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May 24, 2013

Group seeks to continue suit opposing Arpaio recall bid

A group supporting Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is asking a judge to let its lawsuit seeking to end a recall effort against the sheriff move forward in court.

Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was seriously injured in the mass shooting that killed six people in Tucson, Ariz. two years ago, sits with her husband Mark Kelly, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, and gives an opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence. Supporters and opponents of stricter gun control measures face off at a hearing on what lawmakers should do to curb gun violence in the wake of last month's shooting rampage in Newtown, Ct., that killed 20 schoolchildren. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
May 24, 2013

Group names Giffords as its Woman of the Year

A Democratic women's leadership group has named former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords its Woman of the Year.

Republican Sen. John McCain (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
May 24, 2013

Tea party vs. old guard in GOP Senate rift

A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers broke into full view Thursday, with Sen. John McCain accusing younger colleagues of overplaying their hands and tempting Democrats to change Senate rules that protect the minority party.

In this image released by the Pima County Sheriff's department, officers are seen speaking to people in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others in January 2011. Authorities released more than 300 photos on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, made by investigators during their investigation in the parking lot of the shopping center where the shooting took place. (AP Photo/Pima County Sheriff)
May 23, 2013

600 police photos of Tucson rampage scene released

In the chaotic moments after a gunman wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, investigators quickly turned a patrol car into a makeshift whiteboard, using markers to scrawl relevant information about the investigation.

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May 23, 2013

JLBC: New sales tax reform plan will increase revenue

The newest incarnation of Gov. Jan Brewer’s sales tax reform plan will be a net positive to the state’s general fund that could bring in nearly $37 million in new revenue next year, according to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

May 23, 2013

Franks aims to take abortion limits national, despite court ruling on state law

Rep. Trent Franks, R-Glendale, said Wednesday he will push for a national prohibition on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, just one day after a court ruled a similar law in Arizona unconstitutional.

May 23, 2013

Dem lawmaker sets hearing on AZ Guard misconduct

A Democratic state lawmaker plans to hold a hearing into misconduct at the Arizona National Guard revealed in a newspaper and National Guard investigation.

In this June 13, 2011 file photo, from left, Sen. Steve Yarbrough, R-Chandler, Sen. Ron Gould, R-Lake Havasu City, Sen. Adam Driggs, R-Phoenix, and Sen. Steve Smith, R-Maricopa, all bow their heads in prayer for those involved in the wildfires in Arizona during a special session in the senate chambers at the Capitol in Phoenix. Smith, a conservative Christian, said Wednesday, May 22, 2013, that the prayer offered by Democratic Rep. Juan Mendez (not shown), an atheist, at the beginning of the previous day's floor session wasn't a prayer at all. So he asked other members to join him in a second daily prayer in "repentance." (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
May 22, 2013

Arizona House non-prayer sparks Christian re-do

An atheist lawmaker's decision to give the daily prayer at the Arizona House of Representatives triggered a do-over from a Christian lawmaker who said the previous day's prayer didn't pass muster.

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne attends the official election canvass approval signing at the Historic Senate Chambers at the Capitol, Monday Dec. 3, 2012, in Phoenix. Horne is being investigated by the State Bar over allegations stemming from an investigation into alleged campaign finance violations. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
May 22, 2013

Horne: Border security should be decided by panel

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne says a federal immigration reform bill should not allow the Department of Homeland Security to pronounce the U.S.-Mexico border secure.

May 21, 2013

Federal court rejection of Arizona’s 20-week abortion law likely to be appealed

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision on May 21 striking down Arizona’s ban on abortions after 20-weeks of pregnancy came as no surprise to most who were involved in the case, although for differing reasons. And now sights are on an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

May 21, 2013

US court rules Glendale casino site issue still undecided

A federal appeals court says a key legal issue remains unresolved regarding whether a southern Arizona tribe was rightfully awarded reservation status for its planned casino site in the Phoenix area.

May 21, 2013

Navajo Nation opens flagship casino in Arizona

TWIN ARROWS, Ariz. ai??i?? New sets of twin arrows are beckoning travelers on Interstate 40 in northern Arizona. The Navajo Nation has opened its first casino in the state, the Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort, named after an old trading post, diner and gas station where red and gold twin arrows aimed at the ground remind motorists of what once was the "best little" stop on the interstate.

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