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A bill to arm teachers and administrators could become law, sparking new gun debate
The measure, sponsored by Sen. Rich Crandall, R-Mesa, has been approved by the Senate. Now, lawmakers are tweaking the bill in the House.
Senate moves to arm Arizona school employees
A bill to allow school employees to carry guns in schools received the preliminary approval of the state Senate today, while another Republican gun measure appears to lack the votes to clear the chamber.
New website targets crime by gangs, groups
Law enforcement agencies and major retailers in the Phoenix area hope that sharing information will help them combat retail theft committed by criminal groups and gangs.
Janet Napolitano to give speech in AZ at training event
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will deliver a speech Wednesday in Phoenix on information sharing among state, local and tribal officials.
A hollow victory? Sanctuary city provision of SB1070 triggers some changes, but has little impact
While judges have blocked and critics protested the most controversial parts of SB1070, Senate President Russell Pearce finally achieved his elusive dream of stamping out sanctuary cities.
But the victory may be little more than a moral one.
Off with their heads!
Brewer's campaign had a good laugh yesterday at a Phoenix Business Journal blog posted by reporter Mike Sunnucks that proclaimed the governor would use a recent beheading in Chandler to back up her previously unsupported claims that there have been drug-cartel-related beheadings in Arizona.
Criminal immigrants targeted in Arizona operation
The director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be in Phoenix on Thursday to talk with local law enforcement agencies about removing criminal immigrants and securing the Mexican border.
Homeland Security to use drones along border
The Homeland Security Department will use unmanned surveillance aircraft and other technological upgrades in its ongoing effort to protect the southern border of the United States.
US arrests 2,000 in Mexican drug trafficking probe
Law enforcement agencies have arrested more than 2,000 people in a 22-month investigation targeting Mexican drug trafficking organizations in the United States.
Chamber chalked up wins, but still pushes for tax cuts
A number of important legislative reforms supported by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Arizona Manufacturers Council made their way to Gov. Jan Brewer and were signed into law, including, for the second consecutive year, major regulatory and tort reforms.
Q&A with Jan Brewer; Guv says economic recovery, more “streamlining” ahead
After a brutal first legislative session, Gov. Jan Brewer ended her second on a couple of high notes.
New immigration law’s implementation getting legal review
Arizona's new immigration law is no longer in the hands of the Legislature or the governor. Now it's up to local law enforcement agencies and the police training organizations to figure out how to apply it without violating the law themselves.
