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Arizona

Jan 16, 2014

Brewer’s staff ordered to turn over some documents

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Gov. Jan Brewer's office to turn over some internal documents about its policy of denying drivers' licenses to people who were brought into the country illegally as children but allowed to stay under a new federal program.

Jan 15, 2014

385 kids removed from homes in ignored CPS cases

Nearly 400 children have been removed from Arizona homes identified through thousands of child abuse and neglect reports that the state's child welfare agency failed to investigate in recent years.

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., has agreed to let hearings proceed on five of the six people nominated to vacant federal judgeships in Arizona. The state’s senior senator, John McCain, right, had agreed last fall to allow the hearings. (Cronkite News Service photo by Connor Radnovich)
Jan 15, 2014

Flake agrees to allow hearing on stalled federal judicial nominees for Arizona

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., has lifted a block on five of six judicial nominees to the federal court in Arizona, where the American Bar Association has said vacancies are “dramatically worse” than in other states.

Jan 15, 2014

State lawmakers, White House tout Tucsonan as Obamacare success

Laid off and with a pre-existing medical condition, Tucson resident Sue Voelker said it was a struggle to get health insurance – until the passage of the Affordable Care Act.

A Mexican federal agent crawls through a hidden tunnel, presumably used to transport drugs from Mexico to the U.S. The job of searching these networks can be dangerous, so the U.S. Border Patrol is unveiling its latest technology in the underground war, a wireless, camera-equipped robot that can do the job in a fraction of the time. (AP Photo/David Maung)
Jan 15, 2014

How drug tunnels are built, used along US-Mexico border

As border security has tightened, drug cartels have turned to tunneling beneath the ground to avoid detection.

Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, smiles as he addresses the legislature in the Arizona House of Representatives at the Arizona Capitol Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, in Phoenix. The Republican lawmaker wants the state constitution amended to allow cuts to public employee pensions and increases in employee contributions if the systems are badly underfunded. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Jan 15, 2014

Republican seeks to allow cuts in public pensions

An Arizona lawmaker wants the state constitution amended to allow cuts to public employee pensions and increases in employee contributions if the systems are badly underfunded.

Lobbyist Gary Husk (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
Jan 14, 2014

Husk speaks out, declaring his innocence in Fiesta Bowl scandal

Lobbyist Gary Husk, who has claimed he was wrongly identified as the architect of the Fiesta Bowl scandal, said Tuesday the false allegations have devastated his business.

Jan 14, 2014

Jan Brewer calls for new human trafficking laws

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has called on lawmakers to pass legislation making it easier for police and prosecutors to target human traffickers.

Arizona Senate President Andy Biggs (left) and House Speaker Andy Tobin (upper right) stand as Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer prepares to give her annual State of the State speech. (Photo by Ryan Cook/RJ Cook Photography)
Jan 13, 2014

Education funding fight begins to heat

A fight is brewing at the Capitol over how much new money – if any – to give to the state university system.

Jan 13, 2014

28K Arizonans have picked plans on ACA exchange

The federal government says nearly 28,000 Arizonans have picked plans under the Affordable Care Act health care exchange in the first three months of open enrollment.

Jan 13, 2014

U.S. Supreme Court denies AZ abortion case

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning Arizona cannot enforce its ban on abortions at 20 weeks of pregnancies.

Jan 12, 2014

Governor names Yuma native to Game and Fish

Gov. Jan Brewer has named the owner of a Yuma-based transportation service to an appointment on the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.

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