Twenty-one Tucson-based Arizona Air National Guard members have been indicted for fraud after using fake addresses to collect federal stipends meant for those who are traveling or on short-term orders, Attorney General Tom Horne said on Monday.
Read More »Media outlets sue for records on Yarnell Hill wildfire deaths
A newspaper and a television station are suing Yavapai County officials for release of some records generated by the investigation into the June 30 deaths of 19 firefighters during the Yarnell Hill Fire.
Read More »Phoenix beats new law’s deadline, destroys guns
Phoenix police officers worked overtime to check nearly 2,000 weapons from a gun-surrender program so they could be destroyed before a new state law required the firearms to instead be sold.
Read More »Huppenthal: Arizona should rename Common Core
Arizona's top education official says the state should stick with implementing the Common Core academic standards but rename them and act independently of other states that helped develop them.
Read More »Capitol Times named 2013 non-daily newspaper of the year
The Arizona Capitol Times was named non-daily Newspaper of the Year and the Arizona Republic was chosen daily Newspaper of the Year on Saturday in the Arizona Newspapers Association's 2013 Better Newspapers Contest.
Read More »Media landscape challenges the way newspapers deliver information 
For more than 100 years, our state has been an attractive place for entrepreneurs and investment. From miners to bankers, it seems our business climate has been as attractive as our actual climate. But few businesses have been around longer than newspapers. In fact, nearly half of the state’s 12 oldest businesses are local newspapers.
Read More »Horne probing possible violations by Glendale council 
The Arizona Attorney General's Office is investigating possible violations of the state's open meeting law by the Glendale City Council.
Read More »Flake, McCain show courage on immigration reform
Serving as pastor of a large, multi-congregational church can look a lot like being an elected official. Navigating multiple stakeholder groups and many differing opinions inside congregations can be rough stuff.
Read More »The untold story behind medical marijuana’s success
Despite all the coverage of “medical” marijuana in Arizona, the news media’s own role in promoting this law has gone unreported. Yet it’s an important story.
Read More »Dem lawmaker sets hearing on AZ Guard misconduct
A Democratic state lawmaker plans to hold a hearing into misconduct at the Arizona National Guard revealed in a newspaper and National Guard investigation.
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