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Wake Up Arizona! contributions in question
Public records show inconsistencies in financial filings
Merely following the letter of the law
Think like a lawyer Greg Patterson’s Espresso Pundit on July 12 had a good post titled “Thinking like a lawyer” in which he singles out Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas’ […]
Marriage factions ready for ballot battle
The Arizona gay and lesbian community is trying to enlist help from national groups for a battle to defeat a ballot measure seeking to define marriage as the union between […]
Incumbents raise more than House challengers
Money is pouring into the campaigns of Arizona incumbents running for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives. In the second quarter, U.S. Reps. John Shadegg, Harry Mitchell and Gabrielle […]
Napolitano against pay raise for AZ legislators
A proposal to raise Arizona legislators' annual salary won't be getting a ”yes'' vote from Gov. Janet Napolitano. Proposition 300 on the November ballot would raise the current annual salary […]
State awards photo-enforcement contract
Arizona's hasty drivers are a car-length closer to finding a surprise in their mailboxes after the state awarded a Scottsdale-based business the contract to monitor freeways and highways with 100 […]
Minn., Ariz. lag in bridge spending, report finds
WASHINGTON – A U.S. House report says Minnesota and Arizona tied for last in the percentage of federal bridge funds they actually spent on bridges over a five-year period. The […]
Arizona court rules that illegal immigrant can be prosecuted as conspirator
Arizona's appeals court on July 17 upheld the conviction of an illegal immigrant prosecuted as a conspirator under the state's human-smuggling law. The court found that the law's wording is clear and […]
Bush/Bee fundraiser nets about $500,000
President Bush's July 18 visit to Tucson to help Tim Bee raise funds netted an estimated $500,000, according to Bee's campaign. The campaign is calling the event the largest fundraiser […]
Up Close with Tim Nelson — Democrat candidate rips county attorney’s tactics, policies
Tim Nelson, Democratic candidate for Maricopa County attorney, is an accomplished attorney who spent years working alongside Janet Napolitano while she was Arizona attorney general and as she serves as […]
Arizona official dies after spreading mother’s ashes in Fla.
A state official died July 13 while snorkeling off the coast of Florida after spreading his mother’s ashes.Phillip Viator, a Mesa resident who served as clerk of Arizona’s Board of […]
