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Senate gives initial OK to fall ballot measures
The Arizona Senate has given preliminary approval to a states' rights measure and another possible referendum being considered for placement on the state's November general election.
House OKs bill protecting licensed workers who deny services on religious grounds
Arizona workers would not lose their professional licenses for denying services on religious grounds under a new bill, although supporters acknowledged they knew of no cases where such action had occurred.
Anti-war protesters ask Mesa for apology
Anti-war protesters who say they were harassed by police outside the Feb. 22 Republican presidential debate are asking Mesa officials for an apology.
Phoenix offers $1M above appraisal for land
Phoenix airport officials are offering $1 million more than the appraised value for a piece of contaminated land south of Sky Harbor International Airport where they want to build a parking lot. But some members of the City Council are balking at the deal, saying they can't understand why the Aviation Department is offering more than the land is worth.
Brewer signs bill banning abortions after 20 weeks
Gov. Jan Brewer signed a law prohibiting abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy in most cases, making Arizona one of only a handful of states in the country with such a restriction.
Brewer appoints 2 to AZ Court of Appeals
Gov. Jan Brewer is naming a superior court judge and a lawyer to serve on the Arizona Court of Appeals. Judge Samuel Thumma and attorney Randall Howe were appointed Wednesday by Brewer to the state's appellate court.
Arizona tops Nevada as national foreclosure leader
Arizona has broken Nevada's 62-month streak as the foreclosure capital of the nation. The state's foreclosure rate in March actually dropped, but Nevada's dropped more. California kept its third-place ranking.
Santorum suspends GOP presidential campaign
GETTYSBURG, Pa. a�� Rick Santorum is suspending his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination, clearing a path for Mitt Romney to become the nominee.
House ethics panel sets Tuesday meeting on Patterson
State Rep. Daniel Patterson says he will file a detailed response to a report in which investigators are recommending he be expelled from the Legislature.
Arizona Supreme Court ruling allows partisan Tucson elections
Tucson will be allowed to conduct its partisan city council elections despite what a state law says.
Doctors punished for ‘inappropriate’ prescriptions
The Arizona Medical Board is punishing two doctors after saying they've been too liberal with the prescriptions they hand out.
AZ lawmakers receive knitted uterus as protest
Critics of an Arizona proposal to limit birth control coverage have given a personalized gift to more than a dozen state lawmakers a�� a fuzzy, knitted uterus with googly eyes.
