Surrounded by what could be the new, more moderate legislative majority, Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation Monday to expand Medicaid in Arizona.

Not waiting for formal gubernatorial approval, foes of her Medicaid expansion already are moving to undo at the ballot box and in court what they could not block at the Legislature.

Get ready to move to the music with this sampling of summer concerts

Two former Republican state senators are maneuvering to give voters the last word on whether Arizona expands its Medicaid program.

Burgers and potato salad are traditional fare at Memorial Day picnics, but it's also fun to shake things up every now and again with an unexpected new flavor. And if the recipe for said dish is as easy as it is lip-smacking? So much the better for the cook, who would much rather be relaxing in the sunshine with guests than fretting over complicated details.

James Christensen of Gateway Bank has been named 2013 board chairman of the Mesa Chamber of Commerce.

“I had no idea!”

Developers could soon lose a tax credit they now can get for donating land for public schools.

Developers could soon lose a tax credit they now can get for donating land for public schools.

Sara Goheen, a junior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, often folds placemats or straw wrappers into interesting shapes while she's waiting at a restaurant for the food to arrive.

A legislative panel voted this week to continue giving generous tax credits to those who help students attend private and parochial schools.

Mesa’s Banner Desert Medical Center earned a spot on the top hospitals list from The Leapfrog Group this year.

After last fall's gargantuan success of “The Lion King 3D” (which topped the domestic box office its opening weekend and went on to make over $175 million worldwide), Disney naturally lunged at the chance to convert more of its classic titles to 3D.

Are you as depressed as I am?

WASHINGTON – Primary season has already done what hurricane season is only threatening to do: Driven some party members away from next week’s Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.

A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a bid by the Grand Canyon Trust to force annual environmental assessments on how operation of the Glen Canyon Dam by the Bureau of Reclamation affects an endangered fish that lives downstream.

With a resume that includes a few roles on Broadway and several small supporting credits in film, Zoe Kazan isn’t necessarily a household name. That should all change however, with “Ruby Sparks.” This rising talent exposes her unparallel gifts as an actress and writer in this superb comedy from Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, the husband and wife directing team that previously made “Little Miss Sunshine.” Kazan is quirky, fearless, lovely, and flawless in making the audience fall in love with Ruby Sparks, who is brought to life via an imaginative début screenplay and the single best female performance of the year so far. In short, it’s a perfect marriage of a great role and a compatible actress.

It has been six years since Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Farris sat in the director’s chair, but the “Little Miss Sunshine” helmers have made a magnificent return with “Ruby Sparks,” one of the most intelligent and heartfelt comedies this year. It is theatrical in its over-the-top humor and deeply affecting in its more somber moments, but is sure to make you leave the theater smiling.

With a resume that includes a few roles on Broadway and several small supporting credits in film, Zoe Kazan isn’t necessarily a household name. That should all change however, with “Ruby Sparks.”

The high birth rate of Hispanics could turn Arizona politics on its head in less than two decades, a new study is predicting.

The high birth rate of Hispanics could turn Arizona politics on its head in less than two decades, a new study is predicting.

Saying she found no violation, the chair of the Senate Ethics Committee on Wednesday tossed out the complaint of a House member against Sen. Rich Crandall, R-Mesa.