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Homebuilders to oppose consumer-protection initiative
A ballot initiative supported by labor unions and billed as a measure to protect consumers from shady home deals and shabbily-constructed homes gained a strong opponent June 23 when the Homebuilders... […]
Court OKs border fence despite environmental worry
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court said Monday it won't stand in the way as the U.S. extends its security fence hundreds of miles along the border with Mexico, allowing building... […]
AZ Senate OKs longer tax break for solar
Supporters of an effort to help Arizona utilities pay for renewable energy have won a key vote in the Legislature. The Senate on June 23 approved a bill to extend a property... […]
McCain wants to offer $300M for new auto battery
John McCain hopes to solve the country's energy crisis with cold hard cash. The presumed Republican nominee is proposing a $300 million government prize to whoever can develop an automobile... […]
House, Senate splintered on budget; déjà vu sets in
Separate Proposals * Senate President Tim Bee and Senate Minority Leader Marsha Arzberger talk to reporters about a 2009 budget proposal hammered out between Senate leadership and the governor. The... […]
Validity of AZ budget shortfall figure questioned
The latest calculations by the Legislature's own budget staff point to a significantly larger revenue shortfall than the $1.9 billion figure being used by legislative leaders in their closed-door negotiations.... […]
Governor signs CPS bills
The final four bills in a package of reforms aimed at making the state's Child Protective Services more transparent were signed into law June 24. The four bills signed by... […]
No New Home Tax Initiative may have broken signature record
Backers of an initiative to change the state's Constitution to prevent state and local governments from taxing the sale or transfer of homes and businesses filed what is believed to... […]
Poll: Clinton as VP choice would hurt Obama in AZ
Putting Sen. Hillary Clinton on the ticket as his vice-presidential running mate could cost Sen. Barack Obama about 5 percentage points in Arizona this November, according to a new Cronkite/Eight... […]
Eloy theme park approved by Legislature
A rock ‘n' roll-themed amusement park would rise in Eloy if all goes well under legislation approved by the Arizona Legislature June 24. The legislation's next stop is the governor's... […]
2008 session sixth-longest and counting
This year's legislative session will be at least the sixth-longest in state history by the time lawmakers hammer out a budget deal to address a massive deficit and wrap up... […]
California utility to stop drawing power from Navajo coal plant
A major California utility plans to cut the switch on its share of electricity from a large coal-fired power plant in northern Arizona, citing a need to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.... […]
