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Ruben Gallego cruises to victory
Former state lawmaker Ruben Gallego cruised to victory Tuesday night to represent Arizona’s 7th Congressional District.
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.
Arizona foster-care numbers rose over decade, as national numbers fell
Arizona saw the number of kids in its foster care system rise significantly from 2002-2012, a time when most other states were posting sharp drops in their foster care rolls, according to new federal data.
Miracle drug costing Arizona millions in unexpected expenses
Arizona’s Medicaid program is trying to keep from breaking the bank by doling out a high-priced miracle drug with a high cure rate for Hepatitis C to only a small percentage of patients who are in the late stages of the disease.
Kirkpatrick, Tobin spar over spending and Obamacare
Democratic US Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick and Republican challenger Andy Tobin attempted to distance themselves from their respective political parties and past unpopular legislative decisions in the first debate of their contest to represent Arizona’s 1st Congressional District.
Mexico warns Arizona of toxic waste spill into river
Authorities are testing water from the San Pedro River in southern Arizona that may be contaminated with toxic waste that traveled north after a massive copper mine spill in Mexico this summer.
Ousted official accuses Border Patrol of cover-up
A Border Patrol official who was removed from his position in June is accusing the agency of covering up "highly suspect" deaths in clashes along the southern border.
Divided US House moves toward vote on border crisis
House Republicans moved toward a vote Thursday to address the immigration crisis on the border, after GOP leaders agreed to conservative demands for a separate vote aimed at blocking President Barack Obama from expanding deportation relief to millions.
US Senate reprieve for highly-contested border bill
A bill to deal with the immigration surge on the U.S.-Mexico border won a temporary reprieve in the Senate Wednesday as lawmakers maneuvered to offer some response to the crisis before adjourning for the summer.
What’s After 60,000?
If a citizen breaks the law and no law enforcement action is taken, what message does that send to everyone else? This is exactly what’s happening with our immigration laws in America.
Obama seeks $3.7 billion to deal with border kids
Tackling what he has called a humanitarian crisis, President Barack Obama on Tuesday asked Congress for $3.7 billion to cope with a tide of minors from Central America who are illegally crossing the U.S. border, straining immigration resources and causing a political firestorm in Washington.
NAFTA an empty basket for farmers in southern Mexico
Moises de la Cruz grows corn on a 7-acre plot of mountainous land 120 miles north of the Mexico-Guatemala border just as his father did and his father before him. He has never heard of the North American Free Trade Agreement but is profoundly aware that his life as a farmer has drastically changed over the past 20 years.
