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Kelly’s purchase of AR-15 rifle draws criticism
The husband of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords went to a Tucson gun store a week ago to buy a .45-caliber handgun and a military-style rifle the day before he appeared with his wife at the supermarket where she was wounded in a rampage two years ago.
Border security expo begins amid fed spending cuts
Several high-level government officials canceled their plans to attend the border security expo in Phoenix this week, and many vendors worry that government cuts could mean less money to go around and longer waits to secure contracts, at least until Congress agrees on a plan to free up funds.
Arizona law on medical malpractice suits upheld
A new Arizona Supreme Court ruling upholds a state law that seeks to screen out flimsy medical-malpractice suits by requiring that plaintiffs have a testifying witness from the same medical specialty as the doctor being sued.
Gilbert manai??i??s fight for knife rights sweeps across the country
For the past seven years, wilderness survival expert Doug Ritter of Gilbert has been building national support for laws allowing more knives in more places.
Arizona gets ‘C’ grade for legislative openness
A national pro-transparency group says the Arizona Legislature isn't doing a great job of sharing information with the public.
Mark Kelly buys AR-15 assault weapon to make point
The husband of former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords says he bought an assault weapon in Tucson to make a point about the ease of background checks for gun owners.
House OKs bill requiring cities to prove need for photo enforcement
State transportation officials will have to be shown there's a safety problem before allowing cities to put photo enforcement on state highways under a bill approved Monday by the Arizona House.
Obama friend or foe? McCain charts his course
Republican Sen. John McCain is a walking contradiction, antagonizing President Barack Obama over foreign policy one minute, cooperating with the Democrat the next on immigration and the budget. So who is the real McCain?
Brewer to attend dedication of shooting range
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is scheduled to attend Wednesday's dedication of a soon-to-be-opened shooting range in Fort Mohave.
Arizona land trust endowment tops $4 billion
The account that holds and invests money from the sale of Arizona trust land has topped $4 billion for the first time ever.
No AZ law on ‘dark money’ coming this legislative session
For all of the controversy during the last election over the influence of so-called dark money in politics, the Arizona State Legislature is unlikely to produce any laws on the subject this session.
Gabrielle Giffords to receive JFK Profile in Courage award
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been named this year's recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award.
