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A Tempe company thinks it has a revolutionary car concept, but will the public buy it?
A startup Tempe motor company is hoping to turn their lime-green, “spunky little ride” into the 21st century version of the Volkswagen Beetle.
Since August 2008, Elio Motors has been working on a cockpit-shaped, three-wheeled vehicle that seats two people and is the size of a small compact car.
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Lawsuit settlement tosses rule on removing wolves for livestock kills
Mexican gray wolves no longer will be subject to the “three strikes and you’re out” rule, thanks to a settlement reached between environmental groups and the federal government.
The informal rule went by the bureaucratic sounding name of standard operating procedure 13 (SOP 13), which allowed wolves to be removed from the wild for attacking and killing livestock three times within a year.
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Martin says Goddard is throwing ‘legal temper tantrum’
The Attorney General’s Office may not be providing many legal services to the Treasurer’s Office anymore, and state Treasurer Dean Martin had some sharp words for Attorney General Terry Goddard over the dispute.
“He said he’s not our attorney anymore,” Martin said. “It’s like a legal temper tantrum.”
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Lawmakers consider seeking exemption from stimulus requirements
Standing between lawmakers and millions of dollars in budget cuts to education are three letters - M-O-E.
Since Arizona started drawing federal stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, some lawmakers have decried the maintenance-of-effort, or MOE, requirements for portions of the money.
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Former veterans agency chief indicted for fraud, conflict, misuse of funds
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office announced on Nov. 19 that a former director of the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services has been indicted on eight felony charges, including counts of conflict of interest, fraud and misuse of public money.
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Budget bill fails in Senate; Verschoor AWOL
The Senate has hit a major snag and has failed to pass the main budget measure that is part of a package that partially fixes a $2-billion deficit, and it has adjourned until Nov. 23.
The bill went down by a vote of 14-13.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Gray voted “no” so he could bring the vote up for reconsideration later.
All the Democrats voted “no” on the bill. So did Sen. Ron Gould, a Lake Havasu Republican.
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State borrows $700M; first external loan since Great Depression
The State Loan Commission has approved a $700 million line of credit from Bank of America, marking the first external borrowing the state has done since the Great Depression.
State Treasurer Dean Martin said his office will finalize the agreement with Bank of America next week and will begin issuing treasurer’s warrants by the end of November.
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House panel approves budget-fix bills
A House panel followed the Senate’s lead, quickly approving a series of budget bills aimed at chipping away at the state’s massive deficit.
The bills include $300 million in cuts to social programs and state aid for education.
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Foreclosure law on track for repeal - again
It’s back to square one for the Arizona Bankers Association.
A tenuous deal to alter Arizona laws that govern home foreclosures was struck down by lawmakers on Nov. 18 after objections were raised by the homebuilding industry. The agreement had been struck by the Bankers Association and the Arizona Association of Realtors.
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Pearce offers amendment, then pulls it back
During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Nov. 18, Sen. Russell Pearce, a Republican from Mesa who chairs the committee, offered an amendment that would have dictated how Pima and Maricopa counties would have to pay $22 million to the state.
