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Divided Families: Worth billions, remittances to Mexico are big business
As he has done most every week for eight years, Pedro Cordova Martinez steps into El Paisano Mercado, a convenience store near his home in Tempe, and makes his way […]
Arizona 9/11 Memorial designers glad flap is over, at least for now
It’s been months of frustration for Eddie Jones and two other artists who designed the Arizona 9/11 Memorial.First, a state commission decided to remove two phrases from the tribute outside […]
Mesa museum featuring military planes puts history in flight
Like sentinels frozen in time, hulking bombers and sleek fighter jets stand side-by-side in a hangar at Falcon Field in Mesa, reminders of campaigns fading now even for those who […]
Supporters say good Samaritan defibrillator law will save lives
When someone suffers cardiac arrest, timing is everything. That’s the reasoning behind legislation signed into law in April that will exempt good Samaritans from civil liability when they use automated […]
Bill on rural water adequacy going nowhere
A state senator has failed in his attempt to let rural county supervisors vote by simple majority instead of unanimously to adopt standards allowing them to deny new developments with […]
Eloy theme park ready for final Senate vote
Bill would create special tax district to pay for construction
Legislature passes revisions to employer sanctions law
Gov. Janet Napolitano has signed legislation that makes changes to the employer sanctions law approved last year, including specifying that businesses can only be prosecuted for undocumented employees hired in 2008 […]
Goddard responds to criticism over handling of polygamy in AZ
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard and Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff issued a joint response April 30 to accusations by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that Arizona and Utah have […]
Arizona not likely to meet Real ID deadline
Bill would allow the state to opt out of the federal act
Soltero undergoes heart procedure
Sen. Victor Soltero, a veteran lawmaker from South Tucson, is recovering at home after undergoing medical treatment April 27 for a blocked artery, a spokeswoman for the Democratic Party in […]
Napolitano sides with MADD, vetoes DUI bill
Gov. Janet Napolitano has vetoed a bill that would lower the penalty for those caught drinking and driving for the first time and increase the punishments for others. Supporters of […]
