The debate between Democrat Ron Barber, Republican Jesse Kelly and Green Party candidate Charlie Manolakis broadcast Wednesday night might as well have been pre-scripted, in addition to being pretaped. But it might’ve made for a good drinking game.... Read more»
Brian Miller, who lost in the CD8 Republican primary, was elected chairman of the Pima County Republican Party on Saturday.... Read more»
Since the U.S. began accepting Iraqi refugees in 2007, nearly 4,000 have been resettled in Arizona. Many are professionals, trained in health care, computer science and engineering, but they often wind up in service jobs because their experience isn’t recognized, their English is inadequate and their understanding of U.S. culture is limited.... Read more»
As the Phoenix area’s crush of foreclosures has drawn national attention, routinely ranking that area among the most severely hit markets in the U.S., rural communities in Arizona have been quietly grappling with their own crisis.... Read more»
Scientists from across the western U.S. and northern Mexico spend three days in Tucson exchanging ideas for protecting some of the two nations’ most endangered rivers.... Read more»
Border Patrol buses loaded with undocumented immigrants are set to begin rolling into Texas from Arizona again this week. Under the Alien Transfer and Exit Program, the agency transports illegal border crossers caught in Arizona to the Texas border and deports them back to Mexico.... Read more»
Lacking the necessary 60 votes to quell a Republican filibuster, the Senate is putting off a vote on the DREAM Act, which the House passed Wednesday night.... Read more»
The House passed the DREAM Act on Wednesday night, a measure that would grant conditional residency to those brought to the U.S. before the age of 15 if they complete two years of college or military service.... Read more»1
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords announced her support for the DREAM Act on Wednesday, despite many pundits saying she might vote against the law. Giffords cited an expanded military recruiting pool as a factor in her support of the measure.... Read more»
Democratic lawmakers held a news conference with a group of patients denied organ transplants to demand a special session to reinstate the $1.4 million program. They blamed Gov. Brewer for keeping new organs out of the reach of those whose survival hangs in the balance.... Read more»2
The arguments against the DREAM Act have never been particularly persuasive. It’s hard to make a straight-faced argument against providing kids who lack immigration status through no fault of their own an opportunity to go to college or serve the country in the military.... Read more»2
Without the Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections, kids who get in trouble would lose help they can’t get from probation departments in their home counties, the agency’s director told lawmakers Monday.... Read more»
Army National Guard Sgt. First Class James E. Thode was killed Thursday in Sabari District in Afghanistan’s Khost Province during a roadside bombing, the Department of Defense said Saturday.... Read more»
Smart v. Stupid: Men and women who are now serving in the military have no cowardice about serving with gay men and lesbians. Gay men and lesbian women certainly harbor no cowardice – or even reluctance – about serving. The only cowards in the room seem to be John McCain and his party.... Read more»4
Congress is set to consider the DREAM Act in the lame duck session. The bill would provide legal status to undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children provided they meet strict conditions. The bill, supported across the political spectrum, promotes hard work and the notion that you can be successful no matter where you were born or who your parents are.... Read more»
The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission on Thursday put off voting on a proposed rule change that would require publicly financed candidates to return or purchase fixed assets such as laptops, printers and cameras.... Read more»
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