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Capitol Quotes: June 4, 2010
“When we got in the race it was us, Brewer and Dean Martin. Nobody had ever heard of Buz Mills back in October.” — John Munger, saying Clean Elections was the reason he dropped out of the governor’s race.
Up Close with Fife Symington
Fife Symington has a lot of personas — businessman, governor, master chef and UFO enthusiast, to name just a few. More than a decade after leaving office, the former governor,... […]
Another immigration plan: charge tuition for illegal students
if Sen. Russell Pearce gets his way, some students would be derailed from the education system much earlier, and in a way that could have much more significant effects on individuals and society as a whole.
Pearce seeks to deny citizenship to children of illegals
Pearce’s proposal, which has yet to be drafted as legislation, may target the right of citizenship now granted to children born here under a wide set of circumstances. His goal, he said, was to stop wasting taxpayer money on people who shouldn’t be classified as citizens and, therefore, don’t deserve the services of the government.
Born illegal
Arizona’s new immigration law has yet to take effect, but Sen. Russell Pearce has already moved on to the next step in his quest to rid Arizona of illegal immigrants: deny birth certificates to children born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents and require students who are here illegally to pay tuition to attend public schools.
RELATED: Los Lobos cancels performance over immigration law
A Grammy Award-winning rock band has canceled their upcoming concert in Arizona to protest the state's new immigration law.
Kagan needs to explain stance on military recruitment
Shortly after becoming dean of Harvard Law School, Elena Kagan kicked the military out of the school’s recruitment office while our troops were putting their lives on the line in two wars overseas. Now that President Obama has nominated Kagan to the Supreme Court, her actions at Harvard must be closely examined.
Capitol Quotes: June 4, 2010
“When we got in the race it was us, Brewer and Dean Martin. Nobody had ever heard of Buz Mills back in October.” — John Munger, saying Clean Elections was the reason he dropped out of the governor’s race.
Brewer, Obama look for upper hand on immigration
When Gov. Jan Brewer and President Obama sat down at the White House June 3, both sides looked forward to a frank discussion about Arizona's harsh new anti-illegal immigration laws, while simultaneously hoping to calm tempers that have flared after the bill passed.
Anger over Obama’s meeting with Brewer
President Barack Obama's planned meeting Thursday with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer faces a protest from opponents of Arizona's new immigration law.
LA County boycotts Arizona over immigration law
Los Angeles County on Tuesday became the latest government body to boycott Arizona to protest the state's tough new law targeting illegal immigration.
More state buildings going on sale
More state buildings go up for sale next week as Arizona officials hope to raise $300 million and help close the budget deficit.
