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Arizona investigating angry email sent lawmakers

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:50:27 -0400

PHOENIX - Arizona's bitter debate over a signature part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul has sparked an investigation into lawmakers' safety after at least nine legislators received a threatening email over Gov. Jan Brewer's push to expand Medicaid access.

Brewer vetoes 5 bills in latest budget standoff

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:17:53 -0400

PHOENIX - Gov. Jan Brewer sent lawmakers a message Thursday: Don't mess with me.

GOP Ariz. rep. who supports Medicaid is threatened

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:58:38 -0400

PHOENIX - A Republican member of the Arizona House who supports GOP Gov. Jan Brewer's push to expand Medicaid received an obscene and threatening voicemail at her office, a sign that the rancorous debate over embracing a signature component of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in the state is far from over.

Murdock: Illegal aliens' jail release still poses...

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:51:13 -0400

NEW YORK - By DEROY MURDOCK

Arizona Senate advances bills for religious groups

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:43:19 -0400

PHOENIX - A little religion could soon go a long way in avoiding unpopular government mandates.

Court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:02:19 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal court Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy absent a medical emergency.

Brewer bill signing halt stays after vote

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:02:18 -0400

PHOENIX - Gov. Jan Brewer is refusing to begin signing bills passed by the Legislature again even though the Arizona Senate has passed a budget that includes the Medicaid expansion she's demanding in return for her signature, her spokesman said.

Brewer wrestled with decision on Medicaid proposal

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:23:11 -0400

PHOENIX - The weekend before Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer made her State of the State address in January, she practiced two versions of her speech: One with a Medicaid expansion in it and one without it.

Judge lets Ariz. immigrant license policy stand

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:12:26 -0400

PHOENIX - A judge on Thursday refused to halt Gov. Jan Brewer's order that denies driver's licenses for young immigrants in Arizona who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under an Obama administration policy.

Arizona Senate vote expected on Medicaid expansion

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:25:13 -0400

PHOENIX - A historic vote on whether to embrace a signature part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is expected in the Arizona Senate.

Gov. Brewer to attend 4th Medicaid Rally

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:16:14 -0400

PHOENIX - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is planning to attend a rally at the Capitol this week designed to pressure lawmakers into approving her plan to expand Medicaid.

Gov. Brewer to attend 4th Medicaid Rally

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:13:04 -0400

PHOENIX - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is planning to attend a rally at the Capitol this week designed to pressure lawmakers into approving her plan to expand Medicaid.

Speaker Tobin key to Medicaid expansion deal

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:44:51 -0400

PHOENIX - Gov. Jan Brewer's proposal to expand the state's Medicaid program to 300,000 more poor Arizonans may pass or fail based on just one person in the Legislature: Republican House Speaker Andy Tobin.

Arizona public schools wait for budget answers

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:51:29 -0400

PHOENIX - Andrew Smith knows he has to pay the math teachers. But Smith, superintendent of the Antelope Union High School District in Yuma County, is torn over whether he will be able to also fund field trips, after-school tutoring, roof repairs, school buses and support staff.

Brewer cites tragic coincidence of DPS fatality

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:32:34 -0400

PHOENIX - Gov. Jan Brewer said Tuesday it was a tragic coincidence that a state Department of Public Safety officer was killed in a traffic accident on the same day that she and other Arizonans gathered at memorials for fallen law enforcement officers.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer thinks Arias is guilty

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:11:32 -0400

PHOENIX - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has weighed in on the Jodi Arias case as a Phoenix jury deliberates the fate of the young Northern California woman charged with killing her lover.

Phoenix gun buybacks set before law forces sales

Sat, 04 May 2013 18:44:21 -0400

PHOENIX - Just days after Gov. Jan Brewer signed a law designed to hinder police participation in gun buyback events, the city of Phoenix on Saturday held the first of three buybacks that organizers are calling the largest effort of its kind in the state's history.

Brewer signs bill on foster kids' immunizations

Thu, 02 May 2013 21:23:49 -0400

PHOENIX - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill Thursday allowing Arizonans to become foster parents even if their own children haven't been immunized, while also advising state officials to exercise caution when placing children in those homes.

Brewer signs bill weakening 'Resign to Run' law

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:39:08 -0400

PHOENIX - Arizona elected officials will soon be able to test their aptitude for higher office without risking unemployment.

Ariz. lawmakers slow work as big 3 issues remain

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:16:16 -0400

PHOENIX - The Arizona Legislature has gone from the fast track to stuck in the mud as lawmakers have become bogged down by the three key issues: Medicaid, sale taxes and the state budget.

Bill making gold legal tender sent to Brewer

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:49:23 -0400

PHOENIX - Arizona is returning to its gold rush roots with a bill that would make precious metals legal currency.