By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl I recently toured the U.S.-Mexico border near Yuma to see firsthand how construction of the border fence is progressing. The fence and vehicle barriers span roughly 120 miles along the border. According to border agents…

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl You can't spend more than you make just ask any American family on a budget. Families have to set priorities when spending the money they earn. If a family increases spending in one area of…

For a La Nina year, this is certainly shaping up to be a wet one. According to last year's weather projections, the southwest was projected to have a wetter that usual month in December, which certainly fell within the predictions.…

by Franklin Jake Flake Mr. Flake is a senator in the Arizona State Legislature. Anyone who has spent any time in Arizona is familiar with a mirage. One of its characteristics is that the closer you move toward it, the…

The following letter to the editor, published in the January 7 edition of The New York Times, responds to a December 31 editorial: To the Editor: Your Dec. 31 editorial "Looking at America" does a great disservice to the men…

As a another year passes, we look forward to the promise of new beginnings as reflection is made on the course our lives took over the past year. Many of us experienced both ups and downs throughout 2007, some with…

Phoenix, AZArizona Republican Party Chairman Randy Pullen said new survey research information coming out around the country indicated voters were looking for alternatives to Hillary Rodham Clinton. Pullen said the trend was a sign that "Americans are looking for fresh…

Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Republican Party Chairman Randy Pullen today said Americans needed a government that was not just capable but that was honest with the people. Arizona Republican Party Chairman Randy Pullen said Democrat presidential candidate and New York…

What's the Final Economic Cost? By Kevin Rogers, President of the Arizona Farm Bureau ARIZONA I appreciate facts don't sell emotion does, and there is nothing more emotional than immigration these days. But facts are troublesome things and they won't…

Veterans Day is Sunday, November 11. Whether you're a proponent of the war in Iraq, or opposed to it (Edmund Burke once said, "The only thing necessary for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing."), our troops…

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl The United States, through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Justice Department, operates and funds detention facilities throughout Indian Country as part of its trust responsibilities to Native Americans. According to a Justice Department…

By U.S. Senator Jon Kyl House Appropriations Committee Chairman Congressman David R. Obey recently announced that he would unilaterally block an emergency funding bill for our troops in Iraq, in order to force a change in the administrations policy. Cutting…