Recent Events
Super Bowl XXX was played in Tempe in 1996 and Super Bowl XLII was held in Glendale in 2008.
Illegal immigration continued to be a prime concern within the state, and in April 2010, Arizona SB1070 was passed and signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer. The measure attracted national attention as the most thorough anti-illegal immigration measure in decades within the United States.
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