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E-fighting fraud: With fewer auditors, ADRE is tracking firms with technology
If necessity is the mother of invention, a slumping economy fathered a state agency’s need to implement electronic audits of property management companies amid growing concerns of fraud.
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Campaign finance now in uncharted territory
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that corporations and labor unions can spend freely on political campaigns, Arizona has a simple choice - create new regulations to monitor that type of spending, or run the risk of an entire election cycle being dominated by millions of dollars worth of anonymous advertising.
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Texting ban squeaks through in Senate debate
No legislation is ever dead - not while lawmakers are in session.
The dictum proved true on March 4, when a Republican senator from Tucson managed to revive a bill that would ban texting while driving.
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Texting ban fails in Senate debate
Another attempt to ban texting while driving faltered during a Senate debate on March 2.
Senators were split on the issue - literally.
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Senate votes to tighten evidence standard
State court judges would have a tighter screen to use when deciding expert testimony that juries hear in civil cases under a bill approved 20-8 by the Arizona Senate, sending the measure to the House.
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Senate kills texting while driving ban
For the second year in a row, the Arizona Senate on March 2 shot down an attempt to ban texting while driving amid concerns about imposing too much government regulation.
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Legislature attacks foreclosure problem with 16 bills
Sen. John Nelson’s S1130 would establish rules for mortgage consultants who claim to negotiate with lenders on behalf of homeowners facing foreclosure.
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Foreclosure scams add to homeowner misery
Gregory Nave wanted justice after he was bilked out of $3,495 by a foreclosure consultant, but the state Attorney General’s Office told him there were no laws to protect against the kind of scam that victimized him and thousands of other Arizonans.
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Bills requiring schools to count illegal students advance
Republicans are trying to pass a law that would require public schools to determine which of their students are illegal immigrants and then report their findings to the state.
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Coconino supervisors pullback on cell phone law
FLAGSTAFF - Coconino County is letting the state take the lead in banning text messaging while driving.
