07/28/2011 04:11:00 PM EST
Arizona Launches Site To Net Cash For Border Fence
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. - (AP) Arizona launched a fundraising website Wednesday as the first step in a newly authorized project to use private donations and inmate labor to build fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border. The website, buildtheborderfence.com, received 884 online donations totaling $39,085 within its first 17 hours, said Arizona Senate spokesman Mike Philipsen. Full version available to lexis.com subscribers.