The Arizona Department of Corrections has extended the application deadline for bidders hoping to run a new private prison.

Federal contract spending in Arizona grew more than three times faster than the national rate over the past 20 years, according to a Cronkite News Service analysis of government data.

The old adage — “If it doesn’t kill you, it will make you stronger” — generally applies to biological organisms. But it could also apply to the financial system in Arizona, which has had 14 bank failures since 2009.

TUCSON ai??i?? Tucson city councilors have voted to give same-sex couples broader legal recognition in signing contracts.

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne says he's reached an agreement in principle on changes to a new Bisbee civil union ordinance that will remove his opposition.