At a forum in Phoenix this morning, business leaders emphasized how NAFTA has benefited the state’s economy, noting that more than 100,000 Arizona jobs depend on trade with its southern neighbor and roughly $17 billion in trade flows between Arizona and Mexico.
Read More »Death row thinning in Arizona, nationally – reasons vary 
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ most recent data – accounting for prisoners under sentence of death as of December 31, 2015 – Arizona did see its first uptick in death row inmates in five years with the addition of two inmates in 2015. But that runs counter to the slow yet steady decline of the state’s death row.
Read More »Handful of holdout tribes dig in against gay marriage
Even if a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this spring makes same-sex marriage the law, it would leave pockets of the country where it isn't likely to be recognized any time soon: the reservations of a handful of sovereign Native American tribes, including the nation's two largest.
Read More »Sen. Jeff Flake joins American released from Cuban prison on flight home
Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake was on the plane that flew a released American prisoner from Cuba to the United States.
Read More »Brewer joins multistate lawsuit against Obama immigration order 
Gov. Jan Brewer is signing on to a 17-state lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of President Obama’s recent order deferring deportation for millions of illegal immigrants.
Read More »Joe Arpaio closer to contempt-of-court in racial profiling case
A judge moved one step closer to launching a contempt-of-court case against metro Phoenix's sheriff for his office's repeated violations of orders issued in a racial profiling case.
Read More »Educational irony: Douglas to administer $2B in federal grants, though opposed to fed role in education 
Superintendent of Public Instruction-elect Diane Douglas has expressed her disdain for the federal government’s hand in education, but she’ll be in charge of administering close to $2 billion in federal grants funneling through the Arizona Department of Education. Chuck Essigs, ...
Read More »Barber narrows gap with McSally in CD2 nailbiter 
U.S. Rep. Ron Barber is clawing his way back in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District, trailing Republican Martha McSally by just a few hundred votes in his bid for re-election.
Read More »Ruben Gallego cruises to victory 
Former state lawmaker Ruben Gallego cruised to victory Tuesday night to represent Arizona’s 7th Congressional District.
Read More »Report: Latino voting power continues to increase in Arizona
Latino voters in Arizona are steadily increasing their impact on elections, according to a report released Thursday by the voter-registration group One Arizona.
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