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For Mexican workers, journey to Arizona fields an epic one
The sun won’t come up for another few hours, but Miguel Gonzalez’s day began not long after midnight, when he made his lunch and then made his way to the port of entry here with other residents of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora.
Police: AZ beheading tied to Mexican drug cartel
A police report, citing Border Patrol intelligence, states that Martin Alejandro Cota-Monroy stole 400 pounds of marijuana and some meth from the PEI-Estatales/El Chapo drug trafficking organization, shortly before he was bludgeoned, stabbed and then decapitated in a suburban Phoenix apartment last October — a gruesome killing that police say was meant to send a message that anyone who betrays t[...]
Ariz. House to consider bills on concealed weapons
A bill to ease the state's regulation of concealed weapons permits is scheduled to be considered by the Arizona House on Thursday.
Baja Arizona? Annoyed with Legislature, group wants Pima County to form new state
Pima County politicians have joked about the idea of political separation from more-conservative Maricopa County for decades. But the Legislature’s recent moves on topics including immigration caused some to stop laughing and form a political committee advocating that this county of more than 1 million people leave Arizona and create a new state.
Saving Sunset Crater from Hollywood
In the 1920s, a Hollywood director wanted to blow up the side of Sunset Crater for a movie avalanche scene. Flagstaff residents immediately objected.
Senate OKs bill on seizing federal property
The Arizona Senate has approved a bill to give the state legal authority to go to court to take ownership of land owned by the federal government.
Senate approves bill to dump clean elections
The Arizona Senate wants voters to decide whether to bar the use of public money for candidates' campaigns.
Arizona House approves 2 abortion bills
The Arizona House has given preliminary approval to two bills that would impact the state's largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood Arizona.
Arizona House to consider abortion bills Monday
Two bills scheduled to be considered Monday by the Arizona House would impact the state's largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood Arizona.
Phoenix protesters in support of Wisconsin workers
A few hundred protesters gathered in Phoenix to support Wisconsin workers protesting their governor's proposal to limit union rights.
Arizona reports significant gain in state revenue
Legislative budget analysts report what they say is clearly a significant development in Arizona's economic recovery.
Early attacks on judicial merit selection dwindle to a few
A vigorous assault this year on the way Arizona chooses its judges has subsided to a handful of ballot measures and bills that have made their way through the Senate, but this year, the effort has more momentum than in past legislatures.
