A bill creating a memorial site honoring the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who died in the Yarnell Hill Fire last year has been signed by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer.

Sharing lewd images of a person without his or her consent will soon by a felony in Arizona now that Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation outlawing the crime.

Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed legislation calling for an external audit of Arizona’s beleaguered Child Protective Services, but called for the issue to be a part of discussion in an upcoming special session focusing on child safety.

HB2380 allows optometrists to write prescriptions for several types of medicines, including the Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors that helps glaucoma patients in emergencies. Forty other states allow optometrists to use oral glaucoma medicine.

Gov. Jan Brewer sighed deeply as she prepared to address the Court of Appeals ruling that injected new life into legal challenge against her prized Medicaid expansion plan.

The governor’s reach in enforcing laws doesn’t extend to community colleges or other political subdivisions, said an attorney defending Maricopa County Community College District’s policy of providing in-state tuition to illegal immigrants.

A Tucson firm is hoping to launch thrill-seekers toward the edge of space — or maybe somewhere close to that — from Arizona. The company’s effort was boosted this week by a bill approved by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Jan Brewer.

Though debate lingered on far longer than most lawmakers had hoped, the Arizona Legislature adjourned sine die at 1:46 a.m. Thursday, ending a sometimes tumultuous 101-day legislative session with work left on the table.

Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed another gun bill today, nixing a measure that would create a new crime for people who take away another person’s firearm.

Arizonans will not be allowed bring their guns into public buildings, at least not this year.