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Phoenix among cities considered for 2016 Dem convention
The Democratic National Committee has asked Chicago, New York, Phoenix and 12 others to make a pitch to host the presidential nominating convention in 2016.
Loss of fed grant money leads to DES cuts
The loss of federal grant and stimulus money will lead to cuts in several Department of Economic Security programs next fiscal year. The reductions affect programs such as hunger relief and services for the aging.
Coconino County at odds with feds over drug case payments
Coconino County has offered to repay the U.S. Justice Department $700,000 it received for prosecuting drug trafficking cases after an audit found no proof of federal involvement in the cases.
McCain mocks EU’s Russia sanctions
TALLINN, Estonia ai??i?? Sen. John McCain has dismissed the European Union's sanctions on Russia following the crisis in Ukraine as "almost a joke" during a tour of the Baltic countries.
Arizona lawmakers blast ‘ridiculous’ plan to retire A-10 fighter jets
Arizona congressmen Thursday renewed calls for the Pentagon to drop its “absolutely ridiculous” plan to retire the A-10 fighter, saying the replacement F-35 is 10 times as costly and does not protect ground forces as well.
Federal report: State should repay $2.2 million in child care funds
Arizona’s Department of Economic Security improperly claimed more than $2.2 million of federal funds for child care and development – funds the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said the state should pay back.
Nevada, Arizona officials hold informal Interstate 11 meeting
WASHINGTON – Supporters of the proposed Interstate 11 met Wednesday in Washington where they expressed optimism about the future of the long-discussed highway that could link Phoenix and Las Vegas... […]
DOJ honors AZ attorney for violence victims work
To Jamie Balson, it seemed like prosecutors treated domestic violence victims more like a “tool” toward winning a conviction than the people they were.
White House cites Tucson shooting survivor for work against gun violence
WASHINGTON – Pam Simon said she remembers only part of what happened that January day in the parking lot of a Tucson supermarket.
Barber: Arizona border sites getting more agents
TUCSON ai??i?? A member of Arizona's congressional delegation says 170 additional Customs and Border Protection officers are being assigned to border ports in southern Arizona.
Goldwater statue that will represent state in Washington unveiled at Capitol
PHOENIX – An 8-foot-tall bronze statue of late U.S. Sen. Barry M. Goldwater unveiled Monday will be displayed at the State Capitol before heading to Washington later this year to represent Arizona at the U.S. Capitol.
Report: High cigarette tax fuels black market in Arizona
A cigarette tax higher than neighboring states and cheaper prices on American Indian reservations have helped fuel a growing a black market for cigarettes in Arizona, according a study by a Washington, D.C., think tank.
