Proposed Arizona law would allow students to apply sunscreen at school
PHOENIX – Phoenix is one of the sunniest cities in the United States, and yet some school districts don’t allow students to apply sunscreen while on school property without a doctor’s note or prescription.
Border sheriff, businessman take different sides on border wall debate
WASHINGTON - One day before the new secretary of Homeland Security was scheduled to testify on border security, a Nogales business owner joined critics speaking out Monday against the Trump administration's plans to continue the "militarization" of the southern border.
Feds face Trump hiring freeze, with hundreds of Arizona jobs vacant
WASHINGTON - Worried that President Donald Trump's freeze on federal hiring might include firefighters during wildfire season, some Arizona lawmakers wrote to federal agencies this week to make sure firefighters would be exempt.
Franks, other lawmakers renew call to defund Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON - Pro-life lawmakers renewed demands Thursday to strip funding from Planned Parenthood, pointing to new charges from a pro-life group that said the health organization does not provide the prenatal care its defenders claim.
Trump voters: Share your perspective on the president
President Donald Trump's first actions in the White House have stirred controversy across the board. Trump signed a number of executive orders that shifted policies on health care, immigration, oil, federal hiring and trade.
Gorsuch pick for Supreme Court praised, panned by Arizona lawmakers
WASHINGTON - Arizona Republicans hailed Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Wednesday as a "brilliant" legal mind who can be expected to respect the Constitution if he is confirmed to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
National report card ranks state among worst for highway safety laws
WASHINGTON - Arizona was rated one of the most dangerous states in the nation for drivers and passengers due to its relative lack of highway safety laws, according to a national report card released Tuesday.
Mesa firefighters saw through jet in training exercise
MESA – The Mesa fire department has a new training tool: a 1994 Gulfstream Jet. They promptly started tearing it apart.
Arizona lawmakers split on Trump order halting refugee admissions
WASHINGTON - Arizona lawmakers split over President Donald Trump's executive order suspending refugee admissions and stalling travel from seven Muslim-majority nations, with Democrats predictably voicing opposition - along with some Republicans.
Arizona representatives react to Trump’s executive order and travel ban
President Donald Trump is facing criticism after signing an executive order on Friday that created a travel ban from seven predominantly Muslim countries. The executive order affects refugees from any country and most travelers from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia.
Trump bars refugees to U.S. for 120 days, bars Syrians indefinitely
WASHINGTON - Jamal Saleh fled violence and police brutality in his native Syria in 2013, resettling in Phoenix with his wife and seven children, but leaving his farm, his beloved hometown, his brother and his sisters back in Syria.
March for Life crowd younger, optimistic for pro-life gains under Trump
WASHINGTON - Paula Mercado, 18, has prayed at Planned Parenthood facilities and taken part in anti-abortion protests in Arizona, but Friday found the Tucson teen on the National Mall with thousands of others pro-life protesters, many of them millennials.
