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Congress only begrudgingly named it a territory in the first place, and to gain statehood -- joining the 47 others -- was too grand a gesture for this rude, crude land in the Southwestern desert filled with scoundrels and ne're-do-wells. Just ask anyone east of the Missouri River from 1856 until 1912.

The Arizona Secretary of State's office launch E-Qual, an online application that allows candidates to collect up to 50 percent of their required signatures and 5 dollar qualifying contributions.

A bill that would define and require cost-effectiveness in energy-efficiency programs could change the way utilities operate their programs -- and the involvement by the Arizona Corporation Commission House Bill 2790, introduced by Rep.

For a patio with up-to-the-minute style, think: fire and water. The hottest upgrades to outdoor rooms this fall are fire pits and water features.

A former Yuman has high hopes, and he is getting his foot in the door early. Andrew Escoto is currently working as a community affairs manager for Gov.

It's disgusting to see the Republicans in Arizona still using smoke screens to confuse the uninformed and primarily conservative voters.

The Republican-led Arizona Legislature is considering a bill to fund an armed, volunteer state militia to respond to emergencies and patrol the U.S.-Mexico border.

The state lawmaker who replaced former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in the Arizona Legislature will launch a bid for Giffords's seat in the fall.

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Carolyn Sugiyama Classen was a 2008 Tucson Citizen My Tucson columnist. She was born and raised in a sugar plantation community on Hawai'i Island, then belonged to a Jesuit "koinonia" at the Paulist Center in Boston.

State lawmakers are moving to make life a bit easier the next time you're pulled over and asked for your license, insurance and registration.

Hidee-ho everybody, I just thought I would update everyone on the latest bit of silly goofiness that the Arizona State legislature is proposing.

A bill that would require the Arizona Legislature to review and pass policy decisions developed by the Arizona Corporation Commission The move is an attempt to set energy policy by the Legislature, which for the past few years has been trying to wade into an area that has been thought to be the province of the ACC, but has drawn increasing interest ... (more)

More than 200,000 public employees, including teachers, likely will receive an average refund of roughly $277 because the Legislature forced them to pay too much into the Arizona State Retirement System this fiscal year.

Sometimes the idea of selling a house that has been in the family for years can be emotionally overwhelming.

Arizonans rank near the bottom in financial security, a newly released, major study by the Washington-based Corporation for Enterprise Development says.

Let's have a round of applause today for the Arizona Legislature. Our leaders do know how to make us laugh.

On this day in 1871, Maricopa County was created by carving 5.4 million acres out of the original four counties: Pima, Yuma, Mohave and Yavapai.

This post was originally published at the invaluable StudentActivism.net and is re-posted here with permission.

There must not be any serious problems left for the Arizona State Legislature to worry about, because they are presently considering a bill that would bar teachers and professors from using bad language: In what has to be the most hilariously unconstitutional piece of legislation that I've seen in quite some time, senators in the Arizona state ... (more)