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Aureum Chaos, a region on Mars, photographed March 20, 2013 by HiRISE, a University of Arizona experiment on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Learning From Asteroids Pummeling Mars

UA HiRISE camera documents space-rock strikes on red planet
The mission to collect samples from the asteroid 1999 RQ36 is scheduled to launch in 2016, and will return to earth in 2023.

UA Mission Will Touch Asteroid

Watch AZ illustrated Science tonight, 6:30, PBS 6
Dorothy Riley leads a meeting of the Tucson chapter of No Labels, a group trying to take partisanship out of politics.

'No Labels' Politics: Making It Work

Removing partisanship, name calling group's goal
Gov. Jan Brewer shows off her 7-page Medicaid expansion bill at March 12, 2013 state Capitol rally.

AZ Week: What Motivates Brewer on Medicaid?

Counterintuitive political move part legacy, part pragmatism, journalist says

Brewer: Medicaid Expansion 'A Lifeline'

Many beneficiaries, she says: state's poor citizens, rural hospitals, economy

AZ Illustrated Metro Episode, March 11, 2013

Technology along border, PCC immigrant tuition, legislative harmony
TUSD's Mexican American Studies Program has officially been shut down and books related to the curriculum have been removed from classrooms as well. A Latino literary organization based in Houston Texas organized a caravan of authors and activists to deliver a supply of books in question to students and teachers. When Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal ruled that TUSD Mexican American Studies classes violated state law, libraries from 11 schools requested the books and district spokeswoman Cara Rene now says there are 112 copies of these books throughout the district.

Judge Upholds Law Banning Tucson's Mexican American Studies

Students, teachers in TUSD lose challenge after classes eliminated

Brewer to Release Medicaid Plan

Draft legislation coming Tuesday; political fight seen
Arizona Capitol.

Lawmakers: We're All Getting Along

'Much more agreeable, much more pleasant,' veteran lawmaker says
Guests discuss the latest on Gov. Jan Brewer's push to provide more insurance to low-income Arizonans through Medicaid and more.

AZ Illustrated Politics Episode, March 8, 2013

Medicaid expansion for Arizona, illegal immigrant releases, legislative actions
Water levels at the Colorado River basin.

AZ Week: Water Supply, Demand Assessed

Colorado River already overdrawn, but all parties acting with urgency
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned to her hometown to lead the Pledge of Allegiance during the Jan. 8 anniversary vigil.

Giffords Named JFK Courage Winner

Caroline Kennedy will present award May 5 in Boston

Report Puts AZ In Top 10 for Higher-Ed Cuts

Analysis shows funding down 35%, enrollment up 20% since 2007

Giffords at Safeway: Gun Control Needed

Returns to scene of Jan. 8, 2011 shooting to make her plea
Construction at Pima County's new Roger Road Wastewater Treatment facility.

New Wastewater Plant Will Meet Fed Standards

Roger Road plant's odors also will be controlled; building done in 2014

Cuts Expected to Medicare, Food Assistance

Sequester may indirectly but significantly impact local agencies

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