[You don't think if it was Thomas's kid there would even have been a first trial do you?] Deputy County Attorney Jennifer Green painted Bishara as a liar during her own trial, but defended her truthfulness to the jury in Al-Tarrah's trial
Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano is insisting that the Republican-led Legislature act on a comprehensive immigration package acceptable to her in conjunction with approval of the next state budget. The linkage was a bow to the reality that the budget
With a big assist from mall developers, national companies holding contracts at City Hall and home builders, the campaign has raked in about $455,850 - at least $334,150 of it from outside the city limits.
A video titled "Follow The Money" along with other information related to the May 16th Pima County Regional Transportation Special Elections has recently been posted to the Pima County Libertarian P
A posse of 100 volunteers and sheriff's deputies will patrol the Phoenix area and arrest any illegal immigrants, the county sheriff said. Volunteers will be drawn from the department's 3,000-member posse, whose members are trained and are oft
The race between US Sen. John Kyl (R-AZ) and Democrat Jim Pederson is about to get more crowded. Former state senator John Verkamp, who served 10 years as a Republican, has switched to the Democratic party and plans to run on an anti-war platform.
Seniors are starting to get the AIMS test results, and for some the news is grim: The Arizona Department of Education estimates 5,000 seniors who earn enough credits to graduate will not get a diploma because of AIMS.
He is a graduate of the school of business and economics of the Monterrey Institute of Technology in Monterrey, Mexico. Then he got an MBA at the Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City, and Masters in Economics from George Mason University. H
[Amazing how they always just happen to come up one vote short.] The Republican-led Arizona Senate narrowly voted against overriding Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano's veto of a bill that would have prohibited the imposition of firearms restricti
Commercial laundry workers and union members plan to warn patrons Thursday at two upscale restaurants that their tablecloths and napkins may have been washed or stored with linen tainted by feces and blood.
Although health experts say there is no
The U.S. Border Patrol on Tuesday confirmed that its Predator 2 unmanned drone aircraft crashed outside of the artsy town of Tubac.
The drone, which cost $6.5 million, lost contact with flight specialists at 2:49 a.m., said Michael Friel, a U.S. C
Voters Want to Tighten Border Security but Favor Allowing Illegal Immigrants to Stay and Earn Citizenship. Recent marches to protest immigration legislation appear to have backfired against demonstrators.
Gov. Janet Napolitano on Tuesday continued her string of vetoes of abortion bills, rejecting a measure to spell out processes for judges to use when girls request permission to skip getting parental consent.
A 2000 state law generally requires a m
"If I have to protect my family in my home or car, I don't want to have to go broke proving my innocence," Patrick Mehall of Tucson wrote in an e-mail to Napolitano.
The April 17th Arizona Republic headline “Cheap Parking May Hurt Light Rail,” has ominous overtones. It shows that the Phoenix central planners are already scheming to insure the “success” of the train
Earlier this year she (Napolitano) proposed a one-year 22% budget expansion to $10.1 billion from $8.2 billion—with the goodies spread far and wide across the government and especially to the teachers unions.
The most complete look yet at the cost of Cardinals Stadium puts an impressive price tag on the state-of-the-art venue: $455 million.
The Arizona Cardinals will pick up at least $147 million, and the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority will spend
The question kept rolling through my mind in the days after Tempe political kingpin Harry Mitchell declared his candidacy for Congress.
Mitchell is challenging the sharply listing, Jack Abramoff-stained Republican J.D. Hayworth for the 5th Congres
Gov. Janet Napolitano vetoed a bill Monday that would have criminalized the presence of illegal immigrants in Arizona, citing opposition from police agencies that want immigration arrests to remain the responsibility of the federal government.
The
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Harris, a Scottsdale businessman who joined the race this year. Harris' black Mercedes, identifiable by its "I Like Mike" bumper sticker and Pepperdine alumni license plate frame with New Mexico p
A bill banning speed cameras on all state freeways may not survive this legislative session as lawmakers focus on the state budget before they adjourn in the next few weeks. Rep. Bob Robson, R-Chandler, said he hasn't decided whether to put Senat
The impact of Monday's march reverberated throughout the day on construction sites, in restaurants, at carwashes, hotels and resorts, the many Valley businesses that rely on immigrant labor. From fast-food restaurants in Gilbert to manufacturing
A crowd of more than 100,000 marched and rallied Monday in Phoenix in support of legalization for millions of undocumented immigrants, exceeding organizers' expectations and adding momentum to the nationwide movement that included similar
The 18 year old son of a top Arizona politician and an older teenager pleaded guilty to using a broom handle to [anally sodomize] haze 18 young boys at a youth leadership camp in Prescott last summer.
Controversial speed cameras on Scottsdale's slice of Loop 101 are expected to face a crucial test on the [Arizona] House floor this week. Could decide if cameras would be banned from all state freeways, including Loop 101, as early as Dec. 31.
Researchers have identified a genetic cause for epilepsy, which could lead to the development of medicines to treat epilepsy and autism. A mutated gene causes an epileptic disorder in Old Order Amish children in Pennsylvania. All of the affected chil
"This county's own paid experts, own paid consultants have been telling this county for 5 and 6 years that there are serious and lethal problems in Joe Arpaio's jails. This jury now shouts [another $9 million] from this roof that they ag
Arizona authorities have issued a warrant on drug-related charges for a couple who were among a family of 6 rescued from a snowbound motor home this week. "We [had] let them go because they expressed an interest in working with law enforcement,*
[crude language and adult situation warning] Firefighters! You gotta love 'em. They save lives, they put out fires, they make a nice pot of chili. And one of them tried to bone a sheep, too.
"Under terms of the deal, Budweiser ...will serve as the exclusive alcohol sponsors of the NFL team, and the brands will have a major presence in the new Cardinals Stadium through 2010." [Meth head Mrs. McCain is the CEO distributor.]