Critics: Hunters’ rights is wrong argument for bill allowing silencers
WASHINGTON - Gun-control advocates blasted a hunters' rights bill in a House hearing Tuesday, calling it little more than a "cowardly" attempt to ease restrictions on silencers and armor-piercing bullets being pushed by the gun lobby.
Ongoing problems land tribal oversight agencies on GAO ‘high-risk’ list
WASHINGTON - Federal agencies that oversee tribal schools, lands and health care still suffer from weak leadership, a lack of oversight and mismanaged resources, despite nearly a decade of prodding from the Government Accountability Office.
Democrats raise the stakes in push to get vote on ‘clean’ DREAM Act
WASHINGTON - Hispanic House members took a page from President Donald Trump's playbook Friday, saying they are willing to risk a government shutdown later this year if they cannot get a vote on the DREAM Act.
Arizona lawmakers weigh in on case pitting gay rights, religious rights
WASHINGTON - Three Arizona lawmakers were among the scores of House and Senate members who filed a court brief Thursday defending the Colorado cake shop owner who was sued for refusing to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
Senate probe blasts Chandler-based Insys for practices on painkiller
WASHINGTON - A Senate investigation released Wednesday claims that Chandler-based pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics used "aggressive and likely illegal techniques to boost prescriptions" of a painkiller that contained the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl.
One day after DACA decision, Democrats push for vote on DREAM Act
WASHINGTON - Arizona DREAMers joined other advocates on Capitol Hill Wednesday as Democrats called for a quick vote on a "clean" DREAM Act, which would keep many of the protections that could be lost if DACA is revoked.
DACA: legally, what happens now?
PHOENIX - Tuesday’s announcement on the phase-out of the DACA program left recipients with many questions regarding what their legal options are and what steps they now may need to follow.
Marchers go from White House to ICE offices to protest DACA decision
WASHINGTON - Hundreds of demonstrators marched peacefully - but not quietly - in Washington Tuesday to protest the Trump administration's decision to "wind down" deferred deportation protections for illegal immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children.
White House says phasing out DACA is least harmful to young immigrants
WASHINGTON - Trump administration officials defended their proposal to "wind down" a deferred deportation program over the next six months, calling it the least disruptive way of terminating a program that has protected 800,000 young immigrants.
Arizona lawmakers sour on plan to revoke DACA, vow to work on new bill
WASHINGTON - Arizona Democrats, joined by some Republicans, had harsh words for the Trump administration's Tuesday announcement that it will revoke the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program unless Congress can agree on a replacement in six months.
From ‘fulfills a promise’ to ‘wrong’ and ‘heartless,’ online reaction to DACA news is swift
News that President Donald Trump is rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program brought reaction on social media from U.S. government officials, former President Barack Obama, and Arizona state officials.
Ministers plan fast to support DACA as White House weighs program
WASHINGTON - Arizona minister Noel Andersen joined dozens of faith leaders outside the White House where they vowed Wednesday to mount a fast over the next week as the fate of a deferred deportation program for minors hangs in the balance.
