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DOJ denies border shootout claim
The U.S. Justice Department denied a claim made to lawmakers that two guns sold in purchases sanctioned by federal firearms agents were later used in a shootout that left a Border Patrol agent dead near the Arizona-Mexico border.
Arizona schedules executions on March 29, April 5
The Arizona Supreme Court said Tuesday it will give the state the go-ahead to execute Daniel Wayne Cook.
Too early to tell if Giffords can attend shuttle launch
It's too early to tell whether Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords could attend her husband's space launch in two months, her doctor said Tuesday, as many in Arizona paused to mark one-month since a gunman's deadly ambush of her supermarket meet-and-greet.
Bill would tighten Ariz. public retirement systems
A bill introduced by a top Arizona legislative leader would make sweeping changes to the state's public employee retirement systems, mostly affecting new hires but also current employees to some degree.
Lawmaker proposes bill allowing cities to ban sale of legal fireworks
Saying cities in his district are worried about the threat of forest fires, a state lawmaker wants to give municipalities authority to ban the sale of fireworks made legal under a state law that took effect last year.
Arizona would be a perfect location to farm algae for biofuel, experts say
Arizona’s sunny, dry weather makes it the perfect location for farming algae to produce renewable fuels, an executive of a national biofuels group said Monday.
Arizona bill would ban large-capacity magazines
Legislation to ban large-capacity gun magazines like the one used in the Jan. 8 mass shooting in Tucson has been introduced in the Arizona Legislature.
Wounds remain fresh one month after Tucson shooting
A month after a lone gunman shot U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others, the southern Arizona city and those whose lives were changed by what happened outside that Tucson grocery store are still reeling from the shockwaves that the massacre sent throughout the country.
Huppenthal wants more time on TUSD ethnic studies
State Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal is extending the time his office will investigate the Tucson Unified School District's Mexican-American Studies program.
Senate committee to consider guns-rights measure
A major piece of gun-rights legislation is scheduled for consideration by a state Senate committee on Monday.
Lawmakers mull automatic citizenship bill
Arizona lawmakers are holding a hearing on a bill that challenges automatic U.S. citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.
Jim Small talks about gun control bills in the Legislature
Yellow Sheet Report Editor Jim Small talks about the incendiary struggle over proposed changes to gun laws in Arizona.
