A group representing marijuana business owners in the West is urging Congress to include language in a government spending bill that would protect pot operations.
Read More »Wendy Briggs 
A founding director at lobbying firm Veridus LLC and one of the most respected in her profession, Wendy Briggs has built a reputation as relentless, tireless, dependable and tough as nails – qualities that have served her clients well.
Read More »Gay marriage: trying to untie the knot in Arizona 
Arizona’s gay-marriage ban is making life as difficult for those who want to cut the knot as those trying to tie it.
Read More »Court says transgender man entitled to divorce despite complications
A transgender man is entitled to get a divorce in Arizona from his wife even though he kept his uterus and bore children with her, the state Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
Read More »Arpaio: Obama birth certificate issue ‘definitely fraudulent’
Investigators for an Arizona sheriff's volunteer posse have declared that President Barack Obama's birth certificate is definitely fraudulent.
Read More »Maricopa County rejects funds for Arpaio’s ‘birther’ probe
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors won't accept private funds to offset nearly $10,000 spent to investigate President Barack Obama's residency status.
Read More »Bennett not looking into Romney’s birthplace 
Arizona's secretary of state has no plans to look into Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's birthplace, despite requests from the public.
Read More »Richard Carmona: Birther stunts symptom of larger problem
A frightening symptom is caused by a major systematic problem – that’s true in medicine, and it’s true in politics.
Read More »Campbell to Bennett: resign Romney post
The minority leader of the Arizona House has called on Secretary of State Ken Bennett to resign as the Arizona co-chairman of Mitt Romney's campaign after Bennett questioned the validity of President Barack Obama's birth certificate.
Read More »Ken Bennett gets Obama birth records verification from Hawaii
The state of Hawaii has verified President Barack Obama's birth records to Arizona's elections chief after a nearly three-month back and forth that Arizona officials said could have ended without the incumbent's name on its November ballot.
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