Salmon outspends Adams in CD5

Kirk Adams buttressed his campaign contributions with an $88,000 loan to give him the lead in fundraising for this reporting period over Matt Salmon, but the former House Speaker still couldn’t match Salmon’s contributions from individuals and political committees or his own spending.

Paton stepped up spending, but still outraised by Kirkpatrick

Campaign finance reports released Thursday show former U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick continuing her fundraising dominance in the race to represent Arizona’s 1st Congressional District.

New U.S. Attorney disqualifies himself from Arpaio case

John Leonardo, the new U.S. Attorney for Arizona, has disqualified himself from any criminal investigations of Sheriff Joe Arpaio or the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

Court blocks law targeting Planned Parenthood’s funding

A U.S. District Court has temporarily blocked Arizona from implementing a new law that prohibits public funds from going to Planned Parenthood.

The law bars the state from contracting with or making a grant to any entity that performs an abortion or maintains an abortion facility.

Arizona granted No Child Left Behind waivers

Six more states and the District of Columbia have been granted waivers from key provisions of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law.

Phoenix Diocese supports birth control lawsuits

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix says it welcomes lawsuits filed by other Catholic dioceses and various Catholic organizations to challenge a federal mandate for health plan coverage for birth control.

Federal government attempting to halt development in Cochise County

Nearly two decades of simmering conflict over water resources in Cochise County reached an explosive climax recently when bureaucrats with the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued an unprecedented and stunning ultimatum to the state of Arizona: Stop development near the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA).

Supreme Court hints at upholding parts of AZ immigration law

Kagan’s recusal creates possibility of tie vote

The last oral argument of the U.S. Supreme Court’s term was an explosive one, as the justices considered whether SB1070 is preempted by federal law.

Committee gives preliminary OK to bill toughening penalties for border tunnels

Citing the high number of cross–border tunnels that pop up in Arizona and California, a House committee Tuesday passed a bill toughening laws against the use of tunnels for smuggling underneath the U.S.-Mexico border.

Appeals court overturns embezzlement convictions of former Renzi associate

A federal appeals panel Monday overturned the embezzlement convictions of an associate of former Rep. Rick Renzi, the Arizona congressman indicted in 2008 on 48 counts of fraud, conspiracy and other charges.

Horne joins other GOP attorneys general blasting federal ‘overreach’

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne joined other attorneys general Monday to criticize the Obama administration’s “unprecedented” overreach of federal authority that they said have led to a torrent of lawsuits over immigration, voting rights, health care and more.

‘Parent empowerment’ bill has roots in Democratic, Republican circles

The Goldwater Institute looked to a group of community organizers and Democratic operatives for inspiration for its latest school choice idea.

The institute helped draft and is advocating for SB1204, which would allow parents of students attending failing schools to close down the school, convert it to a charter school or remove the principal.