House Speaker Ben Toma and Senate President Warren Petersen have joined the Goldwater Institute, after Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation that would have reformed the way appeals court judges are retained.

The Biden administration is waiving more than two dozen environmental protection laws to build a steel bollard wall and roads along almost 20 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. Arizona lawmakers and advocates are calling on him to reverse course.

Friends and colleagues of slain University of Arizona professor Thomas Meixner gathered in Tucson for memorial services on Thursday. The day marked one year since Meixner was shot and killed on campus.

Federal authorities say they tracked more than a half-ton of chemicals that can be used to make the deadly opioid fentanyl to Texas and Tucson. The effort helped lead to indictments against Chinese companies and employees revealed on Tuesday by the U.S. attorney general.

Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone announced that he will step down in January and will not pursue a third term. At a press conference Monday afternoon, Penzone said he also wants to “serve the public in different ways."

A man was detained at the Crossroads of the West gun show at the Mesa Convention Center last weekend after attempting to purchase two firearms with a fake ID, officials said.

Three Phoenix employees are accused of fraud, allegedly having taken tens of thousands of dollars from the government.

A group of activists and community members from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border is heading to the United Nations in Geneva this month to talk about use-of-force by U.S. law enforcement.

Chandler City Council has approved $2.25 million in state funding to bolster Chandler Police Department programs and staffing. Chandler police will use about $1 million to hire temporary part-time investigators.