Scrambling to find votes for her Medicaid expansion plan, Gov. Jan Brewer said Thursday she is now willing to approve legislation to stop Planned Parenthood from getting any of the funds.

Saying the move would make no sense, Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday refused to insert an anti-abortion provision into her plan to expand the state's Medicaid program.

State lawmakers edged closer Wednesday to allowing armed staffers in some public schools.

The amount of emotion that poured out of Rachel Ressler nearly matched the sweat and dedication she put into her Desert Vista soccer career.

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A federal judge has permanently blocked Arizona from cutting off funds to Planned Parenthood solely because the organization also performs abortions.

Sarah Neumann

It’s that time of year to hand out some honors for the year’s best. So it is without further ado that I bring you the Third Annual Hammer Awards.

South Mountain Community College (SMCC) president Dr. Shari Olson traveled to Washington D.C. this month to a conference focusing on education-based entrepreneurship and innovation.

Chris Bustamante, president of Rio Salado College, and Shari Olson, president of South Mountain Community College, have joined the new Presidents for Entrepreneurship Forum.

South Mountain Community Library, 7050 S. 24th St., will celebrate its first anniversary on Sept. 29. Phoenix Vice Mayor Michael Johnson, City Librarian Rita Hamilton, Maricopa Community Colleges Governing Board Chair Doyle Burke and South Mountain Community College President Dr. Shari Olson will kick off the festivities with remarks at 10 a.m.

They are the kind of players Mike Rowe could hang out with on his show popular show “Dirty Jobs.”

Following a national search and recruitment, South Mountain Community College (SMCC) has announced the hiring of Dr. Osaro Ighodaro as its new vice president of student development.

Arizona taxpayers will continue to fund care for the poor provided by Planned Parenthood, at least for the time being.

Planned Parenthood asked a federal judge Monday to block a new law which would bar it from getting state Medicaid funds.

Phoenix Dance Cooperative’s Soul Shock Dance Company recently returned from Panama City Beach, Fla., with two national grand championship awards.

Following a national search and recruitment, South Mountain Community College (SMCC) has announced the hiring of Dr. Reynaldo Rivera as its new vice president of learning.

Gov. Jan Brewer continued her anti-abortion efforts late Friday, signing controversial -- and potentially illegal -- legislation to deny any of the federal family planning funding Arizona gets from going to Planned Parenthood.

In home decor, there’s something about the start of spring. When life’s renewing itself outdoors, we feel the urge to revive our interiors too.

In home decor, there’s something about the start of spring. When life’s renewing itself outdoors, we feel the urge to revive our interiors too.

The state universities want to "equalize" funding because this will "bring" $60 million?

With a light lineup and its state title aspirations fleeting, the Desert Vista wrestling team needed big-time efforts from the non-decorated wrestlers in the lineup.

The postseason is here.

Diane Olson, Ahwatukee Pediatrics