House approves bill requiring students to recite Pledge of Allegiance
State lawmakers voted Tuesday to require students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance each day, courting a likely lawsuit.
HOAs must allow first-responders flag under HB2010
Calling it a matter of free expression, a House panel voted January 26 to give residents of homeowner associations and condos the right to fly flags supporting first responders.
Ducey welcomes Nike to Arizona
A week after going on a Twitter tirade against Nike, Gov. Doug Ducey gave the company a warm welcome to Arizona on the same medium.
Stealing an American flag would be a felony under Kavanagh bill
Stealing an American flag could soon be a felony in Arizona.
Arizonans in ‘Old Guard’ say honoring the fallen is the greatest service
Former Phoenix residents Tyler O’Connor and Enrique Garcia took different paths to the Army.
O’Connor knew at age 7 that he wanted to be a soldier and spent four years in Army ROTC at Arizona State University to earn a commission in the infantry. Garcia decided much later to enlist, about a year after high school. O’Connor wound up serving in Afghanistan, Garcia was deployed twice to [...]
Officials, lawmakers call for greater investment in wildfire prevention
WASHINGTON – For every dollar the government spends preventing wildfire damage, it could save cash-strapped agencies like the Forest Service another $5 on fighting increasingly large fires, a Senate committee was told Tuesday.
Ex-US Rep. Gabby Giffords attends NY gun show
A smiling Gabrielle Giffords toured rows of tables loaded with rifles and handguns in her first visit to a gun show since surviving a 2011 shooting, and pleaded afterward for people to come together to stop gun violence.
HOAs may face restrictions on document fees
All the big guns have been drawn for the perennial battle over just what exactly homeowners associations may do. For 2011, it’s over how much an association can charge for processing documents when a resident is selling his or her house. Sen. Andy Biggs, a Republican from Gilbert, wants to limit the fee to a per-page cost of 10 cents for the documents.
Vets of Foreign Wars to burn flags in Lake Havasu City Saturday
A huge flag burning in Lake Havasu City Saturday. But don't worry. It's the Veterans of Foreign War Post 9401s annual American flag retirement ceremony.