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Initial Arizona redistricting hearings scheduled
Arizona's redistricting commission has released a 2 A?-week schedule of hearings for public comment on how the panel should draw new legislative and congressional districts.
Collaboration is key strength for southern Arizona lawmakers
Not long ago, southern Arizona legislators worked together to serve the needs of their communities, regardless of their political affiliations. Today, the willingness to collaborate is gone.
3rd border activist convicted in Arizona killings
A third border activist has been convicted of killing a southern Arizona man and his young daughter in a 2009 home invasion.
Redistricting panel considers mapping aides
Arizona's redistricting commission is on the verge on making another key staff choice.
Obama nominates two for federal judgeships in Arizona
President Barack Obama is nominating two Tucson lawyers to serve as U.S. District Court judges.
Dem David Crowe exploring US Senate run
Tucson defense contractor David Crowe is eying a run for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.
Husband: Giffords had reunion with staff in Tucson
A weekend visit home to Tucson that included a reunion with staff members, Father's Day breakfast and Mexican takeout food was good medicine for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords as she recovers from being shot, her astronaut husband said.
Huppenthal: Tucson ethnic studies program violates state law
Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal has declared the Tucson Unified School District’s Mexican American Studies Program is illegal, citing an audit of the program his office commissioned earlier this year.
Obama praises Giffords as an ‘incredible spirit’
President Barack Obama says Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has an "incredible spirit," and calls her ongoing recovery from a gunshot to the head "a genuine miracle."
The ‘Ancient and Honorable Pueblo’
The Big Apple. The Windy City. The Old Pueblo. Each name says that city is one of a kind. Ever wonder how Tucson came to be called the Old Pueblo? It’s hard to tell how nicknames get started, but like the town itself, it goes back a ways.
Nogales-based businessmen to legislators: Please help convince feds to put more resources on Arizona ports
Arguing that ports of entry have been overlooked as the federal government beefs up security along the US-Mexico border, Nogales-based businessmen pressed Arizona legislators on May 25 for help in persuading the federal government to provide more funding to ease congestion at the states’ legal gateways.
Phoenix, Tucson losing homeland security money
Phoenix is losing $3 million in federal grant money designed to help urban areas respond to and prevent terrorist attacks.
