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Month: December 2012
Myths of gun control always miss the target
The recent slaughter at the grade school in Connecticut is an unimaginable tragedy that could never have been predicted. What can be predicted with pinpoint accuracy will be the national...
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Democrats’ absence slows Pinal County shift to merit selection
As economy improves, counties push to restore lost state funding
County governments have been heavily hit by state budget cuts in recent years, causing leaders to strip vital services down to the bare bones, lay off skilled employees and slice...
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Horne to renew effort to abolish Colorado City police force
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Online Impersonation bill could silence satirical critics
In recent years, several state lawmakers have had fake, unflattering social media accounts spring up in their names. During his successful 2011 recall election against former Sen. President Russell Pearce,...
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Agent accused of smuggling pot jailed until trial
Arizona’s workplace-safety efforts focus primarily on construction
As a former room service worker at a Phoenix hotel, Daria Ovide said she saw housekeepers harm their backs, knees and wrists lifting dozens of heavy mattresses each day. Now...
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Arizona panel recommends pension alternative for state
A committee that studied funding issues with Arizona’s pension system for public employees is recommending that current and former workers be allowed to move into a 401(k)-style plan as an...
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Uranium cleanup on Navajo Nation complicated by scope, history of problem
[caption id="attachment_54362" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="A worker hoses down the worksite to keep down dust at the uranium transfer site cleanup in Cove, Ariz., this fall. (Photo courtesy U.S. Environmental Protection...
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Legislative candidates find success switching from ‘clean’ to traditional
The end of matching funds precipitated record low participation in Arizona’s Clean Elections system this year, and the candidates who switched away from publicly funded campaigns fared well. Eighteen legislative...
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Mesa commerce official with cancer loses job
[caption id="attachment_54354" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Former president of the Mesa Chamber of Commerce Peter Sterling sits Dec. 17, 2012 in Mesa, Ariz. Sterling is fighting an aggressive form of brain cancer....
