Sen. Jeff Flake said he met with Rosemary Marquez and will review her writing, making supporters optimistic that the long-delayed judicial nominee will get a hearing after 19 months. Marquez has been nominated to the busy U.S. District Court in Arizona, which faces a crushing caseload, with more vacancies recently announced.... Read more»
A lawmaker wants to have another statewide vote on medical marijuana. A resolution by Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, would put the issue on the 2014 ballot. Kavanagh said there’s good cause to believe most Arizona voters no longer support the program.... Read more»
During his opening remarks Tuesday at a daylong conference on immigration and the economy, former President George W. Bush urged the nation’s leaders to debate immigration reform with compassion and kindness. “Not only do immigrants help build the economy, they invigorate our soul,” he said.... Read more»1
A new Republican plan dubbed the Achieve Act, offered by Sens. Jon Kyl of Arizona and Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas, would offer certain illegal immigrants legal status without granting citizenship. But several Latino groups see the new plan as a ploy to gain Latino votes.... Read more»
With the 113th Congress not seated until January, inaugural tickets requests are a particular challenge for Arizonans, who elected three new House members and one senator. Current lawmakers are trying to point people in the right direction or putting together waiting lists until Jan. 3.... Read more»
Despite increased talk about immigration reform ahead of the 113th U.S. Congress, which convenes in January, actions taken this week by lawmakers in Washington indicate that there is still considerable ground to cover before a deal is reached.... Read more»
Sen. Jon Kyl unveiled an immigration reform plan to let young immigrants, brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents, earn the right to stay in the U.S., without creating a path to citizenship.... Read more»
U.S. Rep Raul Grijalva, on his way to a sixth term with a win over GOP challenger Gabriela Mercer, said “the people of Arizona are essentially decent and good people.” While Democrats cheered loudly at the news of Obama’s reelection, while local Republicans booed and broke up their party early.... Read more»3
Arizona lawmakers fared poorly Wednesday on a new national scorecard that ranked all 535 members of the current Congress for their votes on a range of food and farm issues.... Read more»
Independent spending by political action committees has begun to flow into the Senate race between Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Mesa, and Democrat Richard Carmona. Most has come in the last 10 days, when FreedomWorks for America put more than $225,000 into the race.... Read more»
A bill that would have allocated $350 million for three drinking-water projects on the Hopi and Navajo reservations is nearly dead, according to sources on both sides of the proposal.... Read more»
Three squadrons of F-35s will be housed at Luke Air Force Base instead of in Tucson.... Read more»
U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake, Republican National Committeeman Bruce Ash, Ward 6 Councilman Steve Kozachik and newsman Jim Nintzel.... Read more»
Navajo lawmakers voted Thursday to reject a congressional plan to settle tribal water-right claims in the Little Colorado River basin, capping months of debate by the tribe.... Read more»
Politicians and activists react to the Supreme Court’s decision on SB 1070: President Obama, Gov. Brewer, Sens. McCain and Kyl, state legislators, candidates and more.... Read more»
U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl: “While we still want to fully review the Supreme Court’s decision, today’s ruling appears to validate a key component of Arizona’s immigration law, SB 1070.”... Read more»1
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