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Texas’ migrant arrest law will remain on hold under new court ruling

Mar. 27, 2024 18:07 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Texas’ plans to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. will remain on hold under a federal appeals court order that likely prevents enforcement of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s new immigration law until a broader decision on whether it is legal. ...

Kari Lake declines to defend defamation lawsuit filed by Arizona election official

Mar. 27, 2024 17:39 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Kari Lake, a Republican Senate candidate in Arizona who says she lost a 2022 race for governor because of fraud, is declining to defend against a defamation lawsuit filed by a top election official. Lake this week asked a judge to jump directly to the damages phase...

Arizona lawmaker says she announced plans to get an abortion to underscore out-of-touch laws

Mar. 19, 2024 17:36 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — A pregnant Arizona lawmaker who revealed in a speech at the state Senate that she was planning to get an abortion says she wanted to share with her colleagues and the public the practical effects of abortion restrictions passed over the years. Democratic Sen. Eva...

Arizona lawmaker resigns after report of sexual misconduct allegation in college

Mar. 19, 2024 16:36 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona lawmaker resigned Tuesday, a day after a newspaper reported that he was accused of sexual misconduct in 2015 as a student at George Washington University. State Rep. Jevin Hodge, a 30-year-old Democrat, denied the allegations published Monday in the...

Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants

Mar. 18, 2024 22:58 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday continued to block, for now, a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the legal battle it sparked over immigration authority plays out. A one-page order signed by...

Arizona governor vetoes bill that some lawmakers hoped would help fix housing crisis

Mar. 18, 2024 17:43 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill Monday that some legislators believed could have helped fix the state’s housing crisis. Known as the Arizona Starter Homes Act, the bill would have prevented state municipalities from requiring homeowners associations, minimum...

Arizona legislation to better regulate rehab programs targeted by Medicaid scams is moving forward

Mar. 15, 2024 20:44 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — A Navajo state senator said Friday she's hoping for final approval of her bill to tighten regulations for rehab facilities amid widespread fraud that has bilked hundreds of millions in Arizona Medicaid dollars and scammed hundreds of Native Americans seeking help for addictions. ...

Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego begins TV ads as the Arizona US Senate race takes shape without Sinema

Mar. 12, 2024 07:04 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego began airing the first television ads of his U.S. Senate campaign on Tuesday as the crucial Arizona race takes shape as a one-on-one contest after incumbent Kyrsten Sinema declined to run for a second term. Gallego's ad introduces him to...

A Saudi business is leaving Arizona valley after it was targeted by the state over groundwater use

Mar. 08, 2024 15:06 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona officials said a Saudi-owned company they targeted over its use of groundwater to grow forage crops is moving its farming operation out of a valley in the Southwestern state’s rural west. Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Arizona State Land Department announced late...

New Hampshire Republicans are using a land tax law to target northern border crossings

Mar. 07, 2024 18:01 PM EST

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Police in northern New Hampshire would be allowed to bring trespassing charges against people suspected of illegally entering the U.S. from Canada under a bill approved by the state Senate on Thursday. The legislation, which now goes to the House, was requested...