A swift-moving wildfire in central Arizona has claimed the lives of more firefighters in a single day than any fire in 30 years. Half of the 500 homes in the small town are expected to be destroyed as fire crews struggle to gain any control over the blaze.
As Mitt Romney looks to consolidate his position in Arizona, and perhaps shore up support for the general election in a state that used to be solidly Republican but it slowly turning purple, he picked up a key endorsement from popular Gov. Jan Brewer.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer published a book a few months ago with an unflattering portrayal of a meeting with President Barack Obama. When the two met Wednesday at an airport in Phoenix, Obama took issue with that portrayal in what, at times, looked like an intense discussion.
We'll be speaking with Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa about how Latino communities are looking at the ruling, and Marshall Larry Talvy, who polices Tombstone, Arizona, about what the down-to-the-wire ruling means for on-the-ground law enforcement.
On Friday, in federal court, The League of United Latin American Citizens filed a suit against Arizona's controversial immigration law. This suit objects to the guidelines themselves. Mark Moran joins us.
President Barack Obama will meet with Arizona Governor Jan Brewer today. The president opposes Arizona's controversial immigration law, but sentiment may be growing to support the kind of harsh anti-immigrant legislation seen in Arizona.
Yesterday, we discussed Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's decision to sign a controversial bill aimed at ending ethnic studies throughout the Tucson schools, and our listeners responded in force.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill that will eliminate the Tucson school district's Mexican-American studies program. District superintendent Tom Horne believes ethnic studies programs teach Latino kids to believe they were oppressed by white people.
Instead of their usual jerseys, the Phoenix Suns wore shirts with 'Los Suns' inscribed across the chest. This change in wardrobe was in support of Arizona's Latino population and a protest to Arizona's new immigration law.