The chairman of the state Senate Rules Committee is blocking colleagues from considering two measures dealing with sex crimes.

WASHINGTON - The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to allow the first round of U.S. military base closures and consolidations in a decade, clearing the way for facilities across the country to start shutting their doors as early as next month.

Undocumented workers already in the state would be ineligible for employment under any guest worker program Arizona might set up under proposed legislation debated Monday.

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.

This month, more than 20,000 East Valley students will proudly march away from commencement ceremonies with their diplomas in hand. But what it means to have a high school diploma is changing in Arizona, for a number of reasons.

Saying the minority must be tolerant of the majority, Republicans who control the Senate Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday to require that a copy of the Ten Commandments be erected in front of the old state Capitol.

Conservative Republicans will start flexing their newly found political muscles when the regular state legislative session begins Monday.

Surprise Mayor Lyn Truitt's State of the City address, Feb. 8, 2011:

"Today marks the first time the Surprise State of the City address is being delivered in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce, right here at the Rosskamp - Sun Health, Colonnade. That says a lot about how much our community has progressed.

Surprise Mayor Lyn Truitt's State of the City address, Feb. 8, 2011:

"Today marks the first time the Surprise State of the City address is being delivered in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce, right here at the Rosskamp - Sun Health, Colonnade. That says a lot about how much our community has progressed.

Saying it's none of the government's business, a House panel voted Wednesday to bar cities, counties and the state from destroying guns that are voluntarily surrendered to them.

Saying "job creators'' need some more incentive, Arizona lawmakers took the first steps Monday to reducing -- and in some cases eliminating entirely -- any state income tax on capital gains.

Hoping to lure more movies, TV shows and commercials, state lawmakers are moving to once again provide income tax credits for those who produce them in Arizona.

A series of mayors told lawmakers Monday that proposed changes in sales tax laws will mean financial ruin for their cities.

Calling the governor’s revenue projections too rosy, Republican budget crafters said Tuesday they want a much smaller spending plan than she proposed last week.

WASHINGTON - A Pentagon review of Iraq has come up with three options - injecting more troops into Iraq, shrinking the force but staying longer or pulling out.

Arizona lawmakers have brought a number of education bills to the Legislature this year.

Arizona could end up financing a wall or other barrier along its southern border on the backs of people sending money to their families back home in other countries.

Arizona could end up financing a wall or other barrier along its southern border on the backs of people sending money to their families back home in other countries.

Unless common sense prevails, the House Democratic leadership may have killed the Colombia free trade agreement and torpedoed pending trade deals with Panama and South Korea as well.

J.D. Hayworth has been a radio and television personality, business management consultant, and public policy advocate. Still, most of Arizona knows J.D. from his time spent in Congress, to which he was elected as part of the Republican Revolution in 1994. While in the House, he built a stellar record as a Consistent Conservative. He maintained an "A" rating from the NRA and a 100% Pro-Life voting record. J.D. also compiled a lifetime rating of 89 from Citizens Against Government Waste and a lifetime rating of 98 from the American Conservative Union.

Comparing her directly to Judas, the head of the Maricopa County Republican Committee blasted Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday for her bid to expand the state’s Medicaid program.

Today in Arizona, rural-area developers can build new subdivisions even when the state deems the water supply inadequate.

Still far short of the votes she needs, Gov. Jan Brewer finally gave lawmakers a peek Tuesday at details of her plan to expand the state's Medicaid program in a bid to whip up support.

Arizonans are one step closer to being able to buy a cold one until 2 a.m.