Stories Tagged "Arizona"

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Ranchers Split over U.S. Border Security Plan

posted on December 28, 2012 at 11:05 AM

NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) -- When Dan Bell drives through his 35,000-acre cattle ranch, he speaks of the hurdles that the Border Patrol faces in his rolling green hills of oak and mesquite trees - the hours it takes to drive to some places, the... Full Story

Alabama is Lab for Arizona-style Immigration Provision

posted on June 29, 2012 at 11:45 AM

PELHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Moments after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the "show me your papers" provision of Arizona's immigration law, the switchboard lit up at one of Alabama's largest Spanish-language radio stations as worried listeners called... Full Story

Judge Blocks Day Labor Rules in AZ Immigration Law

posted on March 2, 2012 at 1:10 PM

PHOENIX (AP) -- A federal judge blocked police in Arizona from enforcing a section of the state's 2010 immigration enforcement law that prohibited people from blocking traffic when they seek or offer day labor services on streets. U.S. District... Full Story

California Lawmakers Revise OT Rules for Farm Workers

posted on July 2, 2010 at 4:07 PM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California lawmakers Thursday sent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger a bill that would require farmers to pay overtime to field hands after they work eight hours in a day, ending a nearly 70-year exemption for the state's largest... Full Story

Storms Stall Arizona Lettuce Harvest

posted on January 29, 2010 at 11:01 AM

YUMA, Ariz. (AP) - Wet weather has been a mixed blessing for farmers in Yuma County. The unusual moisture has helped drive up the price of lettuce, but farmers are having trouble getting their heavy equipment into water-logged fields for harvesting. Full Story

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