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The Koch Industries ad aimed at the media.

The Koch Industries boycott is taking hold. Americans have begun to wonder just how much influence these guys have purchased. Now the Kochs are fighting back. Read more»

Immigration rights activists protest Arizona's SB 1070 immigration law outside Wrigley Field in Chicago, April 29.

Guest Opinion: At the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Commissioner Selig was pressured to move next year's game from Phoenix because of SB 1070. To his credit, he refused to accede, pointing out that moving the game wouldn't affect Arizona lawmakers. Read more» 1

Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard is asking Rep. Raul Grijalva to end his call for a boycott of the state over SB 1070. Read more» 1

Guest Opinion: An open letter to artists boycotting Arizona: By not performing in Arizona, artists are harming the very people and places that foster free speech and the open exchange of ideas that serve to counter the closed-mindedness recently displayed by the new law. Read more» 4

Hall & Oates perform on the finale of 'American Idol.'

Hall & Oates, the rock and soul duo popular in the '80s, will not perform in Phoenix because of Arizona's controversial new immigration law. Read more» 1

Arizona's strict immigration law get the nod from 51 percent of voters nationwide in a new survey, while 48 percent would like a similar law in their own state. Read more» 9

Thousands marched in Los Angeles on May 1 to protest Arizona's new immigration law.

L.A.'s city council voted to ban city travel to Arizona and future contracts with the state. During a morning-long debate on the resolution, council members compared Arizona’s action to Nazi Germany and the beginning of the Holocaust, said the LA Times. Read more»

The Alliance for Community Media is seeking to move its 2011 conference from Tucson in response to SB 1070. Read more»

Former Suns star Charles Barkley and Gov. Jan Brewer might not make for a great matchup on the boards, but what about in the war of words? Barkley is calling for professional sports to boycott Arizona because of SB 1070. Brewer penned an op-ed for ESPN saying a boycott is "the wrong play." Read more»

University of Arizona President Robert Shelton

Honor students are staying away from the University of Arizona in the wake of the state's new immigration law, according to a memo from President Robert Shelton. Read more»

U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva wants convention-goers to stay away from Arizona.

U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva says the rest of the country should boycott his home state of Arizona if a tough immigration law is signed by Gov. Jan Brewer. Read more»

Cesar Chavez in 1974.

The National Park Service is studying sites – including one in Arizona – for a possible national landmark or park in honor of labor leader Cesar Chavez. Read more»

Fledgling organization Boycott Anti-Gunners, or BAG, has started a database of gun-friendly and anti-gun establishments in Tucson. Read more» 1

Sen. Al Melvin, Rep. Frank Antenori, Rep. David Gowan and Rep. David Stevens, clockwise from top right.

Tucson-area state legislators Sen. Melvin and Reps. Antenori, Gowan and Stevens don't seem to be fans of the Star. They sent the paper a letter saying "The bias of the Arizona Daily Star editorial board makes a fair and balanced discussion impossible. As a result, we will no longer participate with the Star's editorial board." Read more» 6