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AZ high court tosses new judge nomination law
The Arizona Supreme Court says a new state law changing the nominating process for appeals court judges is unconstitutional.
Gov. Brewer welcomes newspaper publishers
Gov. Jan Brewer touted Arizona's economic comeback Friday in an address to publishers and editors attending the National Newspaper Association's convention that was also laced with a one-liner about mittens and finger-wagging and praise for the industry's compassion when it covers tragedy.
Sedona considering local ordinance on civil unions
Another Arizona community is moving toward recognizing civil unions of couples regardless of gender.
New-home construction lags recovery in economy, real estate
Home prices are on the rise in the Valley, but new single-family homes aren’t very plentiful because of the time it takes homebuilders to get land ready for construction.
MCSO opposes federal court’s traffic stop proposal
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office still opposes a federal court's proposal that deputies announce traffic stops to radio dispatchers before making contact with the driver.
Education Secretary: ‘Dreamers’ need lower tuition
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says college needs to be more affordable for "dreamers," who currently pay higher tuition rates than in-state students at Arizona's three state universities.
Arizona judge steps down from top federal post
The first woman to hold the top federal judicial post in the District of Arizona has stepped down.
Anti Medicaid expansion referendum falls short
The writing has been on the wall for a while, but now it’s official – Medicaid expansion won’t be on the ballot next November.
Election law opponents claim 146,000 signatures, say they will force referendum
The Protect Your Right to Vote committee today announced they had collected more than 146,000 signatures in their quest to refer the election reform bill, HB2305, to the ballot.
Maricopa County supervisors appoint Farnsworth to Arizona Senate
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors today appointed former lawmaker David Farnsworth as the next state senator in Legislative District 16.
McCain: Rebels fighting Assad feel abandoned by US
Sen. John McCain said Wednesday he worries that the cause of rebels fighting Syria's President Bashar Assad has been obscured in the rapid-fire military and diplomatic events following a chemical weapons attack near Damascus.
Court denies Arizona bid to delay pollution controls
A federal appeals court has rejected a bid to postpone pollution control upgrades at three Arizona coal-fired power plants.
