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League will file suit against state over impact-fee limits
Municipalities are gearing up for a lawsuit challenging restrictions lawmakers put on cities and towns when they approved the fiscal 2010 spending plan.
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Brewer: Arizona needs tough leader for tough times
There is no doubt that times were tough when Jan Brewer took over as governor, and tough times call for a tough leader. That leader, Brewer said as she announced her candidacy for 2010, is her.
Speaking to dozens of supporters at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel and Spa on Nov. 5, Brewer formally announced what most observers had expected for months - that she will seek a full term as governor.
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Klein billed as right person for wrong time
When Eileen Klein moved into her new office as Gov. Jan Brewer’s chief of staff, the first decoration she put up was a Kachina.
In Hopi lore, upon realizing her village was under attack, she grabbed her father’s bow and arrows and rushed to the defense of her people, defeating the enemy at the village’s edge.
It’s symbolic, in a way, of Klein’s new role.
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Ruling on Quelland case expected Nov. 10
An administrative law judge is expected to issue a ruling by Nov. 10 on a May decision by the Citizens Clean Elections Commission to order the ouster of District 10 Rep. Doug Quelland.
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Arizona law professor discusses water challenges
OKLAHMOMA CITY - Americans are spoiled, says University of Arizona law professor Robert Glennon.
“We have no sense of the value of water,” he told the 30th Annual Oklahoma Governor’s Water Conference on Nov. 3 in Midwest City, Okla.
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High-tech tools: Graphics, models help attorneys make their case
The first-person shooter animation recreated a showdown at a Sioux Falls, S.D., parking lot. But this was no video game. It was what Hells Angels’ Chad Wilson saw when he confronted at least a half-dozen members of a rival motorcycle gang in 2006 and shot five of them with a .40-caliber handgun.
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State Barred? Lack of court wins doesn’t deter Mesa man’s quest
The lawyer discipline program of the State Bar of Arizona often proves the last resort for people who believe that they have been wronged either by the actions of their own attorneys or by opposing counsel.
Every year the State Bar receives more than 4,000 complaints against its member attorneys, with the majority of the allegations dismissed without referral for further investigation after review by Bar counsel.
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Capitol Police confiscated 170 weapons this year
More than 170 weapons were seized by security at Arizona Capitol buildings in 2009, according to the Arizona Capitol Police.
The weapons seized include 117 knives, 54 handguns, three box-cutters, one can of Mace, one can of pepper spray, a wrench and an iron bar, said Andrew Staubitz, commander of the Capitol Police.
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New laws take effect on everything from microbreweries to animal fighting
More than 160 new laws took effect on Sept. 30, the general effective date for legislation passed during the 2009 regular session.
Many of the laws are technical changes to existing law. Others have more far-reaching impacts on the daily lives of Arizona residents.
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Arizona agency receives $17.8M for geothermal energy project
The Arizona Geological Survey received part of a $338 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy on Oct. 29 to push geothermal energy production closer to reality.
