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Legislative panel says juvenile corrections should continue for 5 years
Less than a year after the agency was nearly abolished, the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections stepped away from the abyss after a legislative committee recommended that it be continued for five years.
Brutinel brings rural experience to AZ Supreme Court
Newly appointed Arizona Supreme Court Justice Robert Brutinel, a Republican, will bring his rural roots and trial court experience to the bench. He edged out finalists Ann Scott Timmer, a Republican, and Diane Johnsen, a Democrat.
Panel trims redistricting hopefuls to 40; interviews Dec. 8
Steve Lynn, former chair of the Independent Redistricting Commission, addresses a panel Nov. 16 that will choose nominees for the next commission.
Pima County, Mexican officials agree to share DNA data on border remains
Pima County officials hope an agreement with Mexican officials to share databases of DNA information will help close even more of the 640 cases involving unidentified remains. Dr. Bruce Parks, the county’s chief medical examiner, signed the memorandum of understanding Tuesday with Juan Manuel Calderón-Jaimes, Mexico’s consul general in Tucson.
State requiring students to prove residency
Before students living in Lukeville on the Arizona border with Mexico can board a bus for school in Ajo, they must prove their U.S. citizenship.
Early voter ballots slow in returning
Election officials say early primary voter ballots are slow to return in the state's metropolitan areas.
District to join challenge to new immigration law
A Pima County school district voted Tuesday to join a Tucson police officer in his lawsuit that seeks to overturn Arizona's new immigration law.
