The Republican-controlled House of Representatives, where comprehensive immigration reform went to die in 2006, is the wild card in this year’s immigration-reform debate. azcentral.com | Arizona Republic Front Page Read more »
A sudden, violent outburst; a day of fear
Debbie Carmichael, administrator at MD Home Health, was gazing out the huge front window when she saw the men running for the lobby door. azcentral.com | Arizona Republic Front Page Read more »
Another tragic day in Phoenix
After a series of deadly shootings this week that thrust Phoenix into the national conversation on gun control, Mayor Greg Stanton vowed Friday that the bloodshed will not define his city. azcentral.com | Arizona Republic Front Page Read more »
Charter-school safety a concern
Arizonas charter and private schools are not as prepared as some public district schools to defend themselves against internal and external threats, police officers and school officials say. azcentral.com | Arizona Republic Front Page Read more »
Arizona’s new Legislature not demographically representative of population
Arizona’s new Legislature is more White, more male and more Republican than the people who live here, an analysis of the makeup of the 51st Legislature shows. azcentral.com | Arizona Republic Front Page Read more »
Support for families lacking in state
Aaron Fulbright is keeping his family together but, like thousands of other Arizona families, the single dad struggles every day to care for his kids. azcentral.com | Arizona Republic Front Page Read more »
Racing against the clock
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton’s schedule would leave most gasping for air — night meetings with an often-divided City Council, daily public appearances and interviews, talks with regional leaders, and junkets to the nation’s Capitol or Mexico. azcentral.com | Arizona Republic Front Page Read more »
Arizona, U.S. seek new laws
The debate over gun control that is consuming Washington has begun in the Arizona Legislature, where the battle is so far shaping up along party lines. azcentral.com | Arizona Republic Front Page Read more »
Pronghorns in peril
The land where the antelope play, where Arizona meets Mexico, has been divided in recent years by taller and longer border fences. azcentral.com | Arizona Republic Front Page Read more »
New policy aids migrant spouses
Hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants in the United States will have an easier time gaining legal status because of a policy change by President Barack Obama’s administration. azcentral.com | Arizona Republic Front Page Read more »