Trump taunts states, like Arizona, that denied voter data to task force
WASHINGTON - Arizona election officials had sharp words Wednesday for President Donald Trump after he suggested that states that are withholding voter information from a presidential commission have something to hide.
McCain diagnosed with brain cancer; family asks for prayers
WASHINGTON - Arizona Sen. John McCain has been diagnosed with brain cancer, his doctors said Wednesday, less than a week after he was hospitalized for removal of a suspicious blood clot over his left eye.
McCain reaction: News of brain cancer brings response from all sides
News that Arizona Sen. John McCain is battling brain cancer brought reaction from the White House, former presidents, allies and past opponents.
Flake: McCain ‘sounded great,’ as experts debate severity of condition
WASHINGTON - Sen. Jeff Flake said fellow Arizona Sen. John McCain "sounded great" in a phone conversation Monday, just three days after McCain underwent surgery to have a blood clot removed from above his left eye.
Goldwater Institute report: City courts levy fines at taxpayer expense
PHOENIX – City courts in Arizona have a conflict of interest that costs taxpayers, according to a Goldwater Institute report that says municipal judges are motivated to levy fines and fees to keep courts operating.
Storm damage to Burton Barr library sends patrons, staff to other branches
PHOENIX – Storms that flooded Burton Barr Central Library over the weekend will leave it closed indefinitely, sending patrons and staff to other library branches in Phoenix.
Customers regain power, crews clean up damage from weekend monsoons
MESA – Phoenix area residents, utility companies and city officials spent Monday cleaning up from weekend monsoons that flooded streets, toppled trees, cut off power to thousands of homes and forced the closure of a water-drenched central Phoenix library.
House OKs $689 billion defense bill, with almost as many amendments
WASHINGTON - The House passed a $689 billion defense budget Friday that includes funding for Pentagon operations - along with a record number of attempts at amendments, on everything from the border wall to professional sports.
Arizonans at ‘play-in’ still bring serious clean-air message to Capitol
WASHINGTON - Sounds of toddlers laughing and playing echoed around her, but on stage the message from a Mesa teen was serious: Act on climate change, or we will suffer.
Two Republican lawmakers, Phoenix chamber oppose health care bill
PHOENIX – A group of Republican legislators, business leaders and doctors in Arizona joined a continuing chorus of opposition to the national health-care bill Thursday, saying it would slash state Medicaid coverage for seniors, children and veterans.
Flake, Kaine urge Congress to reclaim power to OK military action
WASHINGTON - Congress has been too willing to cede its constitutional authority to approve the use of military forces and it's time to take that responsibility back, Sens. Jeff Flake and Tim Kaine said Wednesday.
Senate to delay August recess, some House members push for same
WASHINGTON - Senate leaders said Tuesday that they will delay their traditional August recess by two weeks, a move that has some Arizona congressmen wondering if the House should do the same.
