US Secretary of Education Visits Tucson Schools
Arne Duncan tours bus depot and high-tech classroom as part of four-state bus journey through Southwest.
Election Law Challengers File Their Petitions
If enough signatures are validated, GOP push for changes to early voting, other issues will be put on hold.
Researchers Find New Scorpion Species in Catalinas
This is the second time a new species is found in the mountains, which is unusual; unclear of how venomous creature is.
Marijuana Legalization Group Plans to Target AZ Next
Same organization that aided successful effort to legalize the drug in CO hopes to use same method here.
Petition Deadlines This Week for AZ Referendum Proposals
One would refer Medicaid expansion to 2014 ballot; others would refer school bond limit increase, election changes.
AZ Week: Here Comes Obamacare
Debate over it continues raging, even as insurers, doctors, businesses prepare for enrollments come October.AZ Research Ranch Showcases Local Grasslands
Hundreds of native plants, animals depend on these diverse ecosystems; visitors allowed on limited basis.
Tough Crowd at McCain's Town Halls in Phoenix, Tucson
AZ senator spoke Thurs about US intervention in Syria; crowd repeatedly disrupted him, some walked out.
AZ Has More Mixed Race Marriages Than Most States
9% in state, compared with 7% nationally; growth in numbers attributed to increase in foreign-born populace.
NPR: Are Speeded-Up Immigration Cases Working?
Quick trials, followed by sentence and deportation, aim to cut repeat illegal crossings; Senate's bill calls for more.
Pima County, UA Working to Eradicate Invasive Bullfrogs
Species has been threatening native frogs, toads, wildlife in central Tucson restoration area.
AZ Delegation Members: One No, Others Undecided on Syria
Grijalva opposes military attack; other House members and Flake waiting; McCain gives qualified yes.
AZ Week: Municipalities Rebounding, Cautiously
Mayors, other officials express optimism as they leave depths of recession behind, including big budget cuts.
Grijalva Says No Child Left Behind Has Been Unsuccessful
US rep. held education town hall Tuesday, expressed program hasn't helped close achievement gap.
Report: Arizona’s Cancer Rate Below US Average
Annual diagnoses in state total 27,000, 14% lower than nationally; 10,000 Arizonans die of cancer yearly.
