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With wallets tightened, unemployment rate sees biggest spike since ’82
With people hesitant to spend, Arizona's unemployment rate recorded its biggest spike in more than a quarter century in December, reaching 6.9 percent, a state Department of Commerce official announced... […]
Brewer names OSPB chief
As Arizona's fiscal crisis mounts, Gov. Jan Brewer named the OSPB chief who will help her sort out the state's budget problems. Brewer on Jan. 26 named Eileen Klein as... […]
Bennett to be sworn as secretary of state
Former Arizona Senate President Ken Bennett will be sworn in as secretary of state at 2:30 p.m today (Jan. 26). The ceremony will be held in the museum on the second... […]
Bennett sworn in as secretary of state
Former Senate President Ken Bennett gets a hug from Gov. Jan Brewer moments before he is sworn as secretary of state Jan. 26 on the second floor of the old... […]
Senate cancels committee hearings to finish budget
Senators expect to vote on 2009 budget fix by Jan. 29
Six agency heads have resigned following Napolitano departure
Brewer still making decisions on state department directors
Review board finds flaws in the FDA medical device approval process
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviews and approves the sale of medical devices using a process created in May 1976 that does not take enough steps to ensure the... […]
State water chief: Time to bite the bullet on water supply
Tapping the ocean and seeding clouds hold promise as ways to bring more water to Arizona, but the state needs to make tough choices to ensure a sustainable supply, the... […]
House Democrats offer options to GOP budget plan
House Minority Leader David Lujan and Assistant Minority Leader Kyrsten Sinema field a question from a reporter at a Jan. 26 news conference unveiling a budget proposal in response to... […]
McCain will not vote for stimulus as it stands now
WASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain says it will take some big changes before he would vote for the Obama administration's stimulus package. The Arizona Republican, who calls himself a member... […]
Pullen defeats James for GOP chairmanship
In the end, the applause after the candidates' speeches was an accurate barometer of how the election would go, and Randy Pullen was re-elected chairman of the Arizona Republican Party.... […]
Bill would allow Treasurer to hire own attorneys
State lawmakers on Jan. 27, will hear a proposal that could signal the beginning of the end of a lengthy legal quarrel between Attorney General Terry Goddard and State Treasurer... […]
