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Independent polling rare in Arizona
Independent polling in Arizona is in short supply, leaving residents guessing on some of the hottest races in the state.
Watching the watchers
As Verify the Vote AZ prepares for its Election Day vote-watching operation, the Arizona Democratic Party is also readying its troops and planning to post election protection teams at polling sites to watch the watchers.
Arizona group can keep shielding financial documents
A California appeals court has ruled that an Arizona group can continue withholding documents related to the source of an $11 million contribution to a California political action committee while it appeals a lower court ruling.
Border agents in fatal shooting had radio contact
Three U.S. Border Patrol agents responding to an alarm from a motion sensor were apparently in radio contact as they approached from opposite directions before opening fire on each other in the Arizona desert, leaving one agent dead, according to a sheriff's report released Friday.
Arizona gasoline prices keep falling
Arizona motorists are paying less at the pump again this week. Officials with Triple-A Arizona said Thursday that the average statewide price for unleaded regular gasoline is $3.62 a gallon. That's down by nearly 6 cents from last week.
State economists say Arizona on modest growth track
State economists' forecasts for job growth in Arizona are improved compared with their projections from six months ago.
Brick-and-mortar retailers: Amazon sales tax deal helps level playing field
Changing Hands Bookstore is set up for customers browsing its shelves in search of a good read, co-owner Gayle Shanks said.
But some of those roaming the aisles at their leisure return home to buy from online retailers that among other advantages don’t charge sales taxes for transactions.
Mexican man pleads guilty in killing of US agent
A Mexican man accused in the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent has admitted he was part of a crew that sneaked into the United States to find marijuana smugglers to rob at the time of the fatal shooting.
Insurer says it won’t cover armed Pinal County posse
A statewide insurance pool that covers sheriff's volunteers in 11 counties is changing its policies to exclude the armed volunteer posse that Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu plans to deploy to scan the desert for smugglers.
Thousands of Arizona veterans face backlog on disability claims with VA
Peering through the new prescription glasses he just got from the veterans hospital, Korean War veteran Gilbert Torres sifted through a stack of papers detailing claims he’d had pending with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs since July 2011.
Man to change plea in Border Patrol agent’s death
A Mexican man pleaded guilty Tuesday in the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent whose death revealed the botched "Fast and Furious" gun-smuggling operation, marking the biggest conviction to date in a case that embarrassed the federal government and prompted a series of congressional investigations.
Amazon to begin collecting Arizona sales taxes
Online retailer Amazon has agreed to settle a sales tax dispute with the state of Arizona and will begin collecting the state's 6.6 percent tax on product sales in the state on Feb. 1 and on digital sales beginning in July.
