GOP defections kill bill to change recall elections

PHOENIX - A plan to revamp the state's recall laws for all future elections fell apart Thursday when some Republican senators broke party ranks.

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GOP legislators vote to alter guidelines to recall elections

PHOENIX - Hoping to avoid another ouster of one of their own, Republican legislators on Thursday voted to change the rules for recall elections.

Court to weigh validity of voter-OK'd no-bail rule

PHOENIX - A federal appeals court will hear arguments Friday on whether Arizona voters have the right to deny bail to illegal immigrants charged with serious crimes.

Grijalva y Barber van contra Saucedo y McSally

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Grijalva y Barber van contra Saucedo y McSally

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Grijalva y Barber van contra Saucedo y McSally

El congresista Ron Barber agradeció el apoyo de su esposa Nancy la noche en que celebraron el triunfo de Barber en la elección primaria demócrata, el 28 de Agosto.

Grijalva y Barber van contra Saucedo y McSally

La candidata republicana al Distrito Congresional 2 es Martha McSally (der.). En esta imagen recibe un abrazo de Cindy Robinson, quien la conoció en la Fuerza Aérea.

Grijalva y Barber van contra Saucedo y McSally

Raúl Grijalva llegó al Congreso por primera vez en 2002.

Fitz Blog:Primary round-up

The Primary is over and the herd has been thinned. It's time for a round-up.

Pearce loses comeback bid; in Pinal, Babeu is GOP pick

PHOENIX - A former Arizona legislator known nationally for championing recent laws against illegal immigration failed as he attempted a political comeback in Tuesday's primary election.

Grijalva y Barber van contra Saucedo y McSally

El congresista Raúl Grijalva enfrentará a Gabriela Saucedo Mercer en la Elecciones General de Noviembre para el nuevo Distrito Congresional 3 (CD 3, por sus siglas en inglés), decidieron los votantes el Martes 28 de Agosto.

Pearce loses bid to return to Arizona Legislature

PHOENIX — Russell Pearce, a former Arizona legislator known nationally for championing recent laws against illegal immigration, lost as he attempted a political comeback in Tuesday’s primary election.

Group supporting vouchers backs Democrat Garcia

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Group supporting vouchers backs Democrat Garcia

Maria Garcia

Group supporting vouchers backs Democrat Garcia

A national organization that champions school vouchers has pumped nearly $70,000 into Arizona legislative primary races this year, with Tucson Democrat Maria Garcia getting the largest share for her Senate campaign.

Fitz Blog:Original draft of Brewer's Executive Order

EXECUTIVE ORDER 2012-06

Desde Tucsón: La defensa de los estudios chicanos al estilo americano

En este verano de descontento, aún les quedan esperanzas a los defensores de los Estudios Mexicoamericanos, los cuales fueron prohibidos en el Tucson Unified School District.

Pearce apologizes for Colo. shooting comments

MESA — A former Arizona legislator is apologizing for saying somebody in the Aurora, Colo., theater should been armed and prepared to stop the shooter.

Police: Enforcement of SB 1070 could spur a flurry of lawsuits

Police agencies that would enforce the most controversial part of Arizona's 2010 immigration law are expected to get squeezed by legal challenges if the U.S. Supreme Court upholds the law in the coming days.