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Crump keeps committee chair in deal with Adams
Dust-up over budget item caused initial dispute
Need for professional social workers is critical
The elderly in need of care will have to wait. Children being abused have to hang in there awhile longer. People with mental disorders may get help eventually, but not […]
Peters says she contemplated run for governor in 2010
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters told attendees at the Goldwater Institute’s forum on transportation last week that she is in favor of changes in existing public-private partnership legislation […]
Fortuna
Fortuna was a typical boom town sporting a cluster of clapboard dwellings, false-fronted business establishments and saloons, of course. Irony exists in the fact that after 1849, countless gold-seekers rushing […]
Tovar sworn in to replace Gallardo in House
Anna Tovar, who until recently was vice mayor of Tolleson, took the oath of office Feb. 3, becoming the state's newest member of the Arizona House of Representatives.She replaces Democrat […]
Brewer will submit her own budget proposal
New governor "a little bit furious" about budget mismanagement
Stepping stone or stumbling block?
Road to governorship rarely runs through Legislature
Franks, Grijalva join Obama for Super Bowl
The Arizona Cardinals may have lost, but for Reps. Trent Franks, a Republican, and Raul Grijalva, a Democrat, watching Super Bowl XLIII will carry more than a few memories. Far […]
More than 1,000 bills introduced as House filing deadline approaches
House and Senate staff spent the week gathering and filing a “steady stream” of bills from lawmakers still looking to propose legislation before the deadline. In the Senate, 520 bills […]
Judge postpones appeal on SCA fine
A judge has postponed until next month an appeal by the only known member of a group that was fined $315,000 for violating campaign finance laws.Joel Fox, a captain with […]
ADOT director: Expect reduced services
The head of Arizona Department of Transportation warned that some services provided by his agency, such as highway maintenance, would be curtailed in reaction to state spending cuts that pulled […]
Obama signs SCHIP reauthorization, expansion
The U.S. House approved legislation Feb. 4 reauthorizing and expanding access to state-run health care programs for children, the final step before sending the measure to the White House. House […]
