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Immigration court cases waiting to be heard hit an all-time high of 607,755 in June – 10,031 of them in Arizona – despite the hiring of more judges and a Trump administration directive to expedite cases.

Critics say they understand the pain that crime victims go through, but that groups like the Department of Homeland Security’s new Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office unfairly stigmatize all immigrants for the actions of a criminal few.

From 2002 to 2011, Arizona bioscience sector played a major role in boosting the state’s economic development. Jobs increased by 45 percent, adding more than 30,700 to the market and sweeping the new industry into Arizona like a wave.

With $3.7 billion in trade between Arizona and Canada, our neighbors to the north play a significant role in the state’s economy. That’s why the Arizona Bankers Association is pushing a bill to encourage Arizona financial institutions to lend more to credit-worthy Canadian borrowers seeking to do business here.

“Education costs money, ignorance costs more,” was among the loudest chants hundreds of protesters voiced at the state Capitol the evening of Feb. 25.

A proposal in the Senate could bring forth an anaconda-grade constriction in Arizona’s abortion insurance coverage.

Arizona’s involvement with the annual NFL Super Bowl extravaganza spans decades.

Republican Sen. John Kavanagh, one of the Humane Society of the United States 2014 Humane Lawmakers of the Year, is continuing his push this year to protect animals in Arizona.