Arizona
Bomb-Maker Indicted
Prosecutors brought 42 counts of misconduct involving weapons Tuesday against Jeffrey Dennis Metcalf, of Mesa, Ariz., saying he had 42 homemade pipe bombs in his home, and materials to make 30 more.
Read moreJudge Lets Arizona’s Out-of-Date Voter Process Slide
Arizona Secretary of State Michelle Reagan will not have to change her office’s voter registration process – which three nonprofits claimed in a lawsuit last month is illegal – before the November election, according to a federal judge’s ruling.
Read moreNinth Circuit Finds Arizona Voting Laws Constitutional
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – Rejecting the Democratic Party’s claim that Arizona voting laws suppress minority voters, the Ninth Circuit on
Read moreBattle Over Public Access to Executions Rages On
The Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments Wednesday appealing the dismissal of a case that accused the Arizona Department of Corrections of concealing information about the state’s executions.
Read moreContract Molester
A federal jury convicted Levian D. Pacheco of 10 counts of sexual abuse of children who were awaiting deportation, while he was a “youth care worker” in Mesa, Arizona.
Read moreFormer Senator Jon Kyl Tapped as McCain Replacement
Former U.S. Senator Jon Kyl, once the second-highest ranking Republican in the Senate, will return to Capitol Hill to replace former Senator John McCain.
Read moreWashington Begins to Say Goodbye to Sen. John McCain
The powerful and unknown alike began gathering early Friday morning outside the U.S. Capitol to bid a final Washington farewell to the late U.S. Senator John McCain.
Read moreArizona Agrees to Make Amends to Disenfranchised Voters
About 300,000 potential voters in Arizona who weren’t offered a required chance to register to vote will get that chance, thanks to an agreement among state agencies and non-profit groups announced on Thursday.
Read moreRecord Turnout Despite Snafus in Arizona
Arizona voters are on track to elect their first woman senator in November, after a primary in which voters were turned away from numerous polling places in Phoenix because of problems with voting machines.
Read moreUS Senator John McCain, Dead at 81
U.S. Sen. John McCain, the senior Republican senator from Arizona and two-time presidential candidate who spent five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, died Saturday. He was 81.
Read moreDemocrats Hopeful About Chances in Arizona Primary
The race to replace U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican who announced his retirement an entire year before the election, has thrust Arizona to the forefront of national politics ahead of Tuesday’s primary.
Read moreACLU Sues Arizona Secretary of State Over Voter Rolls
Arizona’s secretary of state is systematically disenfranchising thousands of primarily low-income Hispanic voters by not using state driver’s license records to update voter registration rolls, according to a federal lawsuit filed Monday by three nonprofits.
Read moreEmployment Discrimination
An American Legion post and a gaming company sued Arizona in Maricopa County Court, for prohibiting them from hiring a quadriplegic woman to run a bingo game at the post, because the state claims her mobility aids are illegal and must be turned off.
Read moreWant Water? Arizona High Court Clears Way for Desert Housing Project
A proposed desert housing development opponents fear will drain the last free-flowing river in southern Arizona can move forward, as the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the developer has sufficiently proven it can provide a long-term water supply.
Read moreArizona County Still on the Hook for Sheriff’s Abuses
The Ninth Circuit ordered Maricopa County to enforce a federal court order addressing a broad array of sheriff’s office policies issued in the wake of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s conviction for contempt of court.
Read moreIllegal Raids Taint ICE’s Restaurant Owner Investigation
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shouldn’t have used employment records obtained in illegal raids as evidence in an investigation, the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday.
Read moreDrought Forces Emergency Measures for US West’s Wild Horses
Harsh drought conditions in parts of the American West are pushing wild horses to the brink and spurring extreme measures to protect them.
Read moreFlash Flood
A family that lost 10 members in a flash flood last year in a swimming hole in Tonto National Forest sued Arizona and Gila County this week for negligence and strict liability, in Maricopa County Court.
Read morePoll: Voters in 3 States Will ‘Send Message’ to Trump in Midterms
A plurality of voters in Florida, Ohio and Arizona say they intend to “send a message” that more Democrats are needed to keep President Donald Trump in check, according to an NBC News/Marist Poll released this week.
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