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Glendale considers its options

The Glendale City Council held a workshop on Tuesday to figure out what to do if the city's voters reject a sales tax hike.

Emergency challenge to SB 1070 denied

The legal battle over the fate of Arizona's immigration law, SB 1070, continues.

Glendale council to vote on continuing casino lawsuit

The Glendale City Council will vote Tuesday night on whether to continue the city’s legal fight against a proposed casino nearby.

Arizona Secretary of State accuses nine people of double voting in 2008

Arizona’s Secretary of State marked National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday by announcing outreach efforts and alleged voter fraud.

Two-day international border trade meeting in Tempe

High-ranking policy makers and business leaders from both sides of the United States-Mexico border are meeting in Tempe to discuss the next steps for the binational relationship.

City of Glendale warns of drastic budget cuts

The City of Glendale is threatening up to 20 million dollars in cuts if voters approve a ballot initiative that would roll back a tax hike.

With the paper mill gone, what's next for Snowflake?

What do you do when a community’s largest private employer shuts down? That’s the question facing two Arizona towns with the closure of the paper mill that has provided hundreds of jobs for the last five decades.

Report: Majority of Mexican prisons controlled by gangs

A new report suggests that gangs control about sixty percent of Mexico’s prisons.

Owners of Phoenix New Times, Village Voice to sell off newspapers

The owners of Phoenix-based Village Voice Media are selling their newspaper holdings, but hanging on to a controversial classified website.

Snowflake paper mill closure will cost hundreds of jobs

The largest private employer in the Northern Arizona town of Snowflake is closing. The town’s paper mill has been in operation for more than 50 years.

Arizona median household income drops 3 percent between 2010-11

The U.S. Census Bureau says the median household income nationwide dropped 1.3 percent between 2010 and 2011. In Arizona, the decline was 2.9 percent.

Increasing Native American voter turnout

The National Congress of American Indians has scheduled a week of voter education and registration events starting Monday to boost turnout for the November sixth general election.

Grand Canyon University goes east

Grand Canyon announced plans to establish a new school on the East Coast for at least 500 students in the fall of 2014.

Suns' Frye likely out for season

Phoenix Suns forward Channing Frye says he’s trying to make the best out of a bad situation.

New name on ballot for Cochise County Sheriff

Republicans in Cochise County have picked a retired commander to take Shreiff Larry Dever's spot on the November ballot.

Without matching funds, fewer candidates using Clean Elections

For the first time since Arizona’s Clean Elections system went into effect more than a decade ago, participating candidates this year know if they get outspent by their privately funded opponent, they will not get additional money to make up the difference.