Arizona Government News

This weekend, which serves as the unofficial kickoff to the summer travel season, more than 701,000 Arizonans will head out of town, representing a 0.4 percent drop from last year.

Monday the Department of Justice Inspector General [IG] confirmed what Townhall and other media outlets have been reporting for more than a year now: DOJ officials smeared Fast and Furious whistleblower and ATF Agent John Dodson.

Arizona Republican Gov. Jan Brewer stood before fellow Republicans to explain why she had bucked many conservatives in her party to embrace Medicaid expansion.

The Arizona National Guard's top officer has unveiled more than a dozen reforms as the organization wades through sexual abuse, drug trafficking and abuse of power allegations.

In an effort to save more lives on Arizona's roadways this month, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety is partnering with the Yavapai Sheriff's Office and local law enforcement agencies to enforce Arizona's seat belt and child safety seat laws.

Last Month, it was reported by this column that Senator Jeff Flake had sent a hand-written letter to the mother of a shooting victim promising that he would support expanded background checks as written in the Manchin-Toomey bill, then voted against it.

As hard as it is to believe, Arizona has a pro-gun bill, the likes of which hasn't even surfaced in South Carolina's gun-loving General Assembly.

An Arizona Senate battle over expanding Medicaid revealed a fractured Republican majority that is likely to be exposed next in the House of Representatives as it takes up Gov.

Under pressure from lawmakers, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has disclosed new details about the criminal backgrounds of some of the approximately 2,200 immigration detainees let out of custody in February.

Department of Public Safety officials say at least one person has died after a three vehicle collision on the Loop 202 Thursday night.

A historic vote on whether to embrace a signature part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is expected in the Arizona Senate.

Amid a discussion of the Bible and the Promised Land, the state House voted Tuesday to let Arizonans vote next year whether they want to be able to challenge the federal government.

Photo courtesy of the Arizona Department of Corrections Arizona correctional officers representing all 10 state prison complexes traveled to the state capitol May 9 to be on hand as Governor Janice K. Brewer proclaimed the week of May 5-11 to be Correctional Officers Week.

Interstate 17 is a vital roadway for Arizonans and a major connector along the state highway system, linking I-10 and I-40. In addition to serving as a major interstate route to move people and goods between metro Phoenix and other parts of the country, I-17 also is the primary route to northern Arizona and the only highway serving the growing ... (more)

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has ordered that state flags be flown at half-staff Wednesday in honor of fallen law enforcement officers.

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor recently said that she has second thoughts about Bush v. Gore .

A new poll shows Arizona small business owners oppose a $1.6 billion expansion of the state's Medicaid system.

The National Transportation Safety Board has decided that a blood-alcohol level of .08 is no longer the acceptable maximum for American drivers, and instead wants .05 to be the new threshold for DUIs.

Lawsuits defending some of the state's most controversial laws have cost millions of dollars and thousands of hours of state employee time, diverting them from other important work.

Arizona has led the nation in recent years with laws targeting illegal immigrants, abortions and school choice.