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A Florida mayoral candidate is hoping a little divine intervention gets her ahead on Election Day. That's because she says she has a very big endorsement, from Jesus Christ.
A Florida mayoral candidate is hoping a little divine intervention gets her ahead on Election Day. That's because she says she has a very big endorsement, from Jesus Christ.
Vice President Joe Biden is asking pastors, rabbis and nuns to help make the moral argument to their followers for gun control legislation.
Vice President Joe Biden wants pastors, rabbis and nuns to tell their flocks that enacting gun control is the moral thing to do. But another vote may have to wait until Congress wraps up work on an immigration overhaul.
Pope Francis put his humility on display during his first day as pontiff Thursday, stopping by his hotel to pick up his luggage and pay the bill himself in a decidedly different style of papacy than..
Pope Francis put his humility on display during his first day as pontiff Thursday, stopping by his hotel to pick up his luggage and pay the bill himself in a decidedly different style of papacy than his tradition-minded predecessor...
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has a lot of balls in the air -- expanding Medicaid, drivers' licenses for people here illegally. And the possibility she may run again for governor.
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has a lot of balls in the air -- expanding Medicaid, drivers' licenses for people here illegally. And the possibility she may run again for governor.
An Arizona Senate battle over expanding Medicaid revealed a fractured Republican majority that is likely to be exposed next in the House of Representatives.
An Arizona Senate battle over expanding Medicaid revealed a fractured Republican majority that is likely to be exposed next in the House of Representatives.
A bit of a surprise at the State Capitol -- the Republican-led Senate has voted to approve Gov. Brewer's plan to expand Medicaid coverage to 300,000 people as part of the federal health care law.
A bit of a surprise at the State Capitol -- the Republican-led Senate has voted to approve Governor Jan Brewer's plan to expand Medicaid coverage to 300,000 people as part of the federal health care law. FOX 10's Jessica Flores reports.
A judge has refused to halt Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's policy denying driver's licenses for young immigrants who received work permits and avoided deportation under an Obama administration policy.
A judge has refused to halt Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's policy denying driver's licenses for young immigrants who received work permits and avoided deportation under an Obama administration policy.
A group trying to oust Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is again relying on only volunteers to gather signatures in a bid to force a recall election against the sheriff.
A group trying to oust Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is again relying on only volunteers to gather signatures in a bid to force a recall election against the sheriff.
Senate Minority Leader Leah Landrum Taylor says she doesn't want Democrats to reject a plan to expand Medicaid access if they don't get their way on other issues.
Senate Minority Leader Leah Landrum Taylor says she doesn't want Democrats to reject a plan to expand Medicaid access if they don't get their way on other issues.
By CRISTINA SILVA Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) - Republican Arizona lawmakers want to pass legislation creating 1 of the nation's strongest religious freedom laws.
A House of Representatives committee advanced the legislation Thursday that would limit government burdens on the exercise of religion.
The proposed law would apply to any state or local government action. It says governments can only limit religious freedom to further an "interest of the highest magnitude" that cannot be achieved otherwise.
It defines a religious burden as any action that directly or indirectly curtails or denies the exercise of religion.
Under current Arizona law, government may limit religious freedom because of a compelling interest.
The proposed law would also allow a person citing a religious burden to seek relief against the government in court.
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