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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 […]
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 […]
Treasurer Martin's wife dies after childbirth
Dean and Kerry Martin are shown together in this Arizona Capitol Times file photo from 2007. Kerry Martin, the wife of state Treasurer Dean Martin, died on Memorial Day due […]
This week in the Senate: fingerprint clearance and vouchers
Committee work will be light in the Senate this week as action shifts to the floor to pass non-budget but time-sensitive legislation in regular session. The Legislature is expected to […]
Medical reform measure returns – with changes
An effort to resurrect a ballot measure designed to protect the rights of patients from government control began May 26 in the House Health and Human Services Committee. HCR2014, sponsored […]
Panels approve voucher legislation in special session
House and Senate panels have approved legislation that would create tax credits for people and businesses that donate money to provide private-school scholarships to foster kids and handicapped students. The […]
Arizona trust land boom turns bust with defaults
A news release touting the largest sale in the history of Arizona's land department made it sound like the boom would never end. The lone bid for the 269 acres […]
Connerly tries again with anti-affirmative action measure
After failing to qualify an initiative for the 2008 ballot, backers of a measure that aims to stop affirmative action in government hiring and contracting decisions are setting their sights […]
Goddard upset after drop house misunderstanding
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office arrested 24 suspected illegal immigrants at a central Phoenix drop house, but one deputy had Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard on the defensive when he […]
HOAs overstep authority
I’m writing concerning the guest commentary by Nick Dranias published Feb 13, 2009, in the Arizona Capitol Times (“HOAs Should be Bound by Bill of Rights”). The major complaint of […]
