Automobile airbags undoubtedly save lives, but Attorney General Tom Horne is warning consumers that potentially dangerous and unreliable after-market airbags are being sold to individuals and businesses in Arizona.

Attorney General Tom Horne yesterday announced the introduction of school safety legislation that allows a designated school employee to be trained and armed for the purpose of defending a campus.

In response to the massacre at a Newtown Conn. elementary school, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is proposing a program that would train and arm one school official for every campus.

Over the years I have always been surprised to see a man like Tom Horne get reelected over and over again to different offices. Horne, who is under investigation by the FBI, has served as our superintendent of public instruction, and is now the state’s attorney general.

Alongside the Oro Valley Police Department, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne and his office are cracking down on the growing problem of fraud against the state’s senior citizens and veterans.

During the holidays, senior citizens and veterans are the most vulnerable to fraud and identity theft scams. However, according to Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, the problem exists all year, and new programs are aimed at preventing it from happening at all.

Arizona cannot demand proof of citizenship from individuals who use a federal voter registration form, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning.

The Oro Valley and Marana police departments were part of a statewide investigation that led to the Attorney General’s office arresting 17 of 23 suspects involved in a “large-scale cocaine trafficking organization.”

GOP looks ready to claim all statewide offices

PHOENIX -- Lawyers for the state and a privately financed anti-abortion group go to federal appeals court today (wednesday) in a bid to restore a ban on Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood.

Denying allegations that he abused his power by threatening to deport an ex-lover, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu has requested an independent investigation, which will be led by Attorney General Tom Horne.

“Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber” by Paul Hindemith will be the featured selection by the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra under the baton of conductor-in-residence Linus Lerner on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13.

Letters to the editor published in the January 5, 2011, edition of The Explorer.

SAHBA PAC sets its list of endorsements

Local schools may begin offering full-day kindergarten as a result of this legislative session but if state Sen. Toni Hellon has her way, that will be the extent of the sweeping changes, she said.

The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is drawing criticism from both Democrats and Republicans, who have expressed concerns over how proposed borders for the state’s legislative districts have been redrawn.

With the busiest shopping day tomorrow, and some shoppers already looking online and preparing for some stores to open early tonight, Attorney General Tom Horne has released the following holiday tips.

Thursday, June 17