Marijuana Legalization Group Plans to Target AZ Next
Same organization that aided successful effort to legalize the drug in CO hopes to use same method here.
Petition Deadlines This Week for AZ Referendum Proposals
One would refer Medicaid expansion to 2014 ballot; others would refer school bond limit increase, election changes.
AZ Week: Here Comes Obamacare
Debate over it continues raging, even as insurers, doctors, businesses prepare for enrollments come October.AZ Research Ranch Showcases Local Grasslands
Hundreds of native plants, animals depend on these diverse ecosystems; visitors allowed on limited basis.
Tough Crowd at McCain's Town Halls in Phoenix, Tucson
AZ senator spoke Thurs about US intervention in Syria; crowd repeatedly disrupted him, some walked out.
AZ Has More Mixed Race Marriages Than Most States
9% in state, compared with 7% nationally; growth in numbers attributed to increase in foreign-born populace.
NPR: Are Speeded-Up Immigration Cases Working?
Quick trials, followed by sentence and deportation, aim to cut repeat illegal crossings; Senate's bill calls for more.
Pima County, UA Working to Eradicate Invasive Bullfrogs
Species has been threatening native frogs, toads, wildlife in central Tucson restoration area.
AZ Delegation Members: One No, Others Undecided on Syria
Grijalva opposes military attack; other House members and Flake waiting; McCain gives qualified yes.
AZ Week: Municipalities Rebounding, Cautiously
Mayors, other officials express optimism as they leave depths of recession behind, including big budget cuts.
Grijalva Says No Child Left Behind Has Been Unsuccessful
US rep. held education town hall Tuesday, expressed program hasn't helped close achievement gap.
Report: Arizona’s Cancer Rate Below US Average
Annual diagnoses in state total 27,000, 14% lower than nationally; 10,000 Arizonans die of cancer yearly.
Scottsdale Legislator May Run for Secretary of State
GOP's Michele Reagan announces possibility of nomination for 2014 election cycle.
Border Patrol Uses Eminent Domain for Land to Build Security Tower
US attorney says public purpose for property taken is to ensure agency is able to properly secure border.
UPDATED: McCain, Flake Hold Mesa Town Hall on Immigration
They helped get it through U.S. Senate; now stalled in House, where Republicans say it has little chance.
