McCain, Napolitano square off over border security

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain had a terse exchange over border security in a Wednesday hearing on terrorism threats.

Proposition proposes lieutenant governor

Arizona is one of a handful of states that do not have a lieutenant governor, but that could change if voters approve a proposition on the November ballot.

Brewer faces Republican primary Tuesday

Gov. Jan Brewer faces a little-known moderate Tuesday in a Republican primary election contest that saw her prospects boosted by her signing of a controversial law targeting illegal immigration. Attorney General Terry Goddard was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Obama signs $600M border security bill into law

President Barack Obama has signed into law a $600 million border security that will put more agents and equipment along the Mexican border.

Welcome to the team, Mr. Goddard

Democrat gubernatorial candidate, Terry Goddard, recently wrote in ~The Arizona Republic~ that we need to go on the offensive to fight border crime and solve the problem of illegal immigration now.

Immigration issue boosts Brewer in Arizona race

As the year began, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer faced a competitive field of fellow Republicans who wanted her job, with some GOP critics sensing she was particularly vulnerable as she sought voter approval of a sales tax increase she'd proposed to shore up the state budget.

Quayle’s letter to Napolitano: You are wrong about border security

As a former governor of Arizona, you know the devastating effects illegal immigration and the Mexican drug cartels have on our state. As secretary of Homeland Security, you know the Tucson Sector along Arizona’s southern border has become the gateway for drug cartels and human smuggling activity.

An early contender, Martin fades amid Brewer’s momentum

When state Treasurer Dean Martin entered the race in January, he had long looked like Gov. Jan Brewer’s most dangerous adversary in the Republican primary. Brewer was floundering in her budget battle with the Legislature and reeling from conservative opposition to her proposed sales tax hike.

Arizona speed camera program turns off at midnight

Thursday is the last day of operation for Arizona's groundbreaking and controversial speed enforcement camera program.

Napolitano meets with Brewer at governors meeting

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano met privately on Sunday with her successor as Arizona governor as the Obama administration challenges the state's immigration law.

Feds file lawsuit over Arizona immigration law

The Obama administration sued Arizona July 6 to throw out the state's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law and keep other states from copying it. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Phoenix, said the law usurps the federal government's "pre-eminent authority" under the Constitution to regulate immigration.

Court will hear employer sanctions law challenge

The Supreme Court is entering the nation's charged debate over immigration, agreeing to hear a challenge from business and civil liberties groups to an Arizona law that cracks down on employers who hire undocumented workers.