PHOENIX — Facing a threatened $7.8 billion loss in federal funds, state lawmakers Thursday agreed to restore the health care they had previously cut for about 350,000 Arizonans. More: continued here
AP – A federal jury has convicted a former Tennessee college student of two charges in the hacking of Sarah Palin’s e-mail account. More: continued here
AP – Shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. plunged 9 percent Friday after word that the Justice Department had opened a criminal investigation of the Wall Street powerhouse over mortgage securities deals it arranged. More: continued here
No congressional pay cuts since the Great Depression, Democratic lawmaker saysPolitiFactAnn Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., has introduced a bill to cut the pay for Members of Congress by 5 percent. Kirkpatrick touted her bill in a House floor speech on … More: continued here
New York Daily News Opinion polls show broad support for tough Arizona immigration lawChristian Science Monitor… protest the new Arizona immigration law outside Chicago's Wrigley Field on Thursday before a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Arizona Diamondbacks. …After immigration law, Arizona faces boycot callsThe Associated PressRidiculous Diamondbacks Boycott Rolls OnDeadspin (blog)Arizona's new immigration [...]
PHOENIX — State lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to legislation designed to punish teens who send and receive naked pictures of themselves — but not too harshly. More: continued here
PHOENIX — The first two challenges to Arizona’s new law aimed at illegal immigrants were filed Thursday. More: continued here
AP – President Barack Obama on Friday, in a largely symbolic gesture, promised that no new offshore oil drilling leases will be issued unless rigs have new safeguards to prevent a repeat of the explosion that unleashed the massive spill threatening the Gulf Coast. More: continued here
"Renaissance 3" is the downtown renovation project in Winslow. Repaved streets, new streetlights, tree plantings and a cool "Route 66" symbol at the intersection of Second Street and Kinsley Street highlight the project. More: continued here
Boston Globe The Blazers-Suns playoff series in photosOregonLive.com (blog)By The Oregonian The Portland Trail Blazers' first-round playoff series with the Phoenix Suns never lacked drama. From Portland's surprising Game 1 road …Fast Breaks: Suns-Blazers, Game 6SI.comNew faces give Suns new hope against old rival SpursNBA.comNBA Playoffs 2010: NBA Playoffs – Western Conference Quarterfinal Series …Gather.comPhoenix [...]
