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Rev. Jesse Jackson urges All-Stars to speak out against SB1070
The Rev. Jesse Jackson is urging baseball's All-Stars to speak out against the Arizona immigration law, saying they should follow the example set by Jackie Robinson when he broke the game's color barrier more than a half-century ago.
Quartzsite council passes emergency security measures, says mayor not ‘ousted’
A long-running battle between Quartzsite’s mayor and town council received national attention after the council held an emergency meeting on Sunday to enact a series of security measures, a move the town’s mayor described as “martial law.”
Flake claims $2M in early Senate funds; experts say millions more needed
Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Mesa, said Monday that he has more than $2 million in the bank already for his bid to replace retiring Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., in 2012.
All-Star game becomes part of immigration fight
Sports and politics became intertwined when civil rights activists targeted the Super Bowl as they fought Arizona's refusal to observe the Dr. Martin Luther King holiday in the early 1990s.
Two decades later, Arizona is again caught in a tangle of balls and bills. The focal point this time is the state's illegal immigration laws, and the forum for dissent is Major League Baseball's All-[...]
Six senators, one legislative district: Eastern states wrestle with moving away from multi-member districts
In September 2010, Channel 17 in Burlington, Vt., held a multi-candidate debate among aspirants for the state Senate in the local district. Then it held another one. And another. And another. But here’s the interesting part: No candidate appeared more than once. There were 16 different people running for the Senate in the Chittenden County district. If six Democrats, six Republicans and an assor[...]
Staffer quits Gosar’s Flagstaff office after reports of violent Twitter posts
Rep. Paul Gosar’s office confirmed Saturday the resignation of a staffer, one day after a Washington newspaper reported an aide in the Flagstaff office had posted violent and off-color Twitter messages.
Baseball players association to stay out of immigration fight
The Major League Baseball Players Association will not ask players to skip next week's All-Star game in protest of Arizona's polarizing immigration law.
State removes offensive words from statutes
Words like "mental retardation" and "crippled" will no longer appear in Arizona state law. Gov. Jan Brewer held a ceremonial bill signing Thursday celebrating the passage of legislation that removes offensive words from state statutes.
Broome will stay at GEPC
Barry Broome will stay on as executive director of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, a change of heart that came just one day after the group announced that he was taking a new job in San Diego.
ACLU asks judge to dismiss state’s medical marijuana lawsuit
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona asked a federal judge Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit the state filed against the federal government over medical marijuana.
Drive to limit marijuana penalties goes to pot
A move aimed at reducing the penalties for minor possession of marijuana in Tucson has been nipped in the bud, at least temporarily.
Partial freeze for Medicaid taking effect
A partial eligibility freeze for Arizona's Medicaid program takes effect Friday.
