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Doctor: No change in Rep. Giffords condition overnight
One of the doctors treating Arizona U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords says there was no change in her condition overnight.
Congresswoman’s intern stanched blood from gunshot
A 20-year-old intern to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said Sunday he used his hands to apply pressure to a gunshot wound to her head while holding her in his lap. A 61-year-old Tucson woman grabbed the magazine from the gunman, and two men tackled him.
UA testing invisible border security system
A new security system that uses buried fiber-optic cables to detect illegal border crossers or drug smugglers is being tested by the University of Arizona's engineering college.
Huppenthal would seek to restrict ethnic studies at UofA
Sen. John Huppenthal intends to take his fight against ethnic studies programs to the University of Arizona if he is elected state superintendent of public instruction.
Jorge Luis Garcia: Keep Legislature away from Commission’s solar power authority
Jorge Luis Garcia says he’s bit worried that he is a Tucson state senator who has little name recognition in the Phoenix area, where most of the state’s votes are found.
Arizona’s student loan default rate tops nation; University of Phoenix key factor
A U.S. Department of Education report lists Arizona as having the nation’s highest rate of student loan defaults, but where the state really stands comes down to how you view the numbers.
Board of Regents approves reducing AIMS scholarship
The Arizona Board of Regents voted 9-1 to scale back the state AIMS scholarship, approving a proposal that would implement stricter academic standards for eligibility and cut the award from 100 percent to 25 percent of tuition.
Brewer touts new law streamlining process of transferring college credit
Gov. Jan Brewer, who is seeking election to a full term, visited ASU’s West campus Wednesday to hold a ceremonial signing for a law that took effect earlier this year, which aims to eliminate confusion on campus by requiring common course numbers for all 100- and 200-level classes. It applies to all public universities and community colleges.
Moving All-Star game would perpetuate unfair boycott
At the Major League Baseball All-Star game on July 13, Commissioner Bud Selig was heavily pressured to move next year’s game from Phoenix because of Arizona’s immigration law.
Watchdog group questions state universities’ spending
Arizona's three state universities spend too much on administrative costs, driving up the price of a college education, the Phoenix-based Goldwater Institute said in a study released Tuesday.
AHCCCS director says health care math doesn’t add up
Tom Betlach calls himself a “numbers geek,” which is a really good thing considering he’s in charge of managing Arizona’s Medicaid system while the state’s finances are in the gutter and while the federal government is requiring an even larger investment in health care.
Bill would require colleges to publish scholarship criteria
When Derek Davis' daughter applied to Arizona State University, she was told that she wasn't eligible for the university's most lucrative merit-based scholarship because she had been homeschooled.
