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Bill requiring landlords to disclose foreclosures advances

Arizona landlords may soon have to tell tenants when their property enters foreclosure.

U.S. Marshals, local law enforcement crack down on outstanding warrants

A three-day law enforcement operation in central and southern Arizona has led to more than three dozen arrests.

Changes to remedial education aim to keep students on track and in school

Teaching Arizona’s students is a challenge at every grade level, but perhaps especially so in the nation’s largest community college system. Of recent high school graduates coming into the Maricopa Community Colleges, 40 percent can’t read at a college level, and 30 percent can’t write at a college level.

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County attorneys challenge Brewer over medical marijuana law

All but two of Arizona's county attorneys have signed a letter to Governor Jan Brewer asking her to stop the licensing of medical marijuana patients and dispensaries. They say it's too dangerous for the state to run a program that violates federal law.

County pushes for whooping cough vaccinations after first infant death since 2009

Maricopa County Public Health has announced the first recorded death of an infant from whooping cough since 2009.

Department of Education allegedly investigating Maricopa Community Colleges

The U.S. Education Department has requested information from the Maricopa County Community College District, and a civil rights organization says the District’s practices are under investigation.

Breaking Wood Burning Habit during 'No Burn Days'

The Maricopa County Air Quality Department has issued 39 notices so far this year to people who’ve violated the county’s ‘No Burn Day’ ordinance. It’s against the law to use a wood burning fi

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