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21 hrs ago | The Business Journal of Phoenix

Federal changes could nix Arpaio actions

New rules announced Friday by the Barack Obama administration could nix crime suppression sweeps and immigration raids conducted by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Maricopa County, AZ, US News, Illegal Immigration, US Governors

Thu Jul 09, 2009

El Paso Times

Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano to speak at Border Conference

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is among the top-ranking U.S. officials who plan to address the Border Security Conference in El Paso next month.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Governors, El Paso Metro, El Paso, TX, US Politics, US News, Silvestre Reyes, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Arizona Republic

Brewer vetoes unconstitutional

F rom the political notebook: * Gov. Jan Brewer used her veto pen to increase spending by hundreds of millions of dollars, and perhaps billions.

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Related Topix: Arizona, US Governors, Arizona Government, Jeff Flake, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Gabrielle Giffords, Representative Harry Mitchell, Democrat, Representative Ann Kirkpatrick

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Tucson Region

AZ can enact own greenhouse gas regs

PHOENIX a ' The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave Arizona and other states permission Tuesday to enact their own regulations to reduce "greenhouse gas" emissions from cars and trucks.

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Related Topix: Arizona, Arizona Government, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Law, Law, US Governors, California, California Government

Sun Jul 05, 2009

The Arizona Daily Star

Political notebook: Senate chief Burns changes tune about working with new governor

State Senate President Bob Burns' 20/20 hindsight might be strong, but his foresight is pretty dim.

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Related Topix: US News, US Governors, Mesa, AZ, Phoenix Metro

Sat Jul 04, 2009

KPHO-TV Phoenix

Governor Gets Deluge Of Bills

As Arizona lawmakers struggled to pass a budget, they pushed final votes on non-budget items to the last minutes of their legislative session and sent Gov.

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Related Topix: Arizona Government, Arizona, US Governors

Azcentral.com

Arizona rated among worst to govern

Forget about the quandary South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford faces as a result of his personal indiscretions.

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Related Topix: Arizona, Arizona Government, Mark Sanford, US Governors, South Carolina, South Carolina Government, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Fri Jul 03, 2009

East Valley Tribune

Burns lashes out, calls Brewer incompetent

Senate President Bob Burns criticizes Gov. Jan Brewer. June 10, 2009. Stung by the veto of key elements of the Republican budget plan, Senate President Bob Burns on Thursday said Gov.

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Related Topix: US News, US Governors

Thu Jul 02, 2009

UPI

Commentary: Waiting for al-Qaida's Godot

It's no longer a war on transnational terrorism? Before Dr. Emile Coue's method of psychotherapy, self-improvement based on the healing power of optimistic autosuggestion, becomes our national security comfort blanket, it would behoove us all to take a deep breath and snap out of creeping amnesia.

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Related Topix: Terrorism, Arizona, US Governors, Arizona Government, Prison

Wed Jul 01, 2009

New Republic

War All The Time

War on poverty, war on drugs, war on cancer, war on hunger, war on crime, war on obesity, war on illiteracy, even war on guns.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Governors

Tue Jun 30, 2009

MediLexicon

Arizona Senate Approves Two Bills Related To Abortion Rights

The Arizona Senate on Tuesday approved two abortion-related bills, including one that would increase requirements for obtaining abortions in the state and one that would increase penalties for performing a certain abortion procedure later in pregnancy, the Arizona Republic reports.

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Related Topix: Abortion, Arizona, Arizona Government, US Governors, Health

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Phoenix New Times - Blogs

Barack Obama Makes Joe Arpaio's Pal Janet Napolitano Point Woman for...

While it was gratifying to see President Barack Obama's much-delayed summit on immigration take place today, and for the President to declare after the meeting that, "My administration is fully behind an effort to achieve comprehensive immigration reform," the message was still one of "hurry up and wait," with nothing promised to alleviate the ...

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Related Topix: US Governors, Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, US Senate, John McCain, Republican

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Los Angeles Times

Arizona's budget war is a GOP standoff

Reporting from Phoenix -- In recent years, the onset of summer in Phoenix meant two things -- triple-digit temperatures and a budget battle between the Republican-dominated Legislature, which regularly pushed to cut taxes, and Democratic Gov.

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Related Topix: Arizona, Arizona Government, US Governors, Deval Patrick, California, US Politics, US News

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Tucson Region

Texting-while-driving ban gets preliminary Senate OK

State senators gave preliminary approval Friday to making it illegal to send or read text messages while driving.

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Related Topix: Arizona, Arizona Government, US Governors

Tue Jun 23, 2009

The Swamp

Continue reading "Homeland spy satellites shelved: DHS"

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has decided to kill a controversial Bush administration program to use U.S. spy satellites to collect domestic intelligence for counter-terrorism, law enforcement and security, a senior Homeland Security official said Monday evening.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Arizona, Arizona Government, US News, US House of Representatives, Jane Harman, Democrat, US Politics

The Arizona Daily Star

Deadline is July 1 to avert state shutdown

She estimates that would generate $1 billion a year, although lawmakers question those figures given the economic climate.

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Related Topix: Tax, US News, Healthcare Law, Law, Arizona, US Governors, Arizona Government

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Arizona Republic

Tax fight cuts to heart of GOP rift

Republican Gov. Jan Brewer proposed a temporary tax hike this winter just as members of her own party were coalescing under a populist anti-tax, anti-spending banner and as an invigorated conservative movement was sharpening its small- government message.

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Related Topix: US News, Jeff Flake, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Governors, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Phoenix, AZ

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Deseret Morning News

Immigration enforcement in Arizona could toughen

As America's busiest immigrant smuggling hub, Arizona has earned the distinction as a place that's tough on people who sneak across the border.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Illegal Immigration, Criminal Defense Law, Law, US Governors

Sat Jun 20, 2009

Northwest Valley News

Senate backs limits on pols' self-promotions

Some of the publicly funded television spots, billboards and glossy reports that prominently display names and images of elected state officials could become a thing of the past, under a bill advancing in the Legislature.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, US Governors

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Stateline.org

Weekly wrap: Sales tax fight splits GOP in Arizona

A brawl between Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and her own party's leaders shows the tensions engendered by scarce resources during this recession.

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Related Topix: Arizona, Arizona Government, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Florida, Florida Government, US Governors, Illinois

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