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May 26, 2011

U.S. Supreme Court upholds Arizona employer sanctions law

The Supreme Court has sustained Arizona's law that penalizes businesses for hiring workers who are in the United States illegally, rejecting arguments that states have no role in immigration matters.

May 26, 2011

Beaty executed with 1st Arizona use of new drug

A man who raped and killed a 13-year-old Tempe girl in 1984, then took part in her search and attended her funeral was executed by lethal injection Wednesday with a drug that has never been used before in the state.

May 25, 2011

Arizona aide says bonding might help provide loans

The state's economic development director on Tuesday proposed that Arizona explore using publicly issued tax-exempt bonds to ease the flow of private investment dollars into business expansion projects into the state.

May 25, 2011

Arizona inmate granted temporary stay of execution

The Arizona Supreme Court has halted the planned execution of inmate Donald Beaty, who was scheduled to be given a lethal injection Wednesday morning for the rape and murder of a 13-year-old Tempe girl in 1984.

May 24, 2011

Possible Palin house buy in Arizona creates buzz

The purchase of a large custom estate in a desert community north of Phoenix has set off a wave of speculation that the buyer might be former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

May 23, 2011

Prosecutor declines to charge Don Stapley

A special prosecutor is declining to press charges against a Maricopa County Supervisor after reviewing corruption investigations.

May 23, 2011

Officials criticize $99M repayment plan for Arpaio

County officials leveled tough criticism Monday at a proposal specifying how Maricopa County would pay back $99 million that budget analysts say was inappropriately spent by Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office.

May 23, 2011

Christian Palmer talks about Adams’ replacement options

Yellow Sheet Report assistant editor Christian Palmer discusses the replacement options for Kirk Adams.

May 23, 2011

Pierce named as Adams’ replacement

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has spoken: Justin Pierce, a labor attorney, will be replacing Kirk Adams in the state Arizona House of Representatives.

May 23, 2011

US Supreme Court rejects appeal by Arizona inmate

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal in which an Arizona inmate facing a scheduled execution Wednesday challenged the death penalty.

May 23, 2011

TUSD board allowing students to walk at graduation

More than 100 students in the Tucson Unified School District can walk the graduation line this week, despite not passing portions of the state-required Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards exam known as AIMS.

May 23, 2011

3 Congressmen visit Arizona border with Mexico

Congressmen from Pennsylvania and Georgia visited the US-Mexico border near Douglas Sunday.

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