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Ethics panel sets dates to hear complaint
The ethics panel of the Arizona Senate will meet twice in August to consider the complaint filed by a Democrat against Republican Jack Harper for allegedly breaking the rules on... […]
AZ Chamber withholds support for two incumbent Republicans
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry has issued its list of candidate endorsements, a run-down that, by omission, reflected some unease over several Republican lawmakers' votes on the state... […]
Noble Heading Shadegg Campaign
Sean Noble, a long-time top aide to Republican Third District Rep. John Shadegg, has left the congressman's office to head his campaign for an eighth term. Noble told the Arizona... […]
AZ high court overturns man's murder conviction
An Arizona Supreme Court ruling says a death row inmate convicted of murdering his wife and her two children is entitled to a new trial. The Supreme Court says the... […]
Border Patrol agent pelted by rocks near Douglas
DOUGLAS – A U.S. Border Patrol agent required medical treatment after he was pelted with rocks while trying to arrest five illegal immigrants near Douglas. The Border Patrol says as the... […]
Change of venue motion filed in Gotbaum case
The attorney for the family of a New York woman who died in police custody last year wants their wrongful death civil trial transferred from Phoenix to the federal courthouse... […]
Attorney General asked to clarify base encroachment opinion
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard was asked to clarify his opinion that Maricopa County supervisors shouldn't issue building permits in a buffer zone meant to protect an auxiliary field near... […]
Judge refuses to toss out Bashas' suit against union
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge issued a ruling July 28 that strongly favored an Arizona grocery chain involved in a bitter dispute with a local labor union and its... […]
McCain vows to back changes to disabilities law
COTTONWOOD – Republican presidential candidate John McCain is pledging support for a proposal to expand protections for disabled people under an 18-year-old landmark civil rights law. Speaking from Arizona by... […]
Ethics panel to decide complaint against Harper today
Members of the Senate Ethics Committee will act this afternoon on an ethics complaint filed against Sen. Jack Harper, a Republican from Surprise, by Sen. Ken Cheuvront, a Democrat from Phoenix. When they... […]
Survey: Most businesses not impacted by employer sanctions
A survey of small businesses shows that more than three-fourths weren't impacted at all by the state's groundbreaking employer sanctions law during the first six months it was enforced. Seventy-six percent... […]
Ethics panel votes to investigate Harper
Sen. Jack Harper listens to members of the Senate Ethics Committee July 28 as they discuss whether to investigate a complaint against him by a colleage. The committee voted 3-2... […]
