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Recent Articles from Jonathan J. Cooper, The Associated Press
Arizona House spent $47,000 in first month of Stringer inquiry
The Arizona House paid a law firm more than $47,000 for the first month of its investigation of former Rep. David Stringer, records show.
Arizona lawmakers debate cap on children’s health program
Advocates for a health insurance program for children from low-income families are pushing lawmakers not to let Arizona once-again become the only state to freeze enrollment in the program.
Union ballot measure supporters raise $650,000
Proposition 113 is a battle of powerful interests, pitting the business community against labor unions. But so far, only the supporters are spending any money.
Upstart sheriff rides immigration law to national fame
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu has been on the job less than two years, but he's already emerging as a leading border security hawk and a rising star in the Republican Party.
McCain turns vulnerable label into front-runner
The cast of "Survivor" has nothing on Sen. John McCain. Once labeled a vulnerable incumbent, the four-term Arizona Republican is the clear front-runner against challenger J.D. Hayworth after spending some $20 million and casting his GOP opponent as a late-night infomercial huckster in a series of devastating ads. The primary is Tuesday.
Democrats vie under the radar for McCain’s seat
As John McCain and J.D. Hayworth have dominated Arizona's political headlines, four Democrats are quietly wrangling for the chance to take on the winner.
AZ Senate hopeful defends pitch for troubled firm
Republican U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Hayworth's campaign is defending his role as a pitchman three years ago for a Florida company that consumer advocates have accused of airing misleading ads.
Wife alleges Minuteman founder threatened family
A man who recently served as an adviser to John McCain's rival and once helped launch the Minuteman border watch movement has been accused by his estranged wife of threatening to kill their family and any police who try to protect them.
McCain launches ads blasting opponent on spending
Arizona Sen. John McCain plans to launch new radio and television ads Thursday that blast his primary opponent for supporting special funding requests known as earmarks, his campaign said.
Board votes to keep 5 state parks open
The Arizona State Parks Board voted Wednesday to keep open five more parks slated for closure next month, leaving only four on the chopping block just months after the board voted to close nearly all state parks.
AZ immigration law divides police across US
Arizona's tough new law cracking down on illegal immigration is dividing police across the nation, pitting officers against their chiefs and raising questions about its potential to damage efforts to fight crime in Hispanic communities.
Vandals leave hate signs at state Capitol
The conflict over a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration in Arizona intensified Monday as vandals smeared refried beans in the shape of swastikas on the state Capitol's windows.
