Governor Jan Brewer's decision to call lawmakers into a special session to finish the state budget and approve Medicaid expansion has deepened the divide within the Republican party. It has also brightened the line that separates supporters and opponents of the expansion.
Recently retired Sen. Jon Kyl, who was one of the leaders in the push for immigration reform in 2007, says the bipartisan "Gang of Eight" is in a much better position to pass reform this year.
The high heat is a signal that monsoon season is not far off. It begins, officially, on Saturday and one aspect of it you may prefer to avoid comes with a buzz.
Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Luis port of entry had to hit another gear this week when a pregnant woman trying to cross into the United States went into labor.
A federal jury convicted former U.S. Representative Rick Renzi on Tuesday of corruption charges. Renzi was charged with 32 felony counts of wire fraud, conspiracy and extortion.
Members of
the Arizona House of Representatives expected to be off work until Thursday—until
Governor Jan Brewer decided to call them into special session last night.
The federal government has granted an Arizona tribe the right
to build a road to the Grand Canyon Skywalk. It is the latest in an ongoing scuffle over access to the tourist destination.
Arizona's monsoon season gets underway
Saturday. State transportation officials are urging drivers to be
cautious during the summer storms, by reintroducing their dust storm awareness
campaign.
More Arizona kids are
getting free summer meals to help their families stretch food dollars,
according to a new report from the Food Research and ActionCenter.
In dozens of interviews with caseworkers, lawyers and family court
judges, journalist Seth Wessler said he perceived a sort of bias against placing
children in Mexico.
One of the most controversial issues in the state legislature continues to mystify lawmakers. Governor Jan Brewer’s Medicaid expansion bill did not receive enough support from members of her own party to advance in the House for a final vote.
Nearly one in four immigrants deported from the United States between
July 2010 and September 2012 has a child who is a U.S. citizen,
according to the online journal Colorlines. That's more than 200,000 people.
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