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Arizona suspends use of outdoor cells
Arizona's prisons director has suspended the use of all outdoor holding cells while crews retrofit them to provide shade and water in the wake of an inmate's heat-related death. Marcia... […]
Brewer's budget raises sales, property taxes, borrows against future revenues
Nearly four months after she said she planned on releasing a detailed budget, Gov. Jan Brewer has done so. Her plan aims to bridge an estimated $4-billion deficit by increasing... […]
ACLU files discrimination suit against MCSO
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office on behalf of a Muslim man who claims he lost his job as... […]
Greater Phoenix Chamber announces new leadership
Success in difficult economic conditions, revenue growth, a healthy business environment and regional competitiveness will be the focus of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce's new leadership team and board... […]
State Supreme Court asked to intervene in suit against DES
The Department of Economic Security may be forced to roll back millions of dollars in budget cuts to health care programs serving the state's disabled population if the Arizona Supreme... […]
Martin's wife died from ruptured tumor; funeral set
Kerry Martin, the wife of state Treasurer Dean Martin, died due to a ruptured tumor in her liver. The Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office said a hepatic adenoma, a type... […]
Gun lobby takes on property rights
Traditionally, gun-rights advocates have extolled liberty. But lately in Arizona, the gun lobby has taken a strange and puzzling U-turn.Two bills in the Legislature would compel owners of commercial establishments... […]
Balanced budget can protect jobs, education and human services
Arizona faces huge challenges with the state’s economy and the state budget deficit. That is why Children Action Alliance, the Arizona Education Association, the Protecting Arizona’s Family Coalition and Service... […]
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Government• Judith A. Patrick was named chair of the Board of Directors of SCF Arizona by Gov. Jan Brewer on May 19. Patrick, a Tucson resident, is the first woman... […]
Polls: Voters warm to casinos at dog, horse tracks
Voters seem to favor casinos at horse and dog tracks to increase state revenue, according to poll results obtained by the Yellow Sheet Report. Results from polls that tested 600... […]
Arizona’s amazing rangers
An early forest ranger “MEN WANTED!! Invalids need not apply” announced the poster when the U.S. government sought rangers to patrol their National Forest lands around 1900. The ideal ranger... […]
Sheriff’s captain fined $450, has until June 15 to identify contributors
A Maricopa County Sheriff’s captain was fined $450 on May 26 after failing to convince an administrative law judge that he should be allowed to withhold the names of individual contributors to a group... […]
