An immigration activist has filed a lawsuit in federal court over his removal from the grounds of the state Capitol in February.

Maricopa County elections officials continue verifying valid signatures on a recall drive of Senate President Russell Pearce.

By the time Republicans called it a day, it almost seemed like a textbook case of what to do — if you don’t want a special session to succeed.

Organizers of the recall effort against Senate President Russell Pearce said their filing last week of more than 18,000 signatures would make it impossible for Senate Republicans to allow him to remain in the chamber’s top post.

Senate President Russell Pearce has asked Attorney General Tom Horne to weigh in with a formal legal opinion on whether a political committee opposing an attempt to recall him can accept money from businesses.

Processing of petitions to force a recall election for Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce is running ahead of schedule, increasing the possibility that an election would be held in November.

Buoyed by the successful defense of the employer sanctions law in court, its architect is considering upping the ante by hitting counties that don’t enforce the law where it would hurt the most — their financial bottom line.

A counter-effort has been launched against the highly publicized effort to recall Senate President Russell Pearce.

Saying they have defied doomsayers and skeptics, a group filed Tuesday more than 18,000 signatures to recall Senate President Russell Pearce, a conservative lawmaker from Mesa who is nationally known for his anti-illegal immigration legislation.

When Senate leaders boast that this is the most fruitful session in years, they have the hard evidence to back up their claim.

Despite being half the size of the House of Representatives, the Senate approved 117 more pieces of legislation than the House sent to them.