The Arizona Legislature has passed a bill that would replace the words “disabled” and “handicapped” in state law.Democratic Representative Stefanie Mach, who was seriously injured in a car accident nearly two decades ago, says in a statement that the current language is “offensive.” House Bill 2667, which passed the House…
The Arizona Senate approved a bill that would make it a felony to share someone else’s nude pictures without his or her permission.Although the House already approved the bill, it was amended in the Senate to classify the sharing of “revenge porn” as a domestic-violence crime, which essentially makes the…
The U.S. Army announced today that Fort Huachuca, in southern Arizona, will get the largest solar installation of any military base.Groundbreaking on the project is supposed to start this week, and it’s part of the Army’s effort to be producing one gigawatt of renewable energy on its military installations…
By now, you’ve likely heard the story of Shanesha Taylor, who was arrested on child-abuse charges for leaving her kids in a hot car during a job interview.People across the country who don’t think Taylor committed a crime have since signed petitions and donated money to Taylor, although it seems…
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Arizona’s appeal of a lower court’s decision that blocked a provision of Senate Bill 1070.Despite the high court’s big 2012 ruling on SB 1070, several provisions of the law weren’t at issue in that case, and the American Civil Liberties Union and…
Most people in Arizona die from the same causes as residents in other states — heart disease, cancer, stroke…However, there are some ways to die in Arizona that are more common or pretty much exclusive to the state. We bring you 10 of the most stereotypical ways to die in…
In case you missed any news action this week, we’ve got you covered.Here’s our recap of the most-read news stories of the week:…
Governor Jan Brewer has vetoed a bill that would have outlawed “aggressive solicitation,” also known as panhandling.Arizona’s old anti-begging statute was found unconstitutional in federal court last fall, thanks to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union…
The Arizona House of Representatives voted down a bill that would have expanded the taxpayer-funded private school scholarships known as Empowerment Scholarship Accounts.The ESA program is similar to a voucher program, but has been held up in court because it’s not quite a voucher program — the taxpayer money that…
The alternative weekly newspaper of Tucson, the aptly named Tucson Weekly, has been sold.A company called 10/13 Communications purchased the Weekly, as well as another newspaper in Tucson, Inside Tucson Business, which is also published weekly…
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, we bring your some people that…
It’s just now surfacing that former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb was arrested for DUI in December.McNabb’s arrest near the Loop 101 by the Salt River police was kept quiet until today, when his mugshot surfaced, as McNabb had to serve his sentence of one day in jail…
Arizonans won’t necessarily have the right to keep chickens in their backyards.A bill intended to prohibit municipalities from creating zoning restrictions to prevent homeowners from keeping chickens easily passed the Senate in February, but was voted down by the House yesterday, by a 25-32 vote…
Here’s a view of the Grand Canyon you don’t get everyday, in this photograph taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station.The ISS has been manned for more than 13 years now, which had led to plenty of picture-taking opportunities across the world. Below, check out other shots taken…
Unfortunately, the process of passing bills in Arizona isn’t as easy as the Schoolhouse Rock explainer, “I’m Just a Bill.”Remember House Bill 2305, the package of election-law changes passed last year by the Republican majority, which was then referred to the ballot thanks to Democrats and third-party supporters, before being…
A local group that announced plans to try to recall Republican Senator Kimberly Yee is ending that recall effort.The group, the Arizona Veterans Assistance Committee — which was formed by people from the Phoenix chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) — targeted Yee as…
No Arizona legislative session is complete without some attention paid to guns.The Senate this morning voted to approve five gun-related bills, the majority of which generally would be considered pro-gun bills, naturally…
Governor Jan Brewer has signed a bill that allows the state health department to search abortion clinics without an administrative warrant.Brewer didn’t make any public comments on her signing of the legislation, House Bill 2284…
A bill expanding tax exemptions for churches passed the Arizona Legislature yesterday, and could cost the state $2.1 million in lost revenue.The bill, House Bill 2281, is also the third bill pushed by the Center for Arizona Police that legislators have passed this session. Others include the notorious anti-gay Senate…
A survey of nearly 200 U.S. metro areas shows people in Tucson and Prescott aren’t exactly the happiest about the city they live in.According to a Gallup poll, no metro area was full of people who hate where they live, as the least-satisfied city in America still had the approval…
In an anti-Walmart stunt, activists delivered a $7.8 billion “tax bill” to the Paradise Valley home of Walmart chairman Rob Walton.It’s the latest in a long line of demonstrations organized by the United Food and Commercial Workers or related union-supported groups, which have been campaigning on a claim that Walmart…
Drought conditions are quite common in Phoenix, but don’t forget about the other drought: It’s been nearly two years since one of Phoenix’s pro sports teams in the four major sports has been in the playoffs.So far this year, the Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix Suns, and Phoenix Coyotes each finished their…
