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A Phoenix businessman and a retired Tucson attorney filed paperwork Monday morning seeking to put an issue on the 2014 ballot constitutionally defining marriage in the state as between any "two persons.'

The expansion vote, which took place during a special state budget session last week, allows more Arizonans with low incomes to qualify for health insurance coverage.

Republican Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday signed a law expanding the state's Medicaid program to 300,000 more poor Arizonans following her victory over conservatives in her own party opposed to embracing a key part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

A tropical depression has formed off the coast of Belize and forecasters say it is expected to bring as much as five inches of rain to parts of Belize, Guatemala and northern Honduras.

Dee Dee Garcia Blase is the Foundress and immediate past Co-President of the National Tequila Party Movement which is a woman-led political movement that pushes for immigrant friendly policies and is a national Latino Get Out the Vote Effort motivating Latinos to vote for pro-immigrant politicians in 2012.

As the debate over illegal immigration continues in Washington, the flow of undocumented people coming into the country has shifted from Arizona to Texas.

Proponents of "equal marriage" want Arizona voters to decide if marriage should be defined as a union of two people, instead of one man and one woman.

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot on their own require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens.

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot on their own require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens.

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down an Arizona law requiring would-be voters to provide proof of citizenship.

The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday that Arizona cannot add to federal voter registration requirements by demanding proof of citizenship.

The Arizona Department of Transportation has a message for drivers who think they can recklessly drive head-on into a dust storm: "Pull Aside, Stay Alive."

The Arizona State Parks Board authorized eight Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Fund projects totaling $778,563 at the March 20, 2013 Parks Board meeting.

BRADENTON, Fla., Jan. 10, 2011 -- It was just about this time last Sunday night when I tuned into WFLA 970-AM here in Tampa Bay to hear George Noory and got Bill Cunningham instead.

The Arizona House passed an $8.8 billion state budget that includes Medicaid expansion early Thursday and puts Gov. Jan Brewer one Senate vote away from a huge political victory as she embraces a signature part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law.

By Matthew Waller Scripps Texas Newspapers Matthew Waller covers the Legislature for Scripps Newspapers and works in Austin.

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