Topic: Arizona
(Reuters) - State lawmakers this year introduced more immigration-related bills than in 2010, but enacted fewer laws as state officials waited on the sidelines to see how court challenges to Arizona's get-tough legislation played out, the National Conference of State Legislatures said ...
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Arizona must continue for now to provide health care benefits to same-sex partners of state government workers.The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld a temporary block on ...
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked parts of an Indiana immigration law cracking down on illegal immigrants in the state.The preliminary injunction granted by U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker comes as a blow to lawmakers in the ...
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The Colt revolver, a historic remnant from the shoot-em-up days of the old West, is now Arizona's official gun.Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Thursday signed a bill into law that makes the Colt Single Action Army Revolver the state's ...
PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona lawmaker who was detained by police last month after an alleged altercation with his girlfriend was removed as the state senate majority leader on Tuesday.Arizona Senate Republicans voted during a closed door session to oust Scott Bundgaard ...
Texas recently considered it, and so did Arizona... In Oregon, the state's Governor's Advisory Committee for Motorcycle Safety is weighing the possibility of legalizing the practice, and they'll be holding an open forum on Friday, November 19th*. If a public poll favors ...
Several charts are presented that lists several financial bonds activities in the Southwestern U.S. Region from 2008 to 2009 inluding the top rank bond issuers, biggest bond issues, and top five bond ratings. 77,600 5 8,400 12 +823.8 Private placements and municipal ...
This election was primarily a referendum on President Obama's economic policies. But voters in three states?Arizona, Oklahoma and Colorado?had the opportunity to deliver a direct message on ObamaCare. Arizona and Oklahoma passed their amendments by large margins and Colorado opposed it.. Arizona ...
In Arizona, swimming pool drowning is a primary cause of death among preschool children aged 0 to 4 years. In 2008 the number of deaths from drowning among children aged 0 to 4 years was 3.5 per 100,000 in Maricopa County, Arizona, ...
In an effort to reduce expenses without eliminating more jobs, State of Arizona employees -- about 30,000 of them -- will have 12 days during the current and next fiscal year (July 1 through June 30 of each year) when they are ...