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Lawmakers want state guard to help when National Guard is gone
Providing Arizona’s governor with an armed force that operates separately from the National Guard — and thus from federal control — is vital to the state’s continuing defense, some Republican lawmakers insist.
Harper proposes state-sanctioned militia to patrol border
Sen. Jack Harper, a Republican from Surprise, said he plans to introduce legislation next year that would create a government-sanctioned militia that would be allowed to patrol the border to observe illegal activity and report it to enforcement authorities.
Brewer: no action on S1070 today, to announce border security plan instead
Ariz. Jan Brewer isn't taking action Thursday on a controversial immigration enforcement bill but she will be announcing a border security plan.
