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A new state law and a bill introduced in Congress are meant to defend Arizona agencies from being punished for federal dust-pollution violations stemming from massive natural dust events, such as haboobs.

TUCSON, AZ Hundreds lined up outside the Jewish Community Center Wednesday to hear a debate on issues facing Southern Arizona and the nation.

Pamela J. Pearsall Yavapai County Assessor My highest priority as your Yavapai County Assessor is serving property owners, businesses and agricultural interests in our community.

President Barack Obama on Saturday pointed again to the multi-billion-dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase as a reason Congress should retain and continue to implement Wall Street reforms to prevent the kinds of practices... President Barack Obama on Saturday pointed again to the multi-billion-dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase as a reason ... (more)

The Pentagon is telling Congress that China's increasingly sophisticated military is pursuing "new historic missions" that go beyond its traditional role of defending the homeland.

STATE CAPITAL, PHOENIX Angered by the Obama Administration's radical environmental policies, a trio of Arizona state lawmakers is calling on Congress to "rein in" the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal bureaucracies whose policies and decisions are hampering economic growth in Arizona.

Facebook's owners now plan to sell 25 percent more shares in the company as investors clamor for shares in the year's hottest stock offering.

After an improbable Nebraska primary victory, state Sen. Deb Fischer has emerged from relative obscurity to take the mantle as one of the GOP's best hopes for picking up a U.S. Senate seat - though she'll have to... After an improbable Nebraska primary victory, state Sen.

Brian McNamee described for jurors a relationship with Roger Clemens that had the hallmarks of an illicit affair - except their secret was steroids.

The $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase has renewed calls for stricter oversight of Wall Street banks.

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu announced Friday that he will end his Republican bid for Congress and run instead for a second term as sheriff in the desert county southeast of Phoenix.

The Kyrene School District and 20 other districts around the state will have to make do next year without touching bond money already approved by voters.

Yavapai County deputies say that JOEL VIDRIO has a warrant for assault with a deadly weapon after he shot a man in January 2004.

Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin, R-Paulden, told The Daily Courier Monday morning he that he will not run for the 4th Congressional District seat.

Joanna Dodder/The Daily Courier Gail Morris, right, helps Verde Valley teachers hang monarch chrysalis on a homemade wooden device during a workshop last weekend.

A new Pentagon report paints a mixed picture of the war in Afghanistan, describing the insurgency as capable of replacing battlefield losses and launching high-profile attacks, even as it has lost territory to U.S. and Afghan forces.