While illegal immigration has overshadowed virtually every issue in Arizona for years, it’s likely that the only universally known number involving Latino issues is 1070 — as in the state’s famous law.

Arizona continues to avoid a problem critical to our future — statewide management of precious water resources dwindling because of a decade-long drought.

With the state facing a significant budget deficit, Arizona is at a crossroads. The decisions our elected officials make to get us out of this fiscal crisis will determine whether Arizona improves its competitive position in the global economy by encouraging enterprise and a healthy business environment. The alternative is stifled economic development and perpetuated financial strain.

By the year 2020, one in four Arizonans is expected to be older than 60. With that in mind, Gov. Janet Napolitano has opened a state Office of Aging to coordinate the efforts of various agencies dealing with issues facing the state’s fastgrowing population of seniors.

David Wells: At a recent community meeting on the state’s budget crisis with Republican and Democratic legislators, a courageous Karen Ickes shared her family crisis. Both she and her husband are unemployed, but, after losing her job, for eight weeks her family had to survive without receiving an unemployment check.

The Valley of the Sun still has room to improve its economic development efforts despite the region’s rapid growth and success in attracting jobs, says the Valley’s new economic development coordinator.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - More than two dozen conservation groups asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday to suspend a policy that they say is undermining the endangered Mexican gray wolf reintroduction program in New Mexico and Arizona.

Joey Crawford has been T’d up — perhaps for good. Crawford was suspended for at least the rest of the season and playoffs after ejecting San Antonio center Tim Duncan for laughing on the bench Sunday. Some type of penalty was warranted — a line was absolutely crossed here — but many are shocked to see the 31-year veteran treated so harshly.

If sports teams can sell naming rights, then why can't Scottsdale?

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The state Chamber of Commerce is accusing Gov. Janet Napolitano of playing politics at the expense of business by blocking state contracts from going to companies that perform some of the work out of the country.

Terrorism liaison officers have been getting a lot of attention in the national press lately. But the bottom line of what they do is basically old-fashioned police work, according to the state police coordinating the effort in Arizona.

Getting water from a faucet is something we all take for granted. Thanks to the bold thinkers behind the Salt River and Central Arizona projects, daily conveniences like water are accessible in our desert environment.

Arizona legislative leaders touted the fiscal year 2012 "balanced" budget by claiming their cuts-only philosophy and practice - especially as pertaining to health care and education - were their only options. They also said such action was exactly what voters wanted.

Faced with rising numbers of poor, disabled, elderly Arizonans struggling to get their prescriptions filled, Gov. Janet Napolitano late Friday joined 14 other governors in taking emergency action to plug some of the holes in Medicare’s new drug plan.

Our View: Arizonans can be proud that they live in one of the “freest” states in the Union, as measured by keeping government out of our lives and taking as little of our tax money as possible.

Youth must be served — but not on Friday or Saturday night. Tempe’s Arizona Mills mall, southeast of the Interstate 10 and Highway 60 intersection, will start enforcing a new weekend ban on minors this evening.

Youth must be served — but not on Friday or Saturday night. Tempe’s Arizona Mills mall, southeast of the Interstate 10 and Highway 60 intersection, will start enforcing a new weekend ban on minors this evening.

Add Democrat Bill Richardson to the list of past and potential future presidents campaigning in the Valley this week.

Arizonans are getting fat and the state isn’t doing enough to prevent it, according to authors of a national report card that ranked Arizona with 22 other states as failing in efforts to combat obesity.

Arizona opponents of gay marriage are rallying support for a statewide ban as President Bush urges Congress to back a similar nationwide proposal.

Arizona opponents of gay marriage are rallying support for a statewide ban as President Bush urges Congress to back a similar nationwide proposal.

 TUCSON — Nic Wise found another way to beat the buzzer. Two nights after he won a game with a miracle 3-pointer, Wise drove the length of the court for a layup with a second remaining, and Arizona defeated North Carolina State 76-74 on Wednesday night.