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La Raza prez: Arpaio is country’s ‘worst sheriff’
A prominent national advocacy group for Latinos has joined a call for the self-proclaimed "America's toughest sheriff" to resign from office amid a wide range of civil rights violations, botched sex crimes investigations and other alleged abuses.
MCSO to meet with feds over civil rights issues
Lawyers for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office say they'll meet Monday with U.S. Department of Justice attorneys over federal accusations of civil rights violations.
UA president opposes campus guns bill
The president of the University of Arizona is voicing opposition to a bill allowing guns on state university campuses. Eugene Sander says bringing guns on campus creates enormous problems for law enforcement.
Council votes to investigate Yuma mayor
The Yuma City Council has voted to move ahead with an investigation of the mayor and retain an outside law firm to advise the council how to proceed.
Lawmaker: Drivers of electric vehicles should help pay for roads
Anticipating a future in which many more Americans drive electric vehicles, a Democratic state lawmaker is proposing that Lohr and others like him pay a penny-per-mile tax for each mile they drive.
Justice, House GOP tangle over access to documents
Attorney General Eric Holder squared off Thursday with Republicans on a House committee who are demanding that the Justice Department turn over documents about its handling of congressional inquiries into a flawed gun-smuggling investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious.
Bill would launch study of state tax system
Arizona legislators may take an in-depth look at the state's tax system, with an eye toward broadening the sales tax while phasing out the individual and corporate income taxes.
Justice Dept rejects gun-smuggling cover-up claim
The Justice Department on Wednesday rejected an assertion by a House committee chairman that top Justice officials are covering up events surrounding a flawed gun-smuggling probe, Operation Fast and Furious.
Giffords leaves office with nearly $1M in coffers
Federal Election Commission filings show Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was sitting on more than $925,000 in campaign cash when she stepped down from office last week.
Committee approves pregnant inmates bill
A Senate committee has unanimously approved a bill that would restrict the use of restraints on pregnant inmates in Arizona.
Russell Pearce takes to the airwaves
The author of the state's controversial immigration law has taken his voice from the halls of the State Senate to the radio airwaves.
Aide: Arpaio accepts blame for botched sex cases
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's top aide said Tuesday that the sheriff accepts responsibility for hundreds of sex-crimes investigations that were inadequately investigated and Arpaio started working to clear up the backlog once the problem was reported.
