Where’s Jan Brewer? Arizona Governor Takes Secret Trip
Ethan Miller/Getty Images(PHOENIX) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is MIA. Sort of.The governor, who is best known for championing the state’s controversial immigration law, is currently taking a week-long work trip out of state, but her office has re…
Judge Rules in Favor of Arizona’s ‘Show Me Your Papers’ Provision
Ethan Miller/Getty Images(PHOENIX) — Authorities in Arizona will shortly begin enforcing the “show me your papers” provision of the state’s controversial immigration law, SB 1070.U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton ruled on Wednesday that after stopping …
Republican Governors’ Message To Mitt Romney: Don’t Let Obama Lead You Down The ‘Rabbit Hole’
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages(WILLIAMSBURG, Va.) — Fresh off his win in Wisconsin’s divisive recall election, GOP Gov. Scott Walker was full of advice for Mitt Romney.“We had significant swing votes — independents, even some dis…
Betty Smithey, Longest Serving Female Inmate, May Get Parole For 1963 Murder
Arizona Department of Corrections(NEW YORK) — Betty Smithey has been in prison for 49 years, convicted of killing a baby. Until now she was without the possibility of parole, but the “old code lifer” has been granted a chance at freedom by Arizona Gov…
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Preps Police for Supreme Court Ruling
Ethan Miller/Getty Images(PHOENIX) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer wants to be sure her law enforcement officers are ready for an upcoming Supreme Court decision.Within the next two weeks, the Supreme Court will decide the fate of some key provisions of Ari…
Arizona Bans Funding for Planned Parenthood, Organizations That Perform Abortions
Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images(PHOENIX, Ariz.) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill that will cut off public funding for organizations that perform “nonfederally qualified abortions,” striking a blow to Planned Parenthood in the state. The …
Jan Brewer’s Office Releases Copy of Letter She Handed to Obama
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(PHOENIX) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s office initially said the letter she handed to President Obama during their tarmac encounter on Wednesday was for the president’s eyes only, and refused a request by The Arizona Republi…
ABC Exclusive: Obama Says Encounter with Ariz. Gov. ‘Blown Out of Proportion’
Pete Souza/The White House via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama denied in an exclusive interview with ABC News that he was “tense” in his airport tarmac encounter with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Wednesday, as she has described.&ldqu…
President Obama, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Share Tense Tarmac Moment
President Obama is greeted by Ariz. Gov. Jan Brewer before a memorial for the victims of the mass shooting in Tucson, on Jan. 12, 2011. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(PHOENIX) — Longstanding tension between Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and Democra…