Phoenix: Love it or leave it

People move to Phoenix for countless reasons, and they leave the Valley for just as many. Should the 'creative class' keep trying to change Phoenix or leave for a more established place?

Recall effort targets Sheriff Joe Arpaio again

An effort to recall Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is underway. Has the successful recall of former Senate President Russell Pearce set an important precedent?

Arizona and the Voting Rights Act

Attorney General Tom Horne wants Arizona to be freed from some provisions of the Voting Rights Act, which was created during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.

Changes to remedial education aim to keep students on track and in school

Teaching Arizona’s students is a challenge at every grade level, but perhaps especially so in the nation’s largest community college system. Of recent high school graduates coming into the Maricopa Community Colleges, 40 percent can’t read at a college level, and 30 percent can’t write at a college level.

A lighthearted look at border politics

Immigration reform is a serious issue, but the politics surrounding it can sometimes be humorous. For that perspective, we turn to our resident satirist, and amateur singer, Brian Nissen.

Looming defense cuts have Arizona industry worried

Arizona’s aerospace and defense industry stands to lose big if lawmakers in Washington allow sequestration cuts to start at the end of this week. 

Barber protests closing of Tucson mail processing center

The Morris K. Udall Post Office in Tucson processed outgoing mail for the last time Friday, and U.S. Representative Ron Barber is upset about it. 

Tonto Natural Bridge State Park seeks to improve facilities

After years of budget cuts, officials at the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park, north of Payson, are starting to look at repairing and updating facilities. 

Submitting other's early ballots might become a felony

A bill approved Monday in the Arizona Senate, would make it a felony for members of a political group to submit a voter's ballot on their behalf, although a family member could still deliver the vote. 

Discussion of sequester cuts continues between state leaders

Governor Jan Brewer was among several state leaders who met Monday with President Barack Obama to go over the pending sequester budget cuts, due to take effect Friday. 


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