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Backers of transit initiative refuse to quit
Backers of a failed initiative effort to raise the state sales tax to pay for state road construction projects and mass transit say they're not giving up, they're just taking... […]
Bee: State-only guest worker program won't work
A guest-worker program operated on a state-by-state basis will not work, Senate President Tim Bee said during a debate with U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson last weekend. The candidates... […]
'50-state strategy' may come down to 20
Game Plan – Rep. Kyrsten Sinema of Phoenix and Gov. Janet Napolitano talk in Invesco Field in Denver last month. The two believe Barack Obama has a chance to win... […]
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Awards• Margie A. Emmermann, director of the Arizona Office of Tourism (AOT), has been named “2008 State Tourism Director of the Year” by the National Council of State Tourism Directors.This... […]
AZ needs better executive succession plan, otherwise called a ‘lieutenant governor’
In today’s business world, one of the first things a business consultant asks the CEO or owner of a company is, “Do you have a succession plan≠” In Arizona’s case,... […]
State grants pave way for artists
The Process of Art • Sue Chenoweth, a 2006 winner, says her art is a process that combines research, art history and emotion. For Sue Chenoweth, art is a process.... […]
Art districts help secure small business dreams
The $20 Portrait • Many types of art are for sale during First Friday. Here, portraits of Che Guevara, Mahatma Ghandi and Bob Marley are available for purchase. On the... […]
Immigration: the unspoken issue
McCain, Obama mum on immigration on night of big speeches
State taps money to help curb foreclosures
Arizona is funding a $13.6 million initiative to help stem the growing foreclosure problem and aid the rising number of homeless people. The funding is the largest the state has... […]
Police sergeant files claim against Arpaio
A police officer acquitted of animal cruelty in the death of a police dog he left in his patrol car for 13 hours last summer has filed a $350,000 claim... […]
Lopes faces leadership challenge from former supporter
A battle is brewing for control over the House Democratic caucus, pitting a trio that once counted themselves among the current leader’s most ardent supporters against current leader himself, Phil... […]
Storm damages Capitol flagpole again, topples Luke statue
A powerful storm that swept through downtown Phoenix in late August ripped a copper statue from its moorings and bent the 90-foot flagpole that sits in front of the Capitol,... […]
