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AP reporter’s account of Arizona execution
Joseph Rudolph Wood looked around the death chamber and glanced at the people making preparation for his execution, locating the proper veins and inserting two lines into his arms.
Midazolam is common thread in 3 lengthy executions
Arizona used a two-drug protocol for Wednesday's execution of Joseph Rudolph Wood, who had been sentenced to die for the 1989 deaths of a former girlfriend and her father.
House, Senate advance competing border proposals
At an impasse on immigration, House Republicans and Senate Democrats advanced competing proposals Wednesday for dealing with tens of thousands of young migrants showing up at the southern border. Each side quickly ruled the other's approach unacceptable, leaving any solution unclear with Congress' annual August recess looming.
Shakeup at Free Enterprise Club
In a blog post yesterday on the “dark money” being spent to back J Pierce in the secretary of state race, Republic columnist Laurie Roberts reported that the Arizona Free Enterprise Club recently removed wealthy conservative activists Randy Kendrick and Dean Riesen from its corporate filings.
Brewer orders full review of state’s execution process, but says inmate died in a ‘lawful manner’
A condemned Arizona inmate gasped and snorted for more than an hour and a half during his execution Wednesday before he died, his lawyers said, in an episode sure to add to the scrutiny surrounding the death penalty in the U.S.
Arizona high court allows execution to proceed
Arizona's highest court is allowing the execution of a condemned inmate to proceed after considering a last-minute appeal that put his lethal injection on hold.
Arizona high court delays planned execution
Arizona's highest court has temporarily halted the execution of a condemned inmate as it considers a last-minute appeal.
Deadline nearing to register for Arizona primary
Arizonans have less than a week to register to vote in the state's Aug. 26 primary election.
House GOP: Send National Guard, speed migrant removals
House Republicans want to slash President Barack Obama's emergency spending request for the border, speed young migrants back home to Central America, and send in the National Guard.
Supreme Court allows Arizona execution to proceed
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed an Arizona execution to go forward amid a closely watched First Amendment fight over the secrecy surrounding lethal injection drugs in the country.
The turning tide?
An autodial poll of 411 high-efficacy Republican primary voters shows Ducey and Jones neck-and-neck, with the former GoDaddy executive edging out the treasurer by a nose.
New report says Arizonans pump the brakes on car use, ride transit more
Arizonans have been driving less, walking more and riding public transit in high numbers in recent years, according to a report issued by the Arizona PIRG Education Fund.
