The ceremonial beginning brings the school a step closer to the state's most ambitious tribute to the late Sen. John McCain.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs proclaimed Aug. 25-31 as "John McCain Democracy Week," recognizing the 7th anniversary of the six-term Republican senator's death and what would have been his 89th birthday.

John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in ...

In war and in politics, John McCain has endured more than his share of near death experiences. He’s been shot out of the sky and held captive, hung from ropes by his two broken arms and beaten ...