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McCain ‘overjoyed’ that US got bin Laden
Members of Arizona's congressional delegation are applauding armed service members after the announcement of Osama bin Laden's death.
Brewer signs bill authorizing Ariz. border fence
A bill signed into law by Gov. Jan Brewer authorizes her or a successor to erect a security fence along Arizona's portion of the U.S.-Mexico border, either in a compact with other states or by itself.
Obama meets with wounded congresswoman Giffords
President Barack Obama met Friday with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona congresswoman who survived an assassination attempt in January. The reunion was a bright spot for the president in a day otherwise marked by storm devastation in Alabama and by disappointment in the cancellation of the space shuttle Endeavour's final launch.
Brewer: Comments ran 2-to-1 against interstate insurance bill
Gov. Jan Brewer's office says recent public comments received about a health insurance bill that she vetoed Thursday ran more than 2-to-1 against the measure.
Brewer vetoes interstate compact bill on health, measure allowing purchase of out-of-state insurance
Arguing that it upsets the separation of powers set up in the state constitution, Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a proposal that would have directed her to enter into a compact with another state to ensure residents aren’t coerced into buying health insurance.
Brewer vetoes privatization bill for city services
Gov. Jan Brewer has vetoed a bill to require two most populous cities to consider awarding contracts to private businesses to perform some city services.
Giffords flying to Florida for shuttle launch
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords left the hospital and boarded an airplane Wednesday to travel to Florida to see her husband's space shuttle launch in another important step in her long recovery from a bullet wound to the head suffered at a political event nearly four months ago.
Obama releases birth form, decries ‘silliness’
Responding to critics' relentless claims, President Barack Obama on Wednesday produced a detailed Hawaii birth certificate in an extraordinary attempt to bury the issue of where he was born and confirm his legitimacy to hold office. He declared, "We do not have time for this kind of silliness."
Ruling on law requiring proof of citizenship at polls to be reconsidered by 9th Circuit
A federal appeals court will reconsider a ruling that struck down an Arizona law requiring people registering to vote to prove their citizenship.
Brewer again rejects legislative control over federal dollars
In what may be her least surprising vetoes of the year, Gov. Jan Brewer continued the annual rite of striking down legislation that would give the Legislature control of billions of dollars in federal funds that flow through the Governor’s Office.
Brewer wants Guard’s stay at border extended
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has asked President Barack Obama to extend the National Guard's stay at the state's border with Mexico instead of ending the deployment in two months.
NLRB will sue Arizona and South Dakota over union laws
The National Labor Relations Board says it will move ahead with lawsuits seeking to invalidate state constitutional amendments in Arizona and South Dakota that require workers to hold secret ballot elections before a company can be unionized.
