The University of Arizona formally opens its Phoenix medical school today amid the specter that funds to expand it may not be forthcoming.

The challenger in the Kyrene Elementary School District’s recall election has raked in twice the campaign funds as incumbent Rae Waters, as well as the support of two high-profile community members.

A judge will hear arguments next week on whether Arizona voters get to decide if they want to scrap the current system of partisan primaries.

A Texas public relations blog lists Arizona State University President Michael Crow’s response to Playboy magazine’s party school ranking as "one of the worst spins of 2005."

Those in and around Arizona politics know I am a steadfast believer in maintaining a strong pro-business climate that promotes job growth and long-term economic development.

Three of the state’s former education chiefs want Tom Horne and the Arizona Department of Education to stop telling charter schools what to teach and when to teach it.

 When the state Legislature starts Monday, educators will be ready to voice their concerns over possible budget cuts to schools.

The state House Education Committee chairman plans to investigate how a teacher accused of downloading porn on a classroom computer was hired by at least two East Valley school districts after the allegation was reported to the state.

East Valley school districts are spending tens of thousands of dollars to lobby the Legislature this year, in hope the lawmakers will send more of the state’s precious funding their way.

Gov. Jan Brewer said she's willing to work with supporters of Proposition 204 for more money for the classroom -- but only after voters kill the initiative.

Leaders of the Arizona Republican Party sent a ringing message Friday that they are united in their desire for the re-election of President Bush in 2004.

If there ever was a year in which Hispanics are going to make their presence felt on Election Day, it would seem to be this year.

Life for hundreds of teachers in the East Valley has become a tense waiting game. Just ask Yvette Christiansen. The first-grade teacher at Guerrero Elementary School was one of 208 teachers in the Mesa Unified School District who learned last week they will not have jobs next school year unless current budget projections improve.

Those in and around Arizona politics know I am a steadfast believer in maintaining a strong pro-business climate that promotes job growth and long-term economic development.

Parents will learn Wednesday just what grade their child's public school has earned from the Arizona Department of Education.

Plans to refurbish many of Arizona State University's aging buildings are in jeopardy as the state's tax revenue shrivels.

With only Republicans in support, the House Appropriations Committee adopted $2.8 billion in budget fixes Tuesday, including repeal of the state property tax, a maneuver to force schools to raise local taxes and at least two provisions likely to provoke lawsuits.

Arizona voters are entitled to decide if they want to scrap the current partisan system of nominating candidates, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.

A rich Phoenix Democrat thinks he has picked the right political time to upset a respected Republican incumbent in the race for the U.S. Senate.

A rich Phoenix Democrat thinks he has picked the right political time to upset a respected Republican incumbent in the race for the U.S. Senate.

Steve West has driven his ambulance to the hospital and waited four hours in the emergency department, unable to unload his patient from the gurney because there weren’t enough nurses to staff available beds.

January 24, 2005

Officials with President Bush’s re-election campaign believe the best strategy for victory in Arizona is to get an early jump on creating a statewide organization that reaches out to individual voters.

July 11, 2004