A state House committee is balking at a proposal to allowing Arizona governments and businesses to publish notices online as an alternative to having them printed in a newspaper.

The way state lawmakers figure it, it's annoying enough to get an unwanted text message.

SAN LUIS – U.S. Border Patrol agents Robert Lowry and Mike Espinoza examine a footprint in the sandy road that parallels the U.S.-Mexico border fence south of Yuma.

A preference for lowdensity housing and a rural feel have led to gaps in high-speed Internet service in Queen Creek.

A preference for lowdensity housing and a rural feel have led to gaps in high-speed Internet service in Queen Creek.

A bill that would have required more transparency among homeowners associations was defeated before it even began.

May 6, 2005

The development team planning the ASU Scottsdale Center for New Technology and Innovation says it has included every guideline drawn by a residents committee in its preliminary designs.

Nineteen Valley cities and towns participate in a satellite-assisted dispatch system operated by the Phoenix Fire Department.

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration plans to appoint a new cybersecurity chief for the government inside the Homeland Security Department, replacing a position once held by a special adviser to the president. Industry leaders worry the new post won't be powerful enough.

Mayors of three cities hit hardest by the economic crisis — Phoenix, Philadelphia and Atlanta — asked the federal government Friday for a piece of the $700 billion bailout package, saying they need help just like financial institutions.

DALLAS - Southwest Airlines Co., which is accused of operating planes that had missed key safety inspections, said Tuesday it has placed three employees on leave and hired an outside expert to review its maintenance procedures.

Long before transparency was the catch phrase of government watchdogs, Arizona newspapers have been the primary fighters in the battle to keep government records open to citizens. In the last few years, the transparency fight has moved to protecting the public's right to know by keeping public notices in newspapers.

The Great Wall of China. The Berlin Wall. The Korean Demilitarized Zone. Three historical — and controversial — structures designed to keep people from crossing from one land to another.

The Great Wall of China. The Berlin Wall. The Korean Demilitarized Zone. Three historical — and controversial — structures designed to keep people from crossing from one land to another.

June 19, 2004

The first building at the ASU-Scottsdale Center for New Technology and Innovation would break ground by August 2006, but the proposed world-class research center could take another two decades before it is fully built and operating in south Scottsdale.

Mesa is ramping up efforts to bring life to its foreign trade zone, which has yet to lure a single user since its establishment in 1997.

President Barack Obama will reportedly use his State of the Union address to call for a five-year freeze on all discretionary government spending outside of national security.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's decision to uphold most of President Barack Obama's health care law will come home to roost for most taxpayers in about 2½ years, when they'll have to start providing proof on their tax returns that they have health insurance.

With a new Republican majority and a different governor, a veteran state lawmaker is resurrecting plans to create a state civilian militia that could be called out to patrol the border.

Don’t believe any notice you get from the Department of Public Safety suggesting you have to rat out the person who borrowed your car and got a photo radar ticket.

YUMA - President Bush traveled to ground zero of the immigration issue Thursday, inspecting a portion of the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border.

YUMA - President Bush traveled to ground zero of the immigration issue Thursday, inspecting a portion of the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border.