Arizona Group Pushes County Secession, Creation of New State

Some liberal residents of Pima County, Arizona, have become so dissatisfied with their state's conservative politics that they've begun a campaign to help the county secede from Arizona and become a state on its own. "It happens, and it can happen here," said Tucson attorney Paul Eckerstrom, who co-founded the "Start Our State" organization to push for statehood for Baja Arizona. Pima County, in the southwest part of the state including the city of Tucson, is home to roughly 1 million people...Full Story