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Goddard sues county over base development
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard has filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County alleging it is failing to comply with a state law designed to protect Luke Air Force Base from […]
Homeowners' Bill of Rights survives legal challenge
The Homeowners' Bill of Rights initiative will remain on the ballot, as a Maricopa Superior Court judge has rejected a lawsuit filed by a home construction trade group that claimed […]
State trust land reform initiative in peril
A committee supporting a ballot measure that aims to reform state trust land laws could soon join several other committees in court, as Maricopa County officials have determined that a […]
Ethics panel dismisses complaint against Harper
The Senate Ethics Committee has dismissed the complaint against Sen. Jack Harper of Surprise. On Aug. 12, The committee members voted strictly along partisan lines, with the three Republican members for […]
Farnsworth amused by praise from gay advocacy group
A conservative lawmaker who received public praise from a gay and lesbian advocacy group said he was amused by the compliment. "I just kind of laughed at it," said Rep. […]
Several key Napolitano staffers on way out
Several key members of Gov. Janet Napolitano's staff, including her chief of staff, will be leaving the administration in September, the governor's office announced Aug. 12. Dennis Burke, Napolitano's chief […]
Flights of immigrants to Mexico cost $51 million
TUCSON – The U.S. government has spent more than $51 million over the past four summers flying nearly 64,000 illegal immigrants back to the Mexican interior after they were caught […]
Lawsuit targets Maricopa County jail system
A decades-old lawsuit that alleges inhumane treatment inside Maricopa County jails has been resurrected and will be heard by a new judge. The class-action lawsuit was first filed in 1977 […]
Senate Ethics Committee hearing: What to expect
It will be up to Sen. Ken Cheuvront, a Democrat from Phoenix, and Sen. Jack Harper, a Republican from Surprise, to argue their cases in front of the Senate Ethics Committee […]
Secretary of State rejects two ballot measures, certifies six
Six ballot measures have qualified for the ballot, two others were rejected due to an insufficient number of valid signatures and the status of three others remains unclear. The Arizona Secretary of […]
DNCC unveils speaker lineup for convention
The Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) and the Obama for America Campaign have announced the headline speakers for the 2008 Convention. The Democratic National Convention will be held in Denver […]
TIME Initiative disqualified for lack of valid signatures
Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer said today that the TIME ballot initiative has been disqualified because supporters failed to gather the necessary number of valid signatures to qualify for […]
