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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...

Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona says she won’t seek reelection, avoiding a 3-way race

Mar. 06, 2024 09:16 AM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced on Tuesday that she won’t run for a second term after her estrangement from the Democratic Party left her politically homeless and without a clear path to reelection. Sinema’s announcement comes after Senate...

Arizona's Democratic governor vetoes border bill approved by Republican-led Legislature

Mar. 05, 2024 19:20 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona bill that would have made it a crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at any location other than a port of entry has been vetoed by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. The Republican-controlled Legislature approved the measure late last month...

Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants

Mar. 04, 2024 21:24 PM EST

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ plans to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally and order them to leave the country is headed to the Supreme Court in a legal showdown over the federal government’s authority over immigration. An order issued Monday by Justice Samuel Alito puts...

Arizona Republicans are pushing bills to punish migrants with the border a main election year focus

Feb. 29, 2024 17:52 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans in swing state Arizona are broadcasting a tough border stance with legislation aimed at punishing migrants who enter the United States illegally. The proponent of one bill has suggested it would lawfully allow property owners to shoot and kill migrants criminally...