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Renzi seeks postponement of Aug. 16 sentencing
TUCSON ai??i?? Former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi has requested a postponement of his Aug. 16 sentencing date for more than a half dozen corruption charges accusing him of using his office for personal financial gain and looting a family insurance business to help pay for his 2002 campaign.
Renzi jury expected to begin deliberations
A federal court jury in Tucson is expected to begin deliberations Thursday in the criminal case against former Arizona Congressman Rick Renzi.
Sen. McCain exhorts Obama to address controversies
Sen. John McCain says President Barack Obama is "mired" in a series of scandals and must find a way to surmount them.
Arizona immigration activists lobby Rep. Salmon
Immigration proponents want to persuade Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon to back proposed legislation that would create a 13-year road to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants living illegally in the United States.
600 police photos of Tucson rampage scene released
In the chaotic moments after a gunman wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, investigators quickly turned a patrol car into a makeshift whiteboard, using markers to scrawl relevant information about the investigation.
Former Ariz. congressman to marry partner in DC
TUCSON ai??i?? Former Arizona Congressman Jim Kolbe says he and his partner of eight years plan to get married this weekend in Washington, D.C.
Jury to be selected for trial of ex-congressman Renzi
TUCSON ai??i?? Jury selection is scheduled to start Tuesday in federal court in Tucson in the trial of former Congressman Rick Renzi and a former business partner of the Arizona Republican.
Immigration-reform bill criticized for going too far – or not going far enough
WASHINGTON – The man behind Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration crackdown law told a Senate committee Monday that border-security provisions in the comprehensive immigration reform bill filed last week are “not serious.”
McCain: Immigration law wouldn’t negate Arizona law
A federal immigration overhaul unveiled Thursday would trump state law but wouldn't necessarily nullify Arizona's first-in-the nation crackdown on illegal immigration, said U.S. Sen. John McCain, an Arizona Republic leading the effort to change the nation's immigration policies.
Lawmakers continue their quest to use gold and silver as legal tender
The Arizona Senate is poised to take a final vote on a bill to recognize gold and silver as legal tender in the state, but officials are at least a year away — if not longer — from setting up a system for Arizonans to use gold and silver to make purchases.
Final briefs filed in redistricting lawsuit
Attorneys for the Independent Redistricting Commission and Republican voters filed their final written briefs Wednesday in a lawsuit to determine whether Arizona’s legislative map should be redrawn.
Raucous debate on immigration to get under way
WASHINGTON ai??i?? Senators writing a comprehensive immigration bill hope to finish their work this week, opening what's sure to be a raucous public debate over measures to secure the border, allow tens of thousands of foreign workers into the country and grant eventual citizenship to the estimated 11 million people living here illegally.
