Court ruling could remove uncertainty over Arizona legislative boundaries
After a year of deliberation, a federal court has ruled that the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission doesn’t have to redraw any part of the state’s legislative districts.
Former ASU star Andrew Walter files for Congress
Former Arizona State and NFL quarterback Andrew Walter has officially entered the Republican primary for Arizona's 9th Congressional District.
Board to review Arizona universities’ student fees
The board that oversees Arizona's state university system plans to take a look at fees that students pay in addition to tuition. Those fees can add up.
Law clears way for regulation of dry needling in physical therapy
A new law clears the way for dry needling, the use of thin needles to stimulate tight muscles, to be regulated as part of accepted physical therapy practice in Arizona.
Queuing up on the first day
Several candidates chatted with the media in front of the Executive Tower this morning as they prepared to bring their nominating petitions up to the secretary of state’s office.
Former Arizona lawmaker Stan Turley dies at age 93
Stan Turley, a native Arizonan who served more than two decades in the state Legislature and was a former Senate president and speaker of the House, has died. He was 93.
Obama: US takes VA neglect claim ‘very seriously’
President Barack Obama says the U.S. will get to the bottom of whether veterans were denied help they needed at a VA hospital in Arizona.
Clinic opens as Phoenix VA deals with negligence allegations
A new Phoenix-area clinic that is expected to serve thousands veterans opened Saturday as local VA officials face allegations of negligence.
Ex-Wyoming education chief headed home to Arizona
Former Arizona state senator Rich Crandall who headed Wyoming's education department before a court reinstated that state's school superintendent as head of the agency says he's returning home to Arizona.
Supreme Court’s campaign contribution decision to have substantial impact
Pundits have alternatively saluted and denounced the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision this month striking down aggregate campaign contribution limits as unconstitutional. Few, however, have addressed the decision’s impact on states, candidates, and contributors in years to come.
Why Arizona’s regulatory moratorium is unnecessary
We expect our drinking water to be clean and safe and our lakes, rivers and streams to be places we can fish and swim. Why is this so? Forty-four years ago on April 22, the world embarked upon a still unfinished journey to protect the environment from the unintended effects of our industrial society. The Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act are just two of the key pieces of legislation our Congre[...]
Cornforth’s Home and Auto Appliance
These photographs from the 1950s show Cornforth’s Home and Auto Appliance, one of Phoenix’s few local business to survive through the millennium.