Governor Jan Brewer

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Jeff Danziger | Posted 04.25.2012

Jeff Danziger

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Mike Sacks

Arizona's Controversial Immigration Law Arriving At Supreme Court This Week

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 04.22.2012

WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the federal government's challenge to the Grand Canyon state's contro...

Brewer Warns GOP Leaders On Veto Threat

Arizona Capitol Times | Posted 04.18.2012

After Gov. Jan Brewer yesterday told GOP legislative leaders that she will veto any bills that land on her desk before a budget is completed, the warn...

Brewer Vetoes GOP-Backed Proposal

Reuters | Posted 04.18.2012

By David Schwartz PHOENIX, April 17 (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Tuesday vetoed a controversial bill that would have all...

Brewer Vetoes GOP-Backed Proposal

The Arizona Republic | Posted 04.17.2012

Gov. Jan Brewer has vetoed a bill that could have allowed guns on public property, including city halls, police stations, county courts, senior center...

Brewer Spends Big On Own Book

Politico | Posted 04.15.2012

Arizona Republican Gov. Jan Brewer last year launched a federal political action committee, promising to use JAN PAC as a weapon to help create jobs, ...

In Arizona, You'd Be Pregnant By Now!

Deborah Stambler | Posted 04.13.2012

Deborah Stambler

Some who favor this law are claiming that it protects women. I'm not sure how that logic works. It seems to follow the same rule that claims every woman in Arizona who has her period is pregnant.

My Hope: A Fear-Free Alabama

Marielena HincapiƩ | Posted 05.22.2012

Marielena HincapiƩ

As Esperanza asked what I thought she could do, I found myself paralyzed. Esperanza asked if she could call the police. A chill went through my spine as the lawyer in me carefully answered that I did not think that was safe under HB 56.

Birther Bill Returns Without Brewer-Opposed Amendment

The Huffington Post | Mollie Reilly | Posted 03.16.2012

Republican lawmakers in Arizona have reintroduced legislation requiring presidential candidates to prove their U.S. citizenship, this year without a c...

Michael McAuliff

Chuck Schumer Tries To Shame Jan Brewer

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.13.2012

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Schumer is trying to shame Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer into testifying before his subcommittee on immigration. The Republican ...

John Celock

Arizona Senate Passes Abortion Bill That Would Protect Doctors Against Lawsuits

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.12.2012

The Arizona Senate passed a bill Tuesday that will prohibit medical malpractice lawsuits against doctors who withhold information from a woman that co...

John Celock

Arizona House Approves Loaded Guns In School Zones

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.07.2012

The Republican-controlled Arizona House of Representatives has voted to repeal the state's gun-free school zone laws, setting up a potential battle th...

John Celock

Nikki Haley Explains White House Dinner Absence

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.27.2012

WASHINGTON -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) was not the only Republican governor skipping Sunday night's White House governors dinner but attending Mond...

Ahead of Arizona Primary a Decline in Political Cachet of State Immigration Laws

Kristian Ramos | Posted 04.28.2012

Kristian Ramos

It is disingenuous at best for the Republican Party to say out of one corner of their mouth that our immigration system is broken, then do everything they can to stop any wholesale fix. Our states and our country deserve better.

Zach Carter

Jan Brewer Defends Immigration Crackdown, Says Mexico 'Controlled By Drug Cartels'

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 02.26.2012

During a Sunday appearance on NBC's "Meet The Press," Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer defended her state's crackdown on immigration as a necessary response to...

John Celock

Jan Brewer Snubs Obama, Declines To Attend White House Governors Dinner

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.25.2012

WASHINGTON -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R), in town for the National Governors Association conference, will skip a White House dinner Sunday honoring t...

Michael McAuliff

Jan Brewer Refuses To Defend Immigration Law To Senate

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 02.24.2012

WASHINGTON -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) is ducking a U.S. Senate invitation to come defend her state's harsh immigration law. Sen. Chuck Schumer ...

Brewer's Encounter With Obama Riling Up Arizona GOP Voterst

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 02.22.2012

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer made headlines when she confronted Obama during his last visit to the Grand Canyon State. Now, the image of their encou...

Arizona Workers Mobilize As Legislators Debate Anti-Labor Laws

Pamela Powers Hannley | Posted 04.22.2012

Pamela Powers Hannley

With six anti-labor bills winding their way through the Arizona Legislature, union workers are gearing up for a fight.

New Arizona Bill Aims To Instate Armed Militia on Arizona-Mexico Border

The Huffington Post | Cristina Costantini | Posted 02.17.2012

The state of Arizona is doing little to play down their controversial reputation on immigration laws. This week, the state got one step closer to pass...

John Celock

Finger Wagging Leads To Recall Petition Against Brewer

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.09.2012

A fringe Democratic activist in Arizona, with a history of launching recalls against Republican officeholders, has decided to launch a long-shot recal...

John Celock

Jan Brewer Could Face Wisconsin-Style Measures

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.02.2012

Arizona could become the next Wisconsin as plans for protests, Capitol sit-ins and a potential effort to recall the governor get underway in an effort...

Books Allegedly Banned From High School Being Smuggled Back To Arizona

The Huffington Post | Laura Steiner | Posted 02.02.2012

A caravan of cars, full of activists and writers will be heading soon from Houston, Texas, to Tucson, Arizona. It's cargo: books that were alleged...

Three Thoughts on the Brewer-Obama Spat

Katrina L. Rogers | Posted 03.31.2012

Katrina L. Rogers

I can't explain why Brewer thought her actions were appropriate but considering how this first family has been treated since Obama became a viable candidate and that it came from Gov. Brewer, it's not shocking.

John Celock

Jan Brewer's Math Questioned By Dems

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.12.2012

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's plan to buy back the state capitol complex that she sold in 2009 has been met with swift opposition from Democrats in the st...