Former state Sen. Russell Pearce defended his SB 1070 immigration law before a highly partisan Senate subcommittee Tuesday on the eve of a U.S. Supreme Court hearing on the law.... Read more»
Arizona’s senators urged tribal leaders Thursday to move quickly on a proposed settlement of water-rights claims so they can push the bill through Congress before this session ends.... Read more»
Arizona, like most states, tends to initiate reforms after scandals. The state may need more good government laws: Arizona landed 27th with a grade of D+ and a numerical score of 68 in rankings by the State Integrity Investigation.... Read more»1
Rosemary Marquez’s nomination to a judgeship on the backlogged U.S. District Court for Arizona has languished nine months without a hearing, even as other nominees have breezed to confirmation.... Read more»
The Senate Judiciary Committee confirmed Arizona Supreme Court Justice Andrew Hurwitz’s nomination to a federal appeals court Thursday..... Read more»
All four candidates jockeying for Jon Kyl’s U.S. Senate seat – even the ones who spent years inside the Beltway – are campaigning as Washington outsiders.... Read more»
Take the Senate seat being left by Jon Kyl, add a long primary season with four attractive candidates, in a red state that could be in play in this presidential election year, and you have the elements for a costly, long and bruising election.... Read more»
Today on Buckmaster - We tackle the week’s top stories on the Reporter’s Roundtable with Mark B. Evans of TucsonCitizen.com and Dan Shearer of the Green Valley News. Next, it’s the Friday Focus with U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl.... Read more»
Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., urged doctors at an American Medical Association conference Tuesday to take their fight against looming cuts in physicians’ Medicare reimbursements to their elected officials in Congress.... Read more»
Sen. John McCain demanded Thursday that Congress approve a bill to swap thousands of acres of federal land and clear the way for a copper mine that could result in thousands of jobs in southeast Arizona. But opponents said the proposed Resolution Copper Co. mine at Oak Flat would destroy sacred tribal land.... Read more»3
Republican senators proposed a plan that would spare the U.S. military from nearly $500 billion in automatic spending cuts next January by reducing the federal workforce instead.... Read more»
Arizona Supreme Court Justice Andrew Hurwitz was subjected to only a few light questions Thursday as the Senate Judiciary Committee considered his nomination to a seat on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.... Read more»
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid postponed a procedural vote that would decide the fate of the Protect Intellectual Property Act or PIPA.... Read more»1
Richard Carmona shook hands and answered questions put by Democratic activists Wednesday night, as he made a low-key start to the sort of retail politics it’ll take to win the party’s nomination to run for the U.S. Senate. (with full video)... Read more»8
Richard Carmona, a former U.S. surgeon general who’s seeking the Democratic nomination for the Senate, was endorsed by all six of Tucson’s City Council members, his campaign said Tuesday.... Read more»1
What’s next now that the “super-committee” failed to get its job done? Plus, Dancing in the Streets.... Read more»
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