Two state lawmakers say Arizona stands to lose big if the federal government terminates its fresh tomato importation trade agreement with Mexico.

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PHOENIX - Rose Epstein of Sun City West says she deserves the right to die like a dog.

Supporters of a Californiastyle smoking ban for Arizona are looking harder at launching a statewide initiative drive because a legislative plan appears in trouble.

A state lawmaker isn’t getting the support she expected from health advocacy groups for a new statewide ban on smoking in public.

An Arizona smoking ban proposal set to be introduced to the Legislature in the new year won’t get there without a fight.

A Mesa Republican legislator wants voters to enact a constitutional ban on cloning without actually defining what would — and would not — be allowed.

Mario Lopez remembers as a child that his dad would smoke a pack of cigarettes per day, often in their house.

Residents going directly to state officials with education concerns foster an environment that erodes local control, members of a panel discussion said Friday to educators from around Arizona.

State lawmakers are being asked to make sure women aren’t arrested for breastfeeding their children in public.

State lawmakers are being asked to make sure women aren’t arrested for breastfeeding their children in public.

A lawmaker’s push for a statewide smoking ban in Arizona was endorsed Wednesday by local chapters of the nation’s three leading health advocacy groups, setting the stage for a legislative showdown this year.

The Senate voted 17-12 Monday, with all Democrats opposed, to impose new rules on when a divorced parent can move.

A bill to create a statewide smoking ban is gaining ground, a Tucson legislator said Wednesday.

Valley residents appear ready to ban smoking in public places — but not everywhere, a new survey shows.

American Indians from several tribes told statewide smoking-ban advocates they support their goal for healthier workplaces.

A draft of an Arizona smoking ban proposal unveiled Tuesday would prohibit people from lighting up in all enclosed workplaces, including bars and eateries statewide.

A draft of an Arizona smoking ban proposal unveiled Tuesday would prohibit people from lighting up in all enclosed workplaces, including bars and eateries statewide.

Gov. Janet Napolitano called smoking "one of the chief public health problems in Arizona and across the country" but refused to say whether she supports the statewide indoor smoking ban proposal before the Legislature.

State senators approved their version of a new $8.8 billion budget Thursday -- but not before adding millions of dollars to the original Republican plan.

Leaders in the ritzy, resort city of Scottsdale said they would back a statewide smoking ban.

The ability of faculty and students to use medical marijuana on college and university campuses is now in the hands of Gov. Jan Brewer.

Senate President Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, has been named the 2011 Golden Apple Winner by Arizona Parents for Education, a grassroots group promoting the state's public school online instruction programs.