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Nov 6, 2013

Border Patrol rejects curbs on force

SAN DIEGO (AP) ai??i?? Border Patrol agents will be allowed to continue using deadly force against rock-throwers, the chief of the agency said, despite the recommendation of a government-commissioned review to end the practice.

Oct 21, 2013

Marital benefits

Gay marriage would bring stability to gay families, prosperity to Arizona, proponents say

Oct 18, 2013

$7.3M in fees sought in Arizona sheriff profile case

Attorneys who won a racial-profiling lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office are asking a judge to order that the county pay them $7.3 million in fees.

Sep 20, 2013

Capitol Quotes: September 20, 2013

This week's most outstanding quips, gibes and utterances from Arizona's political scene.

May 29, 2013

ACLU sues to strike law targeting abortions of female, minority babies

The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona and organizations representing black and Asian-American women sued the state today to overturn a law outlawing abortions carried out to prevent the births of females and minority babies.

May 16, 2013

Court denies injunction against Brewer’s driver’s license order

A federal judge has rejected an activist group’s request for an injunction against Gov. Jan Brewer’s executive order denying drivers’ licenses to young illegal immigrants who are allowed, under a federal program, to stay in the country.

Feb 8, 2013

‘English only’ measure could cost the state federal money

A state lawmaker’s plan to save the state money by sending government materials only in English may run afoul of the Civil Rights Act and federal guidelines, and could cost state agencies billions per year in federal dollars.

In testimony to a House committee in July, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano defended her department’s policy to exercise “discretion” when deciding whether to deport younger, low-risk undocumented immigrants. (Cronkite News Service photo by Meghan McCarthy)
Feb 5, 2013

Few Arizonans applying for deferred deportation program

Only 14,069 of the estimated 80,000 Arizonans eligible for deferred deportation had applied for the federal program through its first six months, a rate much lower than the nation as a whole.

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