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Arizona lawmakers predicted a San Francisco win
A poll of Arizona lawmakers showed solid agreement on one of the most important issues of the week: Who would take home the National Football League title.
Center outlines steps for achieving ‘The Arizona We Want’
Create 75,000 jobs that increase average wages by 30 percent. Deliver high-speed broadband Internet throughout the state. Thin 30,000 additional acres of land annually to prevent forest fires. Increase health care coverage and fund the Common Core Standards.
Group gives Phoenix grade of D on spending transparency
A public watchdog group on Wednesday gave Phoenix a grade of D for its online disclosure of spending information, ranking it 19th among the 30 largest cities in the U.S.
$1 billion EPA proposal targets pollution at Navajo power plant
The federal government is proposing new limits for pollution from a coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation that it says will improve visibility at places like the Grand Canyon, but it could come with a price tag of more than $1 billion, according to the plant's owners.
Arpaio appeals decision barring suspected illegal immigrant detention in traffic stops
A federal appeals court is considering a request by the self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff in America" to reverse a lower-court decision barring his deputies from detaining people based solely on the suspicion that they're illegal immigrants.
Phoenix mayor eyes Northern California for jobs
Phoenix officials are eyeing Northern California as a possible source of new jobs for Arizona's largest city.
Arizona death-row inmate to be executed Wednesday
An Arizona death-row inmate is scheduled to be executed Wednesday for brutally killing and dismembering his adoptive mother 28 years ago while on a "compassionate furlough" from prison.
Court warns Arizona about execution protocol
A federal appeals court panel on Tuesday issued a strong warning to Arizona officials who have continuously violated and changed their own written protocol for executing state death-row inmates.
Brewer seeks en banc appeal of Ninth Circuit ruling on domestic partner benefits
Gov. Jan Brewer is asking the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to revisit its recent ruling that a 2009 decision to eliminate domestic partner benefits for state employees is unconstitutional.
ACLU sues feds for shackling immigrant detainees
The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups have filed a lawsuit in San Francisco federal court seeking to stop a practice in which alleged illegal immigrants are shackled at the feet, waist and wrists while appearing in immigration court.
Yuma church can sue city for damages in zoning denial, appeals court rules
A federal appeals court Tuesday said a Southern Baptist church can sue the city of Yuma for damages after city zoning decisions prevented the congregation from worshiping at a building it bought in the city’s Old Town section.
Supreme Court Justice turns down execution stay
An Arizona inmate's scheduled execution Thursday is still on. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Wednesday denied a stay of execution for Richard Lynn Bible.
