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The state budget passed by lawmakers last week included $250,000 to help support Mental Health First Aid programs in the state.

An Arizona lawmaker wants to expand veterans' access to private health care by requiring the Veterans Affairs Department to make the best interest of the patient a priority when deciding whether contracted care is appropriate.

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Sarah Palin is back! Not only did she get another Fox News contract, she was the star of Ralph Reed's Faith and Freedom Conference this past weekend for her slashing attacks not only on President Obama and Democrats but on Republican sellouts like Jeb Bush.

Armed citizens like George Zimmerman who killed Trayvon Martin in Florida last year have been accused of vigilante justice--taking the law into their own hands.

Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include Prince Edward of England, son of Edward III and known as the "Black Prince," in 1330; Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg in 1843; composer/orchestra leader David Rose in 1910; artist Saul Steinberg in 1914; pianist Erroll Garner in 1921; U.S. Rep. Morris Udall , D-Ariz., in 1922; ... (more)

BRADENTON, Fla., Jan. 10, 2011 -- It was just about this time last Sunday night when I tuned into WFLA 970-AM here in Tampa Bay to hear George Noory and got Bill Cunningham instead.

Doctors are pushing back against an Obama administration proposal to relax patient privacy laws that would lead to medical records being sent to a national gun background-check database of those deemed mentally unfit.

BRADENTON, Fla., Jan. 10, 2011 -- It was just about this time last Sunday night when I tuned into WFLA 970-AM here in Tampa Bay to hear George Noory and got Bill Cunningham instead.

There is a real tension in decision making between using a broad sample of information and focusing on a compelling individual case.

House Speaker John Boehner says it is "inconceivable" that top White House officials didn't tell President Barack Obama once they learned the Internal Revenue Service had been targeting conservative political groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status.

Republican Jeff Chiesa, the newest member of the U.S. Senate, will take the oath of office Monday afternoon from Vice President Biden.

Much attention has been paid to the defeat in Congress of proposals to ban assault weapons and expand background checks for firearm purchases.

BRADENTON, Fla., Jan. 10, 2011 -- It was just about this time last Sunday night when I tuned into WFLA 970-AM here in Tampa Bay to hear George Noory and got Bill Cunningham instead.

Hey, remember our March Madness-esque Tucson Weekly Celebrity Showdown, in which we pitted various members of the Tucson community against each other in what amounted to be a silly popularity contest? Well, the finals came down to the Old Pueblo's very own celebrity chef, Janos Wilder against Tucson's symbol of hope and resilience, Gabrielle ... (more)

Attorneys for the man charged in the 2011 Tucson shooting rampage that wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords asked a federal judge to seal their response over remaining documents in the case.

The pro-gun control group run by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband is urging New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to pick a successor to late Sen. Frank Lautenberg that supports strengthening restrictions on guns.

For others, the decision to keep the site of past trauma standing is a vital step on the road to recovery.

With immigration, budget issues and administration controversies sucking up all the Captiol's oxygen , the once-charged debate over gun control has fallen largely by the wayside.

The U.S. government was spared from going over the fiscal cliff earlier this year because God spoke to a group of Republicans and told them not to turn against House Speaker John Boehner -- at least, that's what they've told the Washington Post.