Plans to expand and improve Arizona's state parks system are under review as key projects face delays and cost increases.
Read More »Senate moves Borrelli billboard bill
Four Democrats joined with most of the Republicans to allow construction of up to 35 of these internally illuminated signs within 60 miles of Laughlin, Nev.
Read More »Ward to resign seat for U.S. Senate run 
With the 2016 legislative session just a month away, Sen. Kelli Ward will resign her seat to focus full-time on her Republican primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John McCain.
Read More »Education committee OKs school voucher-like program 
A House committee on Monday approved one of two small expansions of a voucher-like program that allows students to use public funds for a private education.
Read More »Phoenix, Lake Havasu posted nation’s largest construction job losses
WASHINGTON – Lori Nelson didn’t choose to leave Phoenix’s construction industry – she was forced out. After a three-decade career in construction ended abruptly when she was laid off in 2009, Nelson had to choose between leaving Phoenix to find construction work elsewhere or changing careers to stay in the city with her family.
Read More »Lake Havasu City marks 40th anniversary of London Bridge dedication
From his office window, real estate broker Lyle Matzdorff gaped at the semi trucks trekking back and forth along U.S. Highway 95, lugging granite blocks used to recreate the famed London Bridge in what was then a small Colorado River town.
Read More »Gun measure among bills vetoed by Arizona governor
Gov. Jan Brewer has finished poring over bills passed during the Legislature's regular session, approving more than 350 and vetoing nearly 30, including a measure that would have let people carry guns into most government buildings that have no armed guards or metal detectors in place.
Read More »Brewer vetoes bill on guns in government buildings
Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday vetoed a bill that would have allowed people to carry guns into most government buildings that don't have armed guards or metal detectors in place.
Read More »Lawmakers pass anti-casino bill, but it’s not exactly a win for proponents 
Lawmakers on Wednesday approved a bill aimed at stopping the Tohono O’odham tribe from building a casino in Glendale. But the bill, which barely squeaked through in the Senate, lost its emergency provision. That means it would take effect 90 days after the session ends.
Read More »Lake Havasu considering medical marijuana issue
Lake Havasu City officials are deciding where they should place a medical marijuana dispensary.
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