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Voter ID law opponents ask Supreme Court to let lower court’s ruling stand
Opponents of Arizona’s voter identification law asked the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to let a lower court decision take effect that would end the state’s requirement of proof of citizenship for voter registration.
Court dismisses case against Democratic candidate in LD30
A judge today dismissed an election challenge against a Democratic legislative candidate who is seeking to unseat an incumbent senator.
Brewer decries Obama “backdoor amnesty” policy
Gov. Jan Brewer decried President Barack Obama’s new DREAM Act-style immigration policy as “backdoor amnesty” intended to undermine SB1070 and bolster his political support for his re-election bid.
Speaking to reporters during a rare press conference in the Executive Tower, Brewer, one of Obama’s most nationally prominent critics on immigration and border security policy, said t[...]
Arizona 1-cent sales tax initiative backers cite progress
Supporters of a proposed Arizona ballot initiative for a 1-cent sales tax increase are reporting success in getting signatures to put the measure on the November ballot.
House defeats Franks bill to ban abortions based on race, gender
A bill to outlaw abortions based on the fetus’ race or gender died Thursday in the House, where it failed to get the two-thirds vote it needed to pass.
Rep. Trent Franks, R-Glendale, was the lead sponsor of the bill that he said was needed to address what he called the rising trend of U.S. abortions based on the sex of the fetus.
A new role for thousands of Arizona grandparents
What do Oprah Winfrey, President Barack Obama, and U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe have in common with 60,000 children in Arizona today? They were raised by their grandparents or other relatives for part of their childhoods. This practice, called kinship care, has been growing in Arizona and throughout the nation.
‘Birther’ is an ‘N’ word
“Birther,” used by the media with impunity, is a derogatory slur, the equivalent of the “N” word used for another group to cast them as sub- human.
Task force on Arizona sales tax overhaul to be led by Brewer aide
Gov. Jan Brewer is tapping a senior member of her to staff to lead a task force that's supposed to make recommendations on ways to simplify Arizona's sales tax system.
Arizona pension overhaul ruled ‘unconstitutional’
A Maricopa County Superior Court has ruled legislation that would overhaul Arizona's pension system is unconstitutional.
Joe Arpaio is running for 6th term
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has filed his nomination petition signatures to run for a sixth term.
McKinley’s visit to Congress
At first glance, the portly gentleman with hands clasped behind his back might be taken for an aging schoolmaster scolding errant children at recess. But he was not an educator and the youngsters pictured here were on their best behavior. They were, after all, hobnobbing with a man named William McKinley who was president of the United States.
D.C. official calls Franks a “bully” for bill to limit abortions in the city
Washington’s delegate to Congress called Rep. Trent Franks, R-Glendale, “a big bully” Tuesday for his proposal to restrict abortions in the District of Columbia.
