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Interim director out at Commerce
Kent Ennis is out as interim director at the Arizona Department of Commerce. Paul Senseman, a spokesman for Gov. Jan Brewer, told the Arizona Capitol Times in an email on... […]
Heredia says first duty as Dem director will be to form 2010 field team
Luis Heredia was named executive director of the Arizona Democratic Party on May 27. Luis Heredia will take the helm of the Arizona Democratic Party after a period of disappointment and discord... […]
Former Tempe mayor switches parties; rumors fly about gubernatorial run
Former Tempe Mayor Neil Giuliano is expected to announce his intention to run for governor in 2010, but the former Republican switched parties last year and, apparently, is planning to... […]
New Democratic tax package surfaces
Consumers and homeowners would pay higher taxes under a new budget proposal from legislative Democrats, but they say it will protect middle-class families more than Republican proposals and will stabilize... […]
Business group to push budget deal favored by Brewer; lawmakers irked
Infighting among Republicans over the budget could get very public and very messy now that word has leaked that Gov. Jan Brewer’s longtime campaign strategist has designed a major campaign... […]
Judge reduces Capt. Fox's fine, but still wants names of 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... […]
Legislature approves tax credit for disabled and foster kids
The Legislature passed a bill May 27 to create a new scholarship program for disabled children and those in foster care – and, with that action, promptly wrapped up the second... […]
Appeals Court: Renters lack right to compensation in eminent domain
Renters don't have the same rights to compensation as landowners when the government takes property through eminent domain, at least not unless their leasing contracts specifically address the seldom-used property-seizing tool,... […]
University construction projects in jeopardy
Although Arizona's university system got approval to use state Lottery money to pay for $1 billion in construction projects, shovels have yet to hit the dirt and uncertainty about the... […]
Goddard drops anti-trust case, saying it won't save Citizen
Attorney General Terry Goddard on May 26 stopped pursuing a federal lawsuit to stop the closure of the Tucson Citizen, the state's oldest continuously published newspaper. Goddard challenged the newspaper's... […]
Second APS solar plant expected to exceed Solana's capacity
Arizona Public Service Co. announced the construction of a solar plant last week that is expected to surpass the capacity of the planned Solana Generating Station and to help the company meet... […]
Arizona Democratic Party hires new director
Luis Heredia, a public affairs spokesman for Union Pacific, has been hired as the new executive director of the Arizona Democratic Party. A Republican consultant headed up the search to replace Maria... […]
