Homeland Security Committee holds 'Every state is a border state' hearing

The U.S. House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing Feb. 28 on "Every State is a Border State: Examining Secretary Mayorkas' Border Crisis." Pinal County, Arizona Sheriff Mark Lamb spoke at the hearing, along with Rebecca Kiessling of Michigan, Robert Trenschel, President and CEO of Yuma Regional Medical Center, and David Bier, Associate Director of Immigration Studies at the CATO Institute.

Arizona Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, Mark Kelly tour Yuma border

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema lead a group of U.S. senators to the southern border on Jan. 10. Tuesday's visit to Yuma follows the bi-partisan group's tour in El Paso, Texas, where resources are strained from a flood of migrants.

US government tells Arizona to remove shipping containers along border wall

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey ordered the installation of more than 100 double-stacked containers that were placed over the summer, saying he couldn’t wait for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to award the contracts it had announced for work to fill the gaps in the border wall in the border area.

In Arizona, worry about access to Colorado River water rises

Due to a logjam in interstate negotiations for massive cuts in Colorado River water deliveries, Arizona farmers and urban users have no idea how much water use they’ll be ordered to cut, possibly starting next year.