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Divided Families: Elderly often left behind when relatives cross the border
Remaining Hope • Even after seven years without a visitor, Carmelita Gutierrez says she has not given up hope that one day she’ll see her loved ones again. AGUA PRIETA, […]
Drive me insane: AZ to lose millions of transportation dollars
Backed Up • Without a new source of revenue, Arizona drivers could be stalled in traffic for years to come. The future of Arizona’s transportation systems is in jeopardy as […]
Napolitano, ADOT and TIME: Three’s a crowd≠
What role, if any, government should have in the ballot initiative process is stirring up a controversy over the state’s ambitious transportation plan. The Arizona Department of Transportation in late […]
Ethics, media relations in new Bar president’s crosshairs
Reform-Minded • Incoming State Bar of Arizona President Ed Novak plans to ask the state Supreme Court to change an ethical rule to allow a lawyer to “make a disclosure… […]
President’s Award Winners
Each year the president of the State Bar of Arizona has discretion in highlighting individuals who have “contributed enormous effort toward the furtherance of the president’s goals and priorities during […]
A cowboy rides into the sunset
Second fall claims life of state Sen. Jake Flake
Local immigration battles continue
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way • A city in Texas created a municipal ordinance prohibiting landlords from renting to illegal immigrants. Legal battles are raging on as cities […]
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Government• Sen. Amanda Aguirre, D-Yuma, was awarded with a Walk the Talk Award at the Arizona Medical Association’s 2008 President’s Banquet June 6 at the Arizona Club in Phoenix. David […]
McCain opens fundraiser to media
RICHMOND, Va. – Republican John McCain reversed course Monday and allowed the media into three private fundraisers, including an event where he chided Democratic rival Barack Obama for his reluctance […]
Citizens panel nominates three finalists to replace Flake
A nine-member panel of Navajo County citizens has nominated three people to replace the late Sen. Jake Flake. The panel, which was appointed by the Navajo County Board of Supervisors […]
McCain booted from Project Vote Smart board
A voter-education group has kicked Republican John McCain off its board, saying he failed to fill out a political courage test on the issues. The test by Montana-based Project Vote […]
Malfunction puts the brakes on light-rail test
History will have to wait awhile after the first-ever light-rail run from Tempe to Mesa was shelved because of a malfunctioning camera. The camera was supposed to track the train's […]
