Howard Fischer

Voters are going to decide in November whether to give Gov. Jan Brewer and her successors more power to choose who sits on the bench. 

Tombstone struck out again today in its bid to get the U.S. Supreme Court to intercede in its fight with the Forest Service. 

Governor Jan Brewer is not going to block the chance for voters to decide this year if lawmakers should get a pay hike. 

The constitution envisions a public vote every two years on legislative pay. That first requires a special commission to meet to make a recommendation. But two years ago the governor refused to appoint her members, thwarting the whole discussion. An aide said at the time Brewer did not believe discussing a pay hike was appropriate. But press aide Matthew Benson said his boss WILL make her appointments this year.

The chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court today rejected a bid by the city of Tombstone for an emergency order allowing it to immediately repair its damaged water supply in the Huachuca Mountains. 

Secretary of State Ken Bennett said today he will not verify the birth records of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, at least not now -- and possibly not ever -- despite an earlier public commitment to do so. 

A federal judge has set the stage for another challenge to the state's immigration law. 

Nearly 500 organizations have submitted applications to run at least one of the state's new marijuana dispensaries. 

An attorney for two Arizonans at risk of losing their homes asked a judge today to block lawmakers from taking 50 million dollars out of a special fund designed to help prevent foreclosures to instead balance the state budget. 

A new report today paints a mixed picture of home values in the state. 

A new study shows that some merchants may not be giving consumers what they were promised.