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Rep. Trish Groe, R-3 (Photo by Bill Coates) A lawmaker arrested for drunk driving in March has been indicted for the incident and could be forced to resign her legislative seat if she is convicted. A La Paz County grand ...

New lawmaker Democrat Tom Chabin will serve out Ann Kirkpatrick’s House term. The Coconino County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to send Democrat Tom Chabin to the Legislature to represent District 2.Chabin will fill the vacancy created when Rep. ...

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio (photo by Bill Coates) Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio must supply a West Valley newspaper with printed copies of press releases the department regularly issues to news media outlets, the Arizona Court of Appeals unanimously ...

Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-2 Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-2, resigned from her legislative office today after announcing she was running for the Congressional seat currently held by Republican Rick Renzi. “I am excited to bring Arizona's tradition of success to Washington. ...

The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced July 24 it will join on as a plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging Arizona’s recently passed employer sanctions bill that punishes businesses caught knowingly hiring illegal immigrants. The suit, filed by Arizona ...

Arizona Democratic Party Chairman David Waid (file photo) David Waid will resign his post as Arizona Democratic Party chairman next month to focus on a business venture he started earlier this year with the former director of a non-profit advocacy ...

Bashas’ versus the union Mike Proulx, Bashas’ president and chief operating officer, seated at café inside a south Phoenix Food City, talks about the family-owned supermarket chain’s battle with the grocery-workers’ union. Photo by Bill Coates Officials from Bashas’ supermarkets ...

A public interest attorney is asking a federal court to once again fine the State of Arizona for its failure to enact and fund an English language program for schoolchildren, despite an earlier order from the court to do so ...

Following her comments last month that states would forge their own immigration laws in the wake of Congress’s inability to pass immigration reform, Gov. Janet Napolitano has approved a law that will give Arizona the toughest employer sanctions law in ...

A little more than an hour before the calendar rolled from Wednesday into Thursday, the Legislature finished its work and adjourned for the year. The 164-day session ties last year’s session for the fourth longest in state history. On the ...