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Arizona

Aug 24, 2011

Budget chief: Higher ed to take biggest hit from state’s rising health costs

Arizona’s colleges and universities will likely bear the brunt of budget cuts forced by rapidly rising health care costs, the state’s budget director told a Washington audience Tuesday.

Aug 24, 2011

Immigration conference to be held in Flagstaff

Business, civic and religious groups will hold a conference Saturday in Flagstaff to examine alternatives for confronting Arizona's immigration woes.

Aug 24, 2011

AZ high court urged to accept Pearce recall case

Lawyers fighting over the recall election for Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce say they need the case decided within a month.

Aug 23, 2011

FAIR Trust targeted over allegations of illegally lobbying IRC

A Libertarian Party activist alleged in a complaint filed today that a group with ties to Republican politicians is illegally lobbying the state’s redistricting commission.

Aug 23, 2011

Redistricting commissioner set to cooperate with AG investigation

More than a month after Attorney General Tom Horne announced an investigation into possible open meeting and procurement law violations by the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, his attorneys will finally get to conduct their first interview with a commissioner Wednesday morning.

Aug 23, 2011

Officials, relatives see off National Guard finance unit heading to Afghanistan

As she tearfully prepared to send a third son to serve the U.S. military in a war zone, Tucson resident Barbara Medrano said it doesn’t get any easier. “The only... […]

Aug 23, 2011

Pima County to begin taking comments on mine

The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality will soon begin taking comments on a permit for a new copper mine south of Tucson.

Aug 23, 2011

McCain applauds popular uprisings in Arab world

Sen. John McCain says popular uprisings across the Arab world signal "a much brighter day" for people who have never known democracy and freedom.

Aug 23, 2011

Brewer to visit White Mountains to provide boost after fire

Gov. Jan Brewer travels to eastern Arizona on Wednesday to show support for the tourism-dependent region in the wake of this summer's Wallow fire.

Aug 23, 2011

The High-flying Powderface

Powderface was one of the few horses in the world trained to dive off a platform into a tank of water.

Aug 23, 2011

Is the sky really falling on Arizona Republicans?

Republicans have railed against the Independent Redistricting Commission, saying it intends to draw political lines that turn the state over to Democrats.

But the combination of constitutional requirements, federal regulations and voter registration numbers make for a reality that is far different from any tea partier’s nightmare scenario.

Aug 23, 2011

Brewer’s visit ‘may have fueled a fire’ on disputed mining project

As the Florence Town Council contemplates whether to approve a controversial copper mine, the shadow of the Governor’s Office is looming over Town Hall.

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