Ducey took short path from political obscurity to Ninth Floor
When Jan Brewer learned she would become Arizona’s 22nd governor in late 2008, few members of Arizona’s political establishment had ever heard of the man who would become the 23rd.
McCain takes helm of Senate Armed Services Committee
Sen. John McCain has been formally named chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
AZ, feds to share costs for Mohave County fish hatchery repairs
Arizona will pay nearly $400,000 to cover half the repairs needed at a Mojave County fish hatchery that raises trout for planting in the state.
Arizona delegation to visit military installations
Arizona Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake will tour and get briefings from four military installations in the state.
McCain to talk 2016 re-election with supporters
Republican Sen. John McCain plans to meet with his key supporters to discuss the GOP's midterm election victory and his plans for a possible 2016 re-election run.
Official: Southwest border focus is on immigrant children, not ISIS
The head of Customs and Border Protection said there is no evidence of ISIS attempts to infiltrate the Southwest border and his agency is more focused on trying to prevent more unaccompanied minor immigrants.
Ducey looked for, found the right opportunities in life
In the early 1990s, Doug Ducey’s career at Proctor and Gamble was on the rise. Just a few years after starting out with a sales and marketing territory in Los Angeles, he was in charge of the company’s food service distributorship for the entire state of California. But Ducey was looking for something different.
GOP leader says McCain trying to ‘ethnically cleanse’ the party
Maricopa County Republican Party Chairman A.J. LaFaro says U.S. Sen. John McCain and a political committee backed by moderate Republicans who support him are attempting to “ethnically cleanse” the party of conservative precinct committeemen.
VA legislation is a significant step forward
This spring, as tragic reports surfaced of veterans dying while waiting for care at the Phoenix VA, I hosted a town hall forum at Burton Barr Central Library where the families of four veterans who passed away stood before a packed room to tell their stories.
McCain, Flake introduce bill to block new casino
Arizona's two U.S. senators are proposing legislation to block construction of a Phoenix-area casino planned by a southern Arizona tribe.
McCain now says Arizona execution ‘not humane’
Sen. John McCain is no longer using the word "torture" to describe an Arizona execution in which the condemned man gasped and snorted for more than 90 minutes.
US Senate panel weighs plan to rein in Border Patrol agents’ overtime
WASHINGTON – A Senate committee was urged Monday to fix the “hopelessly broken” overtime policy for border patrol agents, by boosting agents’ base pay but cutting any extra pay they would otherwise get for overtime hours.