Arizona AG to testify on immigrant smuggling
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard plans to tell Congress what it should do to stop smuggling of illegal immigrants.
Arguments under way over Arizona’s immigration law
A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday from lawyers for the governor, the federal government and civil rights groups over whether Arizona's new immigration law should take effect in a week.
Judge in immigration suit well-versed on subject
The federal judge who will decide whether to block Arizona's sweeping new immigration law has dealt with the realities of the state's porous border for nearly 10 years.
Groups against new immigration law plan ‘civil disobedience’
Groups opposed to Arizona's tough new immigration law said Tuesday that they were planning "civil disobedience" on July 29, the day the legislation takes effect.
Menlove dies in Flagstaff
Lobbyist Mitch Menlove died in Flagstaff early Monday morning. Details involving the 36-year-old Valley resident's death were not immediately available, but his wife, Elizabeth, said in a statement that his passing was unexpected and due to heart complications.
Capitol Times editor Matt Bunk: 2 more immigration suits hit court this week
Arizona Capitol Times Managing Editor Matt Bunk discusses talks about the unfolding immigration lawsuits and what will likely transpire this week in court.
McCain takes on Republican rivals in second debate
Sen. John McCain has squared off in a sometimes testy debate with a former Arizona congressman hoping to take his job. J.D. Hayworth portrayed McCain Saturday night as a flip-flopper on illegal immigration, while McCain painted his rival as a faux conservative who is lax with tax dollars.
Republicans square off in Arizona Senate debate
Former U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth had a much-needed opportunity Friday night to refocus Arizona's Republican Senate primary on incumbent John McCain, and he came out swinging.
Up Close with Chuck Coughlin
In his quarter century in Arizona, Coughlin has either worked for or butted heads with nearly every big name in the state’s pantheon of political heavyweights. His reputation preceeds him at the Capitol, but even the fierce political infighter was once a novice.
Brief rise and fall of the Arizona Cattle Company
Hidden behind buildings and a school playground along busy Highway 180 in Flagstaff is one of the few remaining historic barns in Arizona. If the walls could talk, they would tell of the ranching life in the 1880s and the quick rise and fall of its probable builders, the Arizona Cattle Company.
Immigration lawsuit says S1070 infringes on right to travel freely
Most of the lawsuits intended to wipe out Arizona’s immigration law are based on a plethora of fears, mainly that it will lead to racial profiling and blur the lines between state and federal authority, but other arguments have surfaced over the right to travel and conduct business freely across state lines.
District 10: House candidates spar over education funding
District 10 House candidates hold similar views on a host of issues, but their position on education funding is where they differ.