Arizona lawmakers to target automatic citizenship Published: Thu, Jan 27, 2011 PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers are again wading into the national debate over illegal immigration by proposing a bill that challenges automatic U.S. citizenship for children of illegal immigrants. The bill comes Thursday after Arizona's enactment last year of the nation's toughest local immigration enforcement law.... Read More

Arizona sheriff not relenting after court ruling Published: Fri, Jul 30, 2010 PHOENIX (AP) — Lost in the hoopla over Arizona's immigration law is the fact that state and local authorities for years have been doing their own aggressive crackdowns in the busiest illegal gateway into the country. Nowhere in the U.S. is local enforcement more present than in metropolitan Phoenix, where... Read More

Holder: US to watch Arizona for racial profiling Updated: Mon, Jul 12, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department hasn't ruled out filing a second lawsuit challenging Arizona's immigration law if evidence shows racial profiling at work, Attorney General Eric Holder says. The Obama administration sued Arizona last week, arguing that the state is impinging on federal responsibilities... Read More

States face tough choices as budget crisis deepens Updated: Fri, Aug 1, 2008 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is laying off as many as 22,000 state employees. New York's governor is raising the possibility of selling - or more accurately, leasing - the Brooklyn Bridge. Nevada is burning through its rainy-day fund like a gambler on a losing streak. And Maryland... Read More

Earmark discussion goes largely unheard Updated: Fri, Mar 17, 2006 WASHINGTON - Members of Congress have become increasingly consumed with getting special projects for their districts, which is driving up spending, enriching lobbyists and hindering oversight, lawmakers and watchdog groups said at a hearing Thursday. Rep. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican who has authored... Read More