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Charleston: Tougher than Tombstone≠
J.W. Swart’s Saloon in Charleston “If a corpse had a gun on him and the fatal shot came from the front, you didn’t look for the killer.” Such was one […]
Arizona’s movie momentum going strong, at least for now
Focus on Film • Actor Tom Arnold was in Phoenix between April 3 and April 10 for the Phoenix Film Festival at the Harkins Scottsdale 101 movie theater. Arnold stars […]
Nation’s youngest mayor takes reins at Commerce Department
Confident 30-year-old talks about dodging a bullet in a restaurant, serving in D.C. and plans for keeping Arizona competitive
It’s ‘us vs. them’ in Senate District 5
In rural areas, the real opponent is Maricopa County
District 9 House Race: Democrats list transportation, education; Republicans say it’s illegal immigration
Democrats list transportation, education; Republicans say it’s illegal immigration
Regional plan would give greenhouse gases the cold shoulder, over some objections
Leader of the Pack • An Arizona Department of Environmental Quality report says the state has the fastest growth rate of greenhouse-gas emissions in the United States. The costs of […]
An Imperfect Storm: Next year’s legislative leaders will put political futures on line
Budget Battle, Redux • House Appropriations Chairman Russell Pearce (left) and Senate Appropriations Chairman Bob Burns say the current budget is flawed and Gov. Janet Napolitano must to do more […]
Still Red: New Democrats outnumber new Republicans almost 2-1, but GOP grips overall advantage in AZ
New Voter • Freshman Chris Orozco registers to vote at a table manned by Jonathon Villanueva on the Arizona State University campus in Tempe. Villanueva is paid to register voters […]
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Awards• The life of the late Sen. Franklin “Jake” Flake will be honored by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry with the organization’s 2008 Heritage Award during a dinner […]
Napolitano, legislative leaders to discuss budget shortly after election
Gov. Janet Napolitano on Sept. 24 resisted calls for a special session prior to the election and said she would meet with legislative leaders shortly after Nov. 4 to discuss […]
Arizona's public policy champions honored at luncheon
Jennifer Duffy, senior editor at The Arizona Capitol Times honored 15 individuals and public organizations at the 2008 Leaders of the Year in Public Policy awards luncheon Sept. 24 at the Wyndham hotel in downtown Phoenix. […]
Arizona launches review of high school AIMS test
State education officials are launching a review of the AIMS test and whether it should be expanded, replaced or lose its current high stakes status for high school students. One […]
