Watchdog group questions state universities’ spending

Arizona's three state universities spend too much on administrative costs, driving up the price of a college education, the Phoenix-based Goldwater Institute said in a study released Tuesday.

Immigration issue boosts Brewer in Arizona race

As the year began, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer faced a competitive field of fellow Republicans who wanted her job, with some GOP critics sensing she was particularly vulnerable as she sought voter approval of a sales tax increase she'd proposed to shore up the state budget.

Times Past: Bob Burgunder, student murderer

As former Arizona State Teachers College student Bob Burgunder, Jr., sat on death row in Florence, he commented, “There’s too much free speech in this country. I think there’s too much education, too. I think we should stop educating the masses and educate only a few intelligent people.”

Menlove dies in Flagstaff

Lobbyist Mitch Menlove died in Flagstaff early Monday morning. Details involving the 36-year-old Valley resident's death were not immediately available, but his wife, Elizabeth, said in a statement that his passing was unexpected and due to heart complications.

Republicans square off in Arizona Senate debate

Former U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth had a much-needed opportunity Friday night to refocus Arizona's Republican Senate primary on incumbent John McCain, and he came out swinging.

An outsider’s view from the inside of Arizona politics

Ed Bunch’s Senate career is remarkable not only because he was appointed to the Legislature at perhaps the worst time in state history but also because he vowed not to use the position to gain a foothold at the Capitol.

Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education Award Winners

A comprehensive list and short bios of all the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education Award winners.

77th Annual State Bar Convention Award Winners

A comprehensive list and bios for all the 77th Annual State Bar Convention Award winners.

A lawyer walks into a Bar…

Alan Bayham gets paid to argue, so it’s no surprise that he speaks passionately and convincingly about his goals as the incoming president of the State Bar of Arizona — just don’t mention that other staple of the legal profession, lawyer jokes.

Another immigration plan: charge tuition for illegal students

if Sen. Russell Pearce gets his way, some students would be derailed from the education system much earlier, and in a way that could have much more significant effects on individuals and society as a whole.

Born illegal

Arizona’s new immigration law has yet to take effect, but Sen. Russell Pearce has already moved on to the next step in his quest to rid Arizona of illegal immigrants: deny birth certificates to children born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents and require students who are here illegally to pay tuition to attend public schools.

RELATED: Political winds shifted against photo radar

The lesson learned from Arizona’s brief flirtation with photo radar is that it’s better to be popular than effective. The statewide photo-enforcement program will end July 15. Shortly after taking office in January, Gov. Jan Brewer said of the program: “I hate it.”