Month: November 2009
The Mine Inspector’s Office sealed 43 mine openings during an operation from Nov. 4 until Nov. 11 that was intended to make the area surrounding the Pearl Mine safer for...
Repeal of mortgage bill signed into law
The Arizona Bankers Association’s goal of clamping down on speculative investors who fueled the state’s foreclosure crisis will have to wait, now that state lawmakers and Gov. Jan Brewer repealed...
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SRP fighting to keep records private
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...
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The Pulse: Joe won’t decide on governor bid until May
With a new poll showing Sheriff Joe Arpaio able to trounce any other Republican in a gubernatorial primary, America’s Toughest Sheriff continues to flirt with the notion of running for...
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ADOT identifies MVD offices to shut down
The state’s transportation department has identified a dozen Motor Vehicle Division offices that will be shut down. But no timeframe has been set for their actual closure. The department said...
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Department ruling favors Prescott water project
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...
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Kyl: Obama should focus on jobs, not health care
Republican Sen. Jon Kyl said Nov. 23 that President Barack Obama should delay trying to reform the health care system and focus on job creation. “I’d advise the president to...
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Brewer brings Christmas, Hanukkah back to Capitol displays
Gov. Jan Brewer said she isn’t going to play “word games” with holiday decorations in State Capitol’s Executive Tower lobby. “I believe in calling something what it is, and it...
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Cronkite/Eight Poll: Most Arizonans optimistic about economy
Most Arizonans think the economy will get better next year, according to a Cronkite/Eight Poll released Nov. 24. Fifty-four percent of those polled said their own economic situation will be...
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Barnes’ comments take a turn for the weird
Brewer, lawmakers blast League on illegal immigration; League says they missed the point
[caption id="attachment_16734" align="aligncenter" width="298" caption="Sen. Russell Pearce talks at the podium with Gov. Jan Brewer, House Speaker Kirk Adams (right) and Senate President Bob Burns (far right) during a Nov....
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Scottsdale poker room owner gets 3 years’ probation, $1,800 fine
Marc Adreani, the owner of an illegal Scottsdale poker room, was sentenced Nov. 18 to three years of probation with fines reaching almost $1,800. The ruling stopped short of the...
