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	<title>Arizona Capitol Times &#187; water issues</title>
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		<title>USDA OKs drought disaster for some AZ counties</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/04/09/usda-oks-drought-disaster-for-some-az-counties/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A federal agency is backing a request from Gov. Jan Brewer to declare a drought disaster that will help ranchers and farmers.]]></description>
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		<title>Senators urge action on water-rights bill in meeting with tribal leaders</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/04/06/senators-urge-action-on-water-rights-bill-in-meeting-with-tribal-leaders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victoria Pelham, Cronkite News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON – Arizona’s senators urged tribal leaders Thursday to move quickly on a proposed settlement of water-rights claims so they can push the bill through Congress before this session ends.

In separate closed-door meetings with Navajo and Hopi leaders in Tuba City, Republican Sens. Jon Kyl and John McCain stressed the importance of quick action, said those who attended the meetings.]]></description>
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		<title>Brewer names acting director at Water Resources, Guenther staying on as adviser</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2011/01/07/brewer-names-acting-director-at-water-resources-guenther-staying-on-as-adviser/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Duda</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Herb Guenther]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sandra Fabritz-Whitney]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Herb Guenther is stepping aside as head of the Department of Water Resources, but the longtime director will stay on board as adviser.]]></description>
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		<title>AZ women continue political gains with CAP Board majority&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2010/02/22/az-women-continue-political-gains-with-cap-board-majority/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Miller, Arizona Capitol Times correspondent</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Women in Public Policy Feb. 2010]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arizona has always had its fair share of larger-than-life politicians.

For years, the state has also been on the cutting edge of progressive politics, in selecting powerful women to hold its highest offices, in a traditionally male-dominated arena.]]></description>
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		<title>Water-study program offers students two ways to learn&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2010/02/01/water-study-program-offers-students-two-ways-to-learn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Tackett</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education Jan. 2010]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arizona elementary school students are taught about the history and importance of water conservation, but for most students, instruction on the subject typically slows once they enter middle school.]]></description>
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		<title>AG opinion says SRP must comply with public records law&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2009/12/16/ag-opinion-says-srp-must-comply-with-public-records-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Small</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Paul McMurdie]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Salt River Project (SRP)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salt River Project has filed documents in Maricopa County Superior Court arguing that it is exempt from the state's public record laws because it is not technically a public body.

SRP is one of the largest utility companies in the state and is considered a quasi-governmental agency because it operates as both a private, for-profit company and a political subdivision of the state.]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court won’t hear water fund sweep challenge</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2009/12/03/supreme-court-won%e2%80%99t-hear-water-fund-sweep-challenge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Palmer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the moment, the state Legislature can count out one of the many lawsuits it faces, as the Arizona Supreme Court will not hear a challenge to the sweeping of millions of dollars from a fund used to carry out a multi-state water-rights agreement.]]></description>
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		<title>Judge sets date for SRP records hearing</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2009/12/02/judge-sets-date-for-srp-records-hearing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Small</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salt River Project and a pair of Arizona municipalities will face off in court over a public records dispute in February.

A Maricopa County judge on Dec. 2 set a hearing date of Feb. 17. The two sides will debate whether the quasi-governmental utility company is subject to the state's public records law. Prescott and Prescott Valley have filed two public records requests with SRP, and the utility has refused to turn over the documents.]]></description>
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		<title>SRP fighting to keep records private&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2009/11/25/srp-fighting-to-keep-records-private/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2009/11/25/srp-fighting-to-keep-records-private/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Small</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nation's third-largest public power utility and one of the state's largest water suppliers avoided a ruling earlier this year that would have determined whether it was subject to Arizona public records law. But now the Salt River Project is again bracing against claims that its quasi-governmental status requires it to maintain and provide access to documents.]]></description>
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		<title>Department ruling favors Prescott water project</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2009/11/25/department-ruling-favors-prescott-water-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRESCOTT - The state Department of Water Resources has affirmed a judge's ruling that Prescott is entitled to pump more than 8,000 acre-feet of water a year from its Paulden-area ranch.]]></description>
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