NEW YORK - It takes a lot of paper to raise a crane in New York City these days.

Spandex and saggy jeans are among the clothing styles that could soon be off-limits in Mesa Unified School District under a revamped dress code.

Spandex and saggy jeans are among the clothing styles that could soon be off-limits in Mesa Unified School District under a revamped dress code.

No flip-flops or beach/pool shoes. No clothes or accessories that are distracting to the learning environment. No facial piercings, nose piercings, tongue piercings, (ear lobe plugs) in ears or elsewhere that are visible or multiple earrings. No visible cleavage. No visible undergarments. No clothes that are too tight, too loose or transparent. No bare midriffs or skirts that are more than 3 inches above the knee. No spaghetti straps, no bare shoulders, no exercise pants, exercise shorts, sweat shirts, sweat pants. Men’s shirts should have a collar attached.

The U.S. Department of Education plans to review two years of paperwork filed by for-profit education company Apollo Group Inc. to ensure it complied with federal student financial aid rules at its University of Phoenix chain.

Fearing new federal laws and regulations, a state legislator wants to provide legal cover for Arizonans who do not want to obey them -- and penalties for federal officials who try to enforce them.

I had the privilege last week to moderate a roundtable of business people hosted by Arizona Rep. Ben Quayle and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of California. It offered a look at the challenges businesses in Arizona and around the country are facing in this economy and provided welcome insight into how Congress is (or is not) responding to business' needs from two rising congressional stars.

Mesa dismissed nine of the 11 criminal charges Friday against the owner of a downtown halfway house who had claimed the city was using the violations to force him out of his location near the new Mesa Arts Center.

Mesa dismissed nine of the 11 criminal charges Friday against the owner of a downtown halfway house who had claimed the city was using the violations to force him out of his location near the new Mesa Arts Center.

State Mine Inspector Douglas K. Martin has been indicted on charges of theft, fraud and procurement code fraud in the acquisition of new vehicles for his office, Attorney General Terry Goddard announced Thursday.

WASHINGTON - The days of having more than one phone number may be, well, numbered for many people.

BOSTON - Federal regulators will require banks to strengthen security for Internet customers through authentication that goes beyond mere user names and passwords, which have become too easy for criminals to exploit.

LOS ANGELES - Hollywood writers and actors are calling for a code of conduct to govern a growing trend of hidden advertising in TV shows and films, and they say they will appeal to federal regulators if studios don't respond.

LOS ANGELES - Hollywood writers and actors are calling for a code of conduct to govern a growing trend of hidden advertising in TV shows and films, and they say they will appeal to federal regulators if studios don't respond.

Even though Gilbert appeared to have become a nasty poster child for restricting religious freedom, other East Valley municipalities too have had to deal with issues that arise when church services or meetings take place in residential neighborhoods.

Rules prohibiting Scottsdale employees from any political activity in municipal elections serve as a gag order that violate their constitutional rights, police union representatives said.

Rules prohibiting Scottsdale employees from any political activity in municipal elections serve as a gag order that violate their constitutional rights, police union representatives said.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is now involved with the Mesa Fire Department in an ongoing investigation of a fire inside an airplane storage hangar at Mesa’s Falcon Field where firearms and ammunition was discovered, according to a Mesa Fire spokesman.

A Mesa plan to help low-income people buy homes seemed almost too easy: Snap up foreclosed homes on the cheap, renovate them and sell houses to those in need.

IRS Publication 590 offers befuddled taxpayers more than 100 pages of "guidance" -- much of it in language a normal person would never use -- on how to comply with the rules and regulations governing Individual Retirement Arrangements.

A raft of dust-control measures received Scottsdale officials' approval Tuesday, despite several City Council members' desire to "push back" against the federal government over mandates they consider vague, unreasonable and an undetermined expense for residents.

Around the nation, Subway restaurants are recognized by their yellow and white logo.

Scottsdale could establish a new Office of Environmental Policy to research and oversee "green" programs and handle federal environmental mandates.

Ken Soucy is not happy his home overlooks a deteriorating construction site. The Gilbert resident said his 11-year-old son and his peers routinely ride their bicycles through the neighborhood, and Soucy is concerned that the defunct Tierra Office Park poses a danger.