Our freedoms will die with a whimper, not a bang

It will not be with guns. If ever tyranny overtakes this land of the sometimes free and home of the intermittently brave, it probably won't, contrary to the fever dreams of gun-rights extremists, involve jackbooted government thugs rappelling down from black helicopters. Rather, it will invo…

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Teachers are heroes who serve and protect

Show your birth certificate before using that restroom

PHOENIX - If you think you might need to use a public restroom while you're out and about, you might want to make sure you have your birth certificate handy.

3 privacy-protection bills advance in Arizona Legislature

PHOENIX - A trio of bills aimed at protecting the privacy of Arizonans' reading habits, their gambling gains and government records about them moved a step closer to being approved Monday.

Panel OKs requiring warrant before drones gather evidence

PHOENIX - State lawmakers on Wednesday gave the first clearance to a measure designed to require police to get search warrants before they use drones to gather evidence.

AZ bills would limit use of drones

PHOENIX - Fearing new intrusions into privacy, two state legislators are moving to restrict how aerial drones can be used in the skies over Arizona.

US urged to open its skies to drones

WASHINGTON - More than a third of Americans worry their privacy will suffer if drones like those used to spy on U.S. enemies overseas become the latest police tool for tracking suspected criminals at home, according to an Associated Press-National Constitution Center poll.