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Maricopa County Superior Court hires administrator
Maricopa County Superior Court has hired a new court administrator.
Arizona and the feds clash – again – this time over voter registration
Arizona, already at odds with the federal government and civil-rights groups over immigration, is adding voter ID and the Voting Rights Act to the disputes.
Arizona’s 20-week law among toughest in nation
States dealing with tough new pro-life legislation throughout the country are looking to Arizona, where a strict law banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy could influence the future of Roe v. Wade.
Pro-life movement tries to shutter Planned Parenthood
Broadening their attack, pro-life activists in Arizona took direct aim at Planned Parenthood this year in an effort to deal the organization a crippling financial blow.
GOP aims to peel Arizona Latinos from traditional Democratic ties
The Hispanic vote in Arizona belongs to Democrats — at least that’s the perception that a coalition of Republican Party leaders, candidates and activists are ready to battle.
Gabrielle Giffords, husband moving back to Tucson
Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband are moving back to Tucson on Sunday, a year and a half after she moved to Houston to undergo intensive physical and speech therapy after she was wounded by a gunman at an event outside a grocery store.
Arizona ballot measure for 1-cent sales tax headed to court
Legal briefs filed with the Arizona Supreme Court preview the kind of advocacy groups and others who will likely be taking sides for and against a proposed increase in the state's sales tax.
Officials report steep decline in ‘drop houses’ used by human smugglers
Police seizures of drop houses, where smugglers “stash” undocumented aliens en route to other parts of the country, have plummeted in Arizona this year, continuing a trend that began in 2008.
Environmentalists win review of two more plants near Rosemont Copper mine
Federal officials said Wednesday they will review whether two plants near the proposed Rosemont Copper mine are threatened, the second time in as many weeks they have put species near the mine under review.
Appeals court backs high court on Arizona’s SB1070
A federal appeals court has sided with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to throw out major parts of Arizona's tough crackdown on illegal immigrants.
Arizona medical marijuana applicants await lottery
The Arizona Department of Health Services is set to hold a much-anticipated lottery to select medical marijuana dispensaries across the state.
Republican incumbents battle in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District
Two Republican incumbents are battling it out in a primary race in Arizona's 6th Congressional District, a situation the GOP desperately wanted to avoid in redistricting.
