Cochise County rancher Roger Barnett cannot escape paying punitive damages to border crossers he kidnapped despite a 2011 state law passed specifically to help him, a federal judge has ruled.

A parade of witnesses urged lawmakers Monday to recall at least one -- if not all five -- members of the Independent Redistricting Commission and start the mapping process over again from scratch.

A parade of witnesses urged lawmakers Monday to recall at least one -- if not all five -- members of the Independent Redistricting Commission and start the mapping process over again from scratch.

The last days of the election for Phoenix's next mayor are winding down and it's anybody's game. According to an August poll in the Ahwatukee Foothills News, Neely was ahead but Wright took a definitive lead in a poll on sonoranalliance.com. Each of the candidates have spent countless hours putting up signs, talking to residents and speaking at forums, and it will all come to an end in two short nights.

When it comes to online businesses, big and small, Arizona is a haven.

When it comes to online businesses, big and small, Arizona is a haven.

The explosion of Internet sales is fueling a new debate over whether Arizona should try to force out-of-state firms to collect the state sales tax.

The explosion of Internet sales is fueling a new debate over whether Arizona should try to force out-of-state firms to collect the state sales tax.

Someone is going to have to address the issue of whether Arizonans -- and others -- should be charged sales taxes on purchases they make online, Gov. Jan Brewer said Thursday.

Someone is going to have to address the issue of whether Arizonans -- and others -- should be charged sales taxes on purchases they make online, Gov. Jan Brewer said Thursday.

A federal judge on Thursday slapped down efforts by state lawmakers to keep the Tohono O'odham Nation from expanding its reservation -- and setting up a casino -- on the edge of Glendale.

As states face large budget deficits, calls for reforming sentencing for non-violent offenders also are coming increasingly from conservatives.

As states face large budget deficits, calls for reforming sentencing for non-violent offenders also are coming increasingly from conservatives.

As states face large budget deficits, calls for reforming sentencing for non-violent offenders also are coming increasingly from conservatives.

They're often left unattended behind supermarkets and convenience stores.

State lawmakers gave final approval Monday to legislation designed to help two Southern Arizona ranchers escape paying at least part of what courts said they owe to illegal immigrants they were found guilty of harming.

As awareness of child obesity increases, the call for actions preventing it also increase. I have been a first-hand witness of schools making efforts by removing soda vending machines from campuses. Even fast food franchises like McDonald’s have joined the effort by giving kids choices between fries and apples for a side and soda and juice for a drink, which gives them a chance to be a little healthier (even if they are apples with caramel). But Happy Meals are still in danger of being stripped of the toy prizes that have been such a tradition. Why? Because the responsibility for the growing obesity rates is not being placed where it needs to be. I fully agree with Jim Weier’s call to “ask the parents who are supposed to be ultimately responsible,” since what it all really comes down to is personal responsibility. This is something that is being fast forgotten in a society where morals are legislated, not taught.

State senators voted Wednesday to spell out once and for all that banks and collection agencies have six years — and not three — to pursue people who default on their credit card debt.

State lawmakers voted Thursday to say they feel the same way about Happy Meal toys as they do about guns: You can’t take them.

The House Transportation Committee unanimously endorsed a bill Thursday that would require children under 8 years old to ride in booster seats.