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Obama on Arizona: Presidents don’t do boycotts
Barack Obama says the decision to boycott Arizona over its tough new law cracking down on immigration is for private citizens to decide, not the president of the United States.
Supporters of immigration law to announce rally plans
A group of supporters of Arizona's tough new law cracking down on illegal immigration says it will announce plans for an upcoming rally.
Brewer says new law lit fire under Washington
Gov. Jan Brewer says her signing of Arizona's tough new law targeting illegal immigration lit a fire under Washington, leading to President Barack Obama's decision to send National Guard troops to the border.
Mexican senators to listen, not protest in Arizona
A delegation of Mexican senators plans to go to Arizona to listen to opinions about the U.S. state's immigration law, but it will not take part in any protests against the controversial measure.
Officials: Arpaio may have misspent up to $50M
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio may be keeping a shadow set of books that has allowed him to pay deputies' salaries with money voters intended to be used for jail operations, county officials said Monday.
Arizona’s strict immigration law toughest, but not the first
While Arizona’s new immigration law has been called the toughest in the nation, it wasn’t the first government to try a strict enforcement approach to the immigration problem.
10 most significant bills of 2010
Not every bill signed into law in 2010 was deemed worthy of the international attention that followed S1070, but many others were significant in their own right. Through the regular session and three special sessions, lawmakers introduced more than 1,200 bills, 355 of which were signed.
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.
Invigorated conservatives take a hard right with legislation
When the dust settled on the 2008 elections, one thing was clear: The Legislature was about to get considerably more conservative.
House speaker channels his ‘inner Russell Pearce’
Kirk Adams presided over the House of Representatives during what may go down as one of the most conservative legislatures in Arizona history. The past two years have seen more than $2 billion in spending cuts as lawmakers grappled with annual budget deficits totaling nearly three times that amount, as well as a raft of conservative policy decisions on everything from abortion to guns to immigrati[...]
Arpaio warns against revealing details of probes
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has warned a county prosecutor not to reveal details of criminal probes to a bar association investigator examining unethical conduct allegations against her former boss.
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.
