson schools chief says ethnic studies will continue
The head of the Tucson Unified School District says his schools will expand the teaching of a "culturally relevant" curriculum that could put the district at risk of losing state funding.
Tucson police to stop some immigration checks
Tucson police said Wednesday they will no longer fully enforce the state's landmark immigration law that requires local police to check the immigration status of people they encounter while enforcing other laws.
