Arizona Legislature

Wedge issues are the rhetorical enablers of the bitterly partisan politics that have disfigured our national conversation in recent years. They're the controversial questions on which significant numbers of voters hold views that admit no compromise or...

Several dozen protesters waving signs and American flags demonstrated outside Staples Center before Monday’s Lakers-Phoenix Suns game, calling on Lakers coach Phil Jackson to denounce Arizona’s new anti-illegal immigration law. Among those at Mondayâ€...

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No real progress between Arizona wanting immediate federal border security and Democrats wanting comprehensive immigration reform maybe next year....

The Yorba Linda City Council approved a resolution this week supporting Arizona’s illegal-immigration law, making it what is believed to be the first city in California to approve a measure supporting the legislation. The resolution approved Tuesday...

Stuart Rothenberg has made a living as a Washington, D.C.-based political wise man for a lot of years. Here's highlights of his take on the rise of Rick Scott in the Florida governor's race and how he came to be the man whom Rothenberg calls the “...

By Tim Gaynor PHOENIX (Reuters) – A U.S. judge Wednesday blocked key parts of Arizona's tough new immigration law just hours before it was to take effect, handing a victory to the Obama administration as it tries to take control over the issue....

The San Diego Unified School District Board voted unanimously Tuesday to condemn Arizona's controversial immigration law. The decision came after the board heard passionate pleas from people on both sides of the issue. The initial resolution introduced...

Arizona state Sen. Russell Pearce, a Mesa Republican whose bill would require immigrants to carry proof of legal status, lashed out at Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony on Wednesday for his criticism of the proposed legislation, calling the Roman...