Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
Group urges federal funding to expand public transit
As the economy plunged early this year, federal lawmakers began considering ways to increase consumer spending to avoid a recession — and the solution they came up with was to […]
Sierra Club report card: A partisan grade?
Reps. Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce are not on the same page when it comes to the Sierra Club’s 2008 environmental report card.Campbell, District 14 of Phoenix, sits at the […]
Top 10 issues of the 2008 legislative session
Not everything was about the budget
Stop putting up barriers to voting
This Independence Day, as we grilled our hotdogs, lit our firecrackers, and raised a glass to our country, we should have also remembered what it is we were really celebrating: […]
Loan officer licensing a waste of time
This letter is in response to the recent articles about S1028, introduced by Sen. Jay Tibshraeny and passed by the Legislature requiring loan officers to be licensed. This law is […]
Lake Havasu: A town of two bridges≠
The Dream • One of several conceptual drawings being considered for the design of the proposed Freedom Bridge, to be located a half-mile north of the famed London Bridge. Architect […]
A sustainable solution
Why the prospect of green-collar jobs can attract a new generation of workers
‘Racist’ candidate makes 12th run in CD-7
Joseph Sweeney The Yellow Sheet Report on July 8 reports: “Joseph Sweeney, Republican candidate for CD-7, is making his 12th run for Congress this year, with the ultimate goal of […]
Meyer begins write-in bid for DeSimone’s seat
A former emergency-room physician has been selected by Democrat leaders in a key Phoenix district to run as a write-in candidate in the September primary elections. Dr. Eric Meyer will […]
Arizona’s big gamble
State bets expanded lottery advertising will bring in new revenue