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Injunction blocks changes in Ariz. casino dispute
A judge says the legal landscape in a dispute over a southern Arizona Indian tribe's casino-project planned in the Phoenix area will remain the same pending a ruling by an appeals court.
Senate official: Wrong to link bin Laden, Geronimo
Geronimo was known as a legendary Apache warrior whose ability to walk without leaving footprints allowed him to evade thousands of Mexican and U.S. soldiers, much like Osama bin Laden evaded capture for the past decade.
But for Native Americans, there's an important difference: Geronimo was a hero a�� not a terrorist.
A renewed focus on dynamic, decisive action
Having worked around the state Capitol for many years before being elected in November, I witnessed the prosperous years when legislators fought over take-home projects for their districts. And I also saw the lean years when legislators shook every penny out of the state’s piggy bank and used debt financing and fancy accounting gimmicks just to get by.Â
This year was very different.Â[...]
Many undocumented students’ hopes riding on DREAM Act
For many undocumented students, the only realistic hope of becoming legal U.S. residents is Congress passing legislation dubbed the DREAM Act, short for Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors. As proposed last year, the act would offer undocumented students without criminal records a path to citizenship if they complete two years of post-secondary education or military service.
One group ending Pearce recall effort
One of two efforts to recall Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce has called it quits, claiming the other group is on the brink of collecting enough signatures.
Arizona sees rise in revenues from tribal casinos
Arizona has seen its revenue from tribal casinos rise for the third straight quarter.
Arizona court rules for tribe on annexation issue
A state appeals court has overturned the city of Glendale's annexation of land that includes part of the site of a casino resort planned in the Phoenix area by a southern Arizona Indian tribe, the Tohono O'odham Nation.
Talk of special session for Arizona Legislature
Gov. Jan Brewer has completed action on bills passed by the Legislature during its 2011 regular session. But now she and others are talking about the possibility of a special session, either in the fall or sooner.
Judge rules for cameras in Thomas discipline hearings
A judge has ruled that cameras will be allowed in the attorney discipline proceedings of former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and one of his former deputies, despite objections from the pair that the cameras would hinder the proceedings.
Arizona mining museum in Phoenix closes
The Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum near the State Capitol has closed a month earlier than expected. As the building's overseer, the Arizona Historical Society had originally planned to shutter the museum at the end of the school year.
Arizona searching for Goldwater statue to put in Washington D.C.
The state is looking to buy something a little bit out of the ordinary a�� a statute of Barry Goldwater.
Groups address lag in Latino academic achievement by engaging parents
The American Dream Academy is one of a growing number of organizations trying to boost the academic achievement of Latinos by teaching parents the basics of the U.S. education system and how to prepare children for college. Both are foreign concepts to many in the Latino immigrant community.
