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Trump’s wall met with skepticism, unease on US-Mexico border
As President Donald Trump announced his plans for a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico, Border Patrol agents in San Diego on the lookout for drugs and smugglers drove all-terrain vehicles along a barrier that reaches 18 feet, topped by razor wire and reinforced by cameras and lighting.
Arizona sheriff goes back to court – this time as civilian
Former Phoenix-area sheriff Joe Arpaio made his first court appearance Wednesday as a civilian after losing his bid for re-election and heard a federal judge say she's inclined to decide whether he's guilty of contempt-of-court rather than grant his request for a jury trial.
Marijuana consumption translates into 58,600 bags of Oreos
Arizona’s more than 114,000 medical marijuana patients smoked, ate or otherwise consumed more than 29 tons of the drug last year.
Rooftop solar group wants net metering decision reversed
A major rooftop solar group wants the state’s utility regulators to redo a decision it made last month to end net metering.
Lesko proposal could greatly expand school ‘voucher’ funds
State lawmakers are making a new attempt to provide taxpayer-provided dollars to all of the 1.1 million students in Arizona schools to help their parents pay to instead send them to private and parochial schools.
Lawmakers act to change medical marijuana rules
State lawmakers are moving to keep medical marijuana dispensaries in the rural areas of the state.
Tribes eye Trump: Some welcoming, some wary of new administration
Tribal officials are taking a wait-and-see approach to the Trump administration, recognizing potential positives but also raising concerns about tribal sovereignty and other issues.
Fired executive director sues Arizona Democratic Party, alleges self-dealing
According to a lawsuit filed earlier this month, the chairwoman of the Arizona Democratic Party directed campaign expenditures toward her friend and husband, and when the party’s top staffer objected to the payments, she was fired.
Lack of cash to run computers could cost state federal funding
The state Department of Education is warning that schools may not get their $5 billion in federal and state aid next school year unless the governor and legislature come up with more cash to run the computers that figure out who gets what.
Bill would require blood, alcohol testing in serious crashes
The parents of an 18-year-old who was killed in a crash want legislation passed that requires drug or alcohol testing for drivers involved in collisions where people are seriously injured or killed.
Office babies: Ducey wants to let more parents bring infants to work
Gov. Doug Ducey wants the Infant at Work program, currently in place at Health Services and the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, to expand to other state agencies, citing the program as a “win-win-win” for parents, babies and employers.
Jack August, beloved chronicler of the Southwest, dies
Dr. Jack August, historian and biographer of many prominent Arizonans, died Friday at age 63.
