By JULIANNE DEFILIPPISCronkite News Service WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court Monday ordered a new hearing for an Arizona death-row inmate who said prison officials violated his constitutional right to counsel by reading a letter he sent to his attorney.
By MATTHEW SEEMANCronkite News Service WASHINGTON – While the U.S. unemployment rate fell from 7.9 percent in 2012 to 7.1 percent in 2013, the jobless rate for people with disabilities remained stubbornly above 13 percent – which comes as little
By MAURO WHITEMANCronkite News Service WASHINGTON – Arizona is expected to post the second-highest rate of job growth among states in 2014, trailing only booming North Dakota, according to a recent report. The U.S. Regional Outlook 2014 by Moody’s Analytics
By DiAngelea Millar Cronkite News Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, wants to ban ownership of animals by people convicted of animal cruelty. Sen. Steve Farley, D-Tucson, wants to create an animal abuser registry to keep track of those convicted of
By Jordan Young Cronkite News With this city’s Super Bowl less than a year away, officials are organizing to make sure the many attendees not only have a safe and enjoyable time but leave planning their next trip here. “When
By Caitlin Cruz Cronkite News A state lawmaker wants to remove a requirement that children of active-duty military members attend public school for 100 days before applying for a state program that helps families pay for educational alternatives. Rep. Sonny
By Chad Garland Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Lawmakers hope to make it harder for “pension poachers” to hide the assets of elderly veterans, but at least some advocates worry that the proposed fix may end up hurting the vets it
By Brittany Hargrave Cronkite Borderlands Initiative For nine years, Steve Johnston has toted gallons of water, food packages, clothing and blankets up and down Arizona’s rugged border terrain, leaving the provisions on immigrant trails into the U.S. in the name
By Brandon Brown Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Erika Andiola came to Washington expecting it would be the place to make a difference in the immigration reform fight – until the immigration fight hit closer to home. Andiola on Wednesday said
By Anne M. Shearer Cronkite News At the Bright Horizons Family Center in Tempe, children eat more fruits, vegetables and whole-grain foods at snack time and participate in at least 60 minutes of teacher-led physical activity every day. It’s part
