PHOENIX (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge refused on Thursday to block Arizona's Republican Governor Jan Brewer from denying driver's licenses to young immigrants granted temporary legal status by the federal government.
Gov. Jan Brewer yesterday (May 7) signed into law Senate Bill 1223, a bill that allows the Arizona Game and Fish Commission to set future hunting and fishing license structure and fees directly through a streamlined, customer-focused process. The bill, which is supported by 24 sportsmen’s organizations, gives the Game and Fish Department the ability [...]Show More Summary
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed a measure on Thursday that would have made gold and silver legal tender in the state, saying the legislation could have resulted in lost tax revenue.
Arizona lawmakers passed legislation this week that would make privately made gold and silver coins legal tender, and it now awaits governor Jan Brewer’s signature. According to Reuters, Arizona would be the second state to enact such...Show More Summary
It’s yet to be signed by Governor Jan Brewer, but if it becomes law Utah would be the second state in the union to have one. Utah passed a similar law in 2011, and apparently Kansas and South Carolina are considering similar legislation. Arizona is returning to its gold rush roots with a bill that [...]Show More Summary
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) signed H.B. 2455 into law Sunday, thereby banning the destruction of guns turned in at gun buybacks or otherwise seized by or surrendered to authorities. Brewer's office said she received, "2,000 letters, emails, and phone calls" about the bill, of which only 25 opposed to its passage. Show More Summary
There are a handful of Republican governors who aren't so crazy that they think taking free money to provide health care to more of their constituents is a bad idea. In fact, eight of them including Jan Brewer of Arizona, Rick ScottShow More Summary
A bill signed by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) requires cities and counties who hold gun buyback programs to sell the surrendered weapons instead of destroying them. The bill was championed by several Republicans in the GOP-controlled Legislature. Lawmakers argued that municipalities were skirting a law passed in 2010 that requires police to sell seized [...]Show More Summary
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Monday signed legislation forcing municipalities to resell firearms from gun buy-back programs rather than destroy them, closing a loophole in the conservative state's laws.
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer discusses immigration reform proposals outlined in the "Gang of Eight" senate bill on David Webb's American Forum on SiriusXM Patriot. The Governor makes a strong case w orking with state police, national guard, sheriffs and other law enforcement on the ground and talking to residents that live along the border. Show More Summary
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer sent out this email today. She was excited to report that Barack Obama had finally agreed to tour Arizona’s southern border. Then you scroll down and see this. Clever. Here’s the rest: APRIL FOOLS! Unfortunately, I … Continue reading ?
Create obstacles to access higher education? Check. Require outrageous tuition rates? Check. Make immigrants live in fear of being deported for simply driving to work or school? Check. Ban DREAMers from the roads? Check. It seems that...Show More Summary
One year to the date that the Librotraficante Caravan launched from Houston to smuggle books banned in Arizona back into Tucson, the Empire struck back.
Jan Brewer (R), Arizona’s combative GOP governor, stunned political observers and health care reform advocates when she became the third Republican governor to endorse Obamacare’s expansion of the public Medicaid program. That decision is great news for Arizona’s poor and uninsured, as well as for the state’s budget. But it’s been met with fierce resistance [...]
A few years ago, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) told voters she'd heard about immigrants who were responsible for "beheadings" in the Arizona desert, a claim that the governor apparently made up out of whole cloth. The Republican later conceded, "That was an error, if I said that." …
Fox News pushed Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's theory that the supervised release of some undocumented immigrants is "payback" for her state's immigration enforcement efforts. But the release was nationwide, not just in Arizona, and was in response to impending budget cuts from sequestration. Show More Summary
(CNN) - Two outspoken Arizona voices against illegal immigration blasted federal authorities' recent release of hundreds of undocumented immigrants because of the impending federal spending cuts. Gov. Jan Brewer and Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said in separate interviews on CNN's "The Situation Room" that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency did not notify their [...]
Sunday on Face the Nation, Arizona governor Jan Brewer was asked how she felt about Senator Marco Rubio working with Democrats like Schumer on a comprehensive immigration reform bill. Brewer responded, “Well, I think its wonderful that...Show More Summary
Governor Jan Brewer will unveil a bronze statue of Arizona miner George Warren, who is immortalized on the Arizona State Seal, this morning at an event in the Executive Tower in Phoenix. The statue, which will be presented by Arizona native Jim Warne, Jr. Show More Summary
A judge has tossed Arizona’s Planned Parenthood funding ban, saying that it unlawfully robs people on Medicaid from choosing their health care services. The measure was signed into law by the state’s Governor Jan Brewer last May. It barred state funding for any clinic that also performs abortions. But Reuters reports that District Court Judge [...]Show More Summary