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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.... […]
House GOP leaders unveil budget
Just a week before their deadline, House Republican leaders announced they will unveil a budget later today that will bridge a $1.9 billion deficit, though they conceded the proposal has... […]
Signatures filed for industry-led payday-loan initiative
A proposal to regulate Arizona's payday-loan industry could become the first citizens' initiative to qualify for the November ballot now that supporters have turned in petitions with more than 265,000... […]
Payday loan initiative dead, but battle lives on
Rep. Marian McClure announced on June 16 that she has officially terminated her effort to rid Arizona of payday lenders through a citizen’s ballot initiative, but the battle against the... […]
Hotel Westward Ho
An early photo of the Hotel Westward Ho taken from the west along Fillmore Street. At the gala celebration for the opening of the newly constructed, $2.5 million ($29.6 million... […]
Arizona Power Authority facts culled from the 2006 annual report
• Arizona is entitled to 377 megawatts of hydroelectric power from Hoover Dam, but the drought has reduced that by 13 percent. According to a separate source, a megawatt can... […]
Lies from the Goldwater Institute
The Goldwater Institute recently released a commentary that lied about me (June 13 Arizona Capitol Times Commentary called “Keep special needs, foster students in their schools.”). It said “Tom Horne... […]
The bottom line: U.S. needs to tap oil reserves
Rising global oil prices lead to significant and adverse economic consequences for the United States. Within one week last month, oil prices rose by almost $4 a barrel. America continues... […]
