GOP candidate for AG faults Democrats for failure to combat ID theft, illegal immigration
Bill Montgomery A former deputy county prosecutor and Gulf War veteran began his campaign for attorney general by charging that Democrats have failed to confront Arizona’s problem with identity theft […]
Sources: Treasurer
David Petersen Angered by a newspaper editorial telling him to get back to work or quit, Treasurer David Petersen has been in his office more often, but causing upset there, […]
Judge upholds Arizona’s immigrant smuggling law
A judge upheld an Arizona law that created the state crime of immigrant smuggling, rejecting arguments that it was an unconstitutional attempt by the state to regulate immigration. The ruling […]
Hiker convicted of murder after court rules self-defense law doesn’t apply
A retired school teacher was found guilty of second degree murder in Coconino County on June 14, just days after a failed attempt in the Arizona Supreme Court to have […]
Supreme Court rules man who set daughter afire to be re-sentenced
In compliance with a federal ruling, the Arizona Supreme Court on June 6 ordered the re-sentencing of a man sentenced to death for dousing his sleeping 2-year-old daughter with gasoline […]
Funding flap delays new archives building
Proponents of a new state Library and Archives building say two powerful Republican lawmakers are preventing construction of the building by refusing to provide an extra $8 million in next […]
Release of immigration plan memo irks McClure
A Tucson Republican is steamed at some of her colleagues for releasing an alternate immigration plan to the press late last month and says she had no idea the memo […]
Page, colleagues save lawmaker
Ashley Mazur The 17-year-old House page helped to save Rep. Ray Barnes when he suffered a heart attack during session June 5. Cooperation is often a key component of life […]
Prosector recalls Miranda decision
Bob Corbin The confession, in which a suspect in a crime admits to his deeds, was at the heart of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1966 that affirmed the […]