Arizona Government News

On September 30, 2009, a new law took effect in Arizona making it more difficult for patients to bring medical malpractice claims against ER doctors and others providing emergency medical treatment.

Your source for breaking news on the state Capitol and Arizona politics. Time to dust off the constitution? The 95th Arizona Town Hall wrapped three days of work with a feisty debate on a radical idea: Call a constitutional convention to rewrite parts of the Arizona Constitution.

An 85-foot blue spruce soon will embark on a long journey from the mountains of northeastern Arizona to Washington, D.C., to stand as the Capitol Christmas tree.

If you haven't gotten your IRS refund yet, you could be on the list of 3,237 Arizonans awaiting checks worth $3,805,414. The IRS released the list Thursday, and you can look for your name in the search tool below.

Arizona's governor is going to run for a full term in next year's elections, according to an associate of the Republican leader.

The citizens of Arizona should always have the right to spend their own money to get access to lawful health services.

Arizona's legislative Republicans, who currently control and mismanage the agenda at the legislature, have formed several 'ad hoc committees' during the off season at the Capitol.

The Obama administration will enter the politically tricky immigration arena, courtesy of the Supreme Court.

Gambling that Arizona lawmakers will approve its funding in time, the state tax collection agency is shelving plans to lay off more than half its staff early this month.

PRESCOTT a ' For Steve Pierce, being a rancher means making tough choices based on what nature hands you.

A man who fled after he allegedly hit his daughter and another woman in a Peoria parking lot is back in the Valley Saturday.

A series of investigative reports published by the Arizona Republic and the East Valley Tribune have scrutinized the organizations distributing funds to private schools participating in the state's tax-credit scholarship programs and found them lacking in accountability.

Arizonans have been told for months now that the state jobless rate is hovering in the low 9 percent range.

Authorities say a Green Valley woman survived two days of frigid temperatures at the bottom of a 300-foot embankment following a rollover crash that killed her husband.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona says "Get the facts, not the flu," in a new campaign that launches today at azblue.com/Flu . The flu campaign offers its members, employer groups and Arizona residents information and resources on seasonal and H1N1 flu prevention and immunization.

An easier commute for people living in the north Valley as new lanes opened on southbound Interstate 17 Thursday morning.

Republican Senator Russell Pearce is pushing to pass a state law that would allow the police to arrest anyone on suspicion of being undocumented.

Last week we explored the National Geographic Magazine which has a colorful history spanning more than a hundred years.

Police in Arizona are looking for a man suspected of running over his daughter and her friend in a parking lot, Phoenix television station KPHO reported .

Beware of drinking too much coffee on the road. Budget cuts have forced Arizona Department of Transportation to temporarily close 13 rest areas across the state to help cut costs and tide over a $100 million budget shortfall.