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Regent says colleagues wrong to maintain in-state tuition rate for ‘Dreamers’
Regent Jay Heiler, who is an attorney, said he believes the regents’ policy clearly violates a 2006 voter-approved law, which prohibits the use of tax dollars to subsidize the tuition of students not in this country legally.
Despite adding more judges, immigration court backlog continues to grow
Immigration court cases waiting to be heard hit an all-time high of 607,755 in June – 10,031 of them in Arizona – despite the hiring of more judges and a Trump administration directive to expedite cases.
Chris Kotterman: Former Boy Scout committed to seeing children succeed
For years, Chris Kotterman, the Arizona School Boards Association director of governmental affairs, always got the question, “Oh, are you Penny’s son?” But recently, as he has settled in his career, that question has flipped.
6 Arizonans object to Trump’s voter fraud panel, cancel their registration
At least six Arizonans from the state’s two biggest counties have canceled their voter registration following a request by President Trump’s voter fraud com-mission for data.
Flake says GOP has let Trump divert from conservative ideals
Sen. Jeff Flake says his fellow Republicans have let President Donald Trump lead the country away from conservative principles and democratic ideals.
Joe Arpaio convicted of crime for ignoring judge’s order
Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was convicted of a criminal charge Monday for refusing to stop traffic patrols that targeted immigrants.
Stanton stands with mayors as Trump dumps Paris Accord
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton signed onto a statement in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, emphasizing his commitment to meeting the goals set in the international agreement through sustainability initiatives in Phoenix.
Governors of Arizona and Sonora commit to strengthen ties despite Trump rhetoric
Donald Trump may be soliciting bids to build a wall along the border, but the governors of Arizona and Sonora are doing what they can to ensure there are doors and windows, at least figuratively speaking, to maintain the flow of goods, services and people.
Arizona businesses like Trump tax plan, not its chances in Congress
Arizona business leaders are cautiously optimistic about the tax reforms outlined in President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal, but not so optimistic about its chances of passage as currently drafted.
Torunn Sinclair: #GOPvalues #baseball #wunderkind
At the old age of 24, Torunn Sinclair has carved out a place for herself in state politics as something of a social media wunderkind.
Trump controversies drive surge in Democratic ranks
The Arizona Democratic Party found a powerful recruitment tool this year in Republican President Donald Trump, who continues to generate controversies.
Business leaders say Arizona should engage in crafting NAFTA 2.0
At a forum in Phoenix this morning, business leaders emphasized how NAFTA has benefited the state’s economy, noting that more than 100,000 Arizona jobs depend on trade with its southern neighbor and roughly $17 billion in trade flows between Arizona and Mexico.
