State lawmakers across the U.S. are increasingly stepping into the void created by the failure of Congress to approve sweeping changes to immigration policy, a new report finds.

The Center for Education Reform recently ranked Arizona’s charter school laws as an “exceptional delivery” state, according to a report released last week.

The owners of Tucson Greyhound Park want some flexibility in state racing laws - flexibility that actually would allow them to end all racing on the site.

If the federal government wants to block SB 1070 on the grounds that it “is preempted by federal law and therefore violates the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution,” then they should also examine and throw out the thousands of other laws on all the states’ books which reiterate and interpret federal law.

SAN DIEGO — New Mexico's governor says it is a step backward. Texas isn't touching it. And California? Never again.

SAN DIEGO — New Mexico's governor says it is a step backward. Texas isn't touching it. And California? Never again.

The conflict over a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration in Arizona intensified Monday as vandals smeared refried beans in the shape of swastikas on the state Capitol's windows.

As the Arizona Legislature joins other states in toughening immigration policy, I swear I can hear a giant yawn from the citizenry. Will even one more law make a difference in regards to our immigration boondoggle?

The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday tossed out a complaint by the Arizona Education Association over legislation which undermines the tenure system for teachers.

Just in time for the next bout of flu, a new state law takes effect Wednesday that may make it easier to get immunized. Guns allowed in restaurants  |  More new laws

Bill Richardson:  The problem: Arizona has become a destination for organized crime activities linked to the Mexican drug cartels. Because of the growth of organized crime, our state has become a destination and major transshipment point for drugs and illegal immigrants, just two of many profit centers for organized crime. The U.S. Department of Justice estimates 80 percent of crime is linked to organized crime groups.

The state House voted Thursday to elevate the right of people to carry guns in their vehicles over the right of property owners to keep those weapons out of their parking lot.

The top prosecutors in the state's two largest counties are expecting new challenges to Arizona's identity theft law in the wake of a new ruling Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Republican legislative leaders were pushing ahead with plans Monday to ensure the state and its jobless residents don't lose out on federal stimulus dollars.

With virtually no dissent, lawmakers approved changes in state tax law Thursday designed to keep money flowing at the same rate from worker paychecks into the state treasury.