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Feds ready to dismiss lawsuit against Arizona over border containers
The federal government is finally ready to drop its lawsuit against the state over the storage containers it contends were erected illegally last year on Forest Service land by Gov. Doug Ducey.
Environmental group wants to join legal battle to force Ducey to remove containers
A national environmental group wants to join the legal battle to force Gov. Doug Ducey to take his shipping containers off the international border.
Ducey touts accomplishments at border
With a staged backdrop of seized guns, drugs and even DPS officers with dogs, Gov. Doug Ducey brought together federal, state and local law enforcement Wednesday who praised his leadership on border security.
Ducey to keep troops at border despite Trump’s family separation policy
Gov. Doug Ducey won't withdraw National Guard troops from the border even though he objects to President Trump's policy of separating children from their families.
Arizona-Mexico work to improve rapport while nations collide
Gov. Doug Ducey sees Arizona’s position as a border state as a benefit, not a liability, and his perspective is largely informed by economic realities.
Border fence: Once again, the $264,000 question goes unanswered
A legislative panel that is looking into border security skirted a nagging question at a meeting this morning – what to do with roughly $260,000 that was raised to build a fence on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Judge dismisses feds from lawsuit over agent death
A judge has dismissed federal employees from a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a slain Border Patrol agent over the botched "Fast and Furious" gun operation, noting congressionally-mandated remedies are already in place for when an agent dies in the line of duty.
3 years later, still no groundbreaking on donation-funded state border fence
Nearly three years after lawmakers started soliciting public donations to build a portion of fence along Arizona’s border with Mexico, lawmakers still don’t have a plan to build a fence with the $264,028 they have received.
Donations for Arizona border security sit in treasury
The Arizona Legislature's border security advisory committee is working on a plan on how to use $275,000 in contributions it has gathered.
Easter travel delays expected at Ariz. border
TUCSON a�� Federal officials are reminding people crossing the Arizona-Mexico border for the Easter holiday to expect delays.
House committee passes border militia funding bill
After nearly two hours of contentious debate, the House Military and Public Safety Committee passed a bill that would provide money for a volunteer militia charged with helping to secure the Arizona-Mexico border.
Committee gives preliminary OK to bill toughening penalties for border tunnels
Citing the high number of cross–border tunnels that pop up in Arizona and California, a House committee Tuesday passed a bill toughening laws against the use of tunnels for smuggling underneath the U.S.-Mexico border.
