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 pre-taped. But it would’ve made for a good drinking game.... Read more»
Gov. Jan Brewer filed an expedited appeal Thursday, seeking to reverse a federal judge’s injunction against Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law.... Read more»1
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter won’t thunder through Tucson skies any time soon. Luke Air Force Base in Glendale was chosen over Tucson International Airport as the preferred training base for for the new jet.... Read more»
The Yuma office of Rep. Raúl Grijalva is closed Thursday after it was vandalized. A shattered window and bullet inside the office.... Read more»
El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles is the top law enforcement official in one of America’s safest big cities: El Paso has seen just one murder this year. Yet just across the city’s and the nation’s border, in Juárez, more than 6,000 people have been murdered since 2008.... Read more»
Like to buy a nice new airport? No? How about a railway network or a power station? Well then, wouldn’t you like to have a bus company, or a harbor, or a television service or a chain of post offices? Any one of these properties could be yours; all reasonable offers considered. They are slated to come under the auctioneer’s hammer in a fire sale of national assets in Ireland.... Read more»
In a memo released on Tuesday, a Senate subcommittee disclosed that it has “obtained information suggesting that 4,900 to 6,600 graves may be unmarked, improperly marked, or mislabeled” on the maps at the historic Arlington National Cemetery.... Read more»
Ora Mae Harn, who served on the Marana Town Council from 1985-2001 and was twice elected mayor, died Wednesday night at age 77.... Read more»
U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents with mental disabilities have been mistakenly deported because they were unable to effectively defend themselves, according to a study released by the American Civil Liberties Union and the non-profit Human Rights Watch.... Read more»
In the heart of the Mexican capital a crowd of 100 activists stood silently outside the imperious American Embassy on Wednesday waiting for a judicial decision 1,800 miles away in Phoenix. When news was announced that Judge Susan Bolton had blocked the Arizona law’s most controversial provisions, the crowd burst into applause.... Read more»
Opponents of SB 1070 gathered Wednesday night at the Arizona Regional Office Complex downtown to peacefully protest the immigration law during an overnight vigil.... Read more»
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to boost spending on border security by $701 million. The Senate stripped the border enforcement money from a war spending bill last Thursday.... Read more»
Hayworth attacks the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 for potentially costing U.S. taxpayers $2.6 trillion and “rewarding illegal aliens with Social Security and Medicare benefits.” The first claim is misleading, and the second is wrong.... Read more»
SB 1070 will not take effect Thursday after a federal judge blocked the new law • Rep. Raúl Grijalva backed off calls for a boycott of Arizona • Police say decision doesn’t change immigration enforcement much... Read more»1
Controversial SB 1070 provisions blocked by judge • Drug violence is pushing some Sonorans to move across the border • Climate change may increase immigration... Read more»
The primary race to decide the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate hasn’t changed much in the past month, a new poll says. 47 percent of “likely voters” are undecided, up from 46 percent a month ago.... Read more»
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