The use of federal stimulus dollars to help balance the budget may help keep Arizona's public schools afloat through the end of the fiscal year, but Gov. Jan Brewer believes it underscores the need for the controversial tax hike she ...
Read More »Brewer: latest budget fix highlights need for tax hike
Lawmakers press for a special session on voucher issue 
Some lawmakers and school-choice advocates are making a strong push for Gov. Jan Brewer to call a special session to allow lawmakers a chance to resurrect a school-voucher program that was deemed unconstitutional by the state's highest court.Sen. Thayer Verschoor, ...
Read More »Obama redefines success in face of economic challenges 
President Barack Obama steps out of Air Force One at Sky Harbor International Airport shortly after 6 p.m. May 13. (Photo by Bill Coates) President Barack Obama used his commencement speech at Arizona State University May 13 to highlight the ...
Read More »Guns in cars bill clears House 
Legislation ignites battle of property rights vs. gun rights
Read More »Medical marijuana backers file notice of ballot effort 
Medical marijuana advocates have filed notice with the Arizona Secretary of State that they intend to gather signatures in an effort to place an initiative on the 2010 ballot to ask voters to legalize smoking pot by patients who get ...
Read More »States help more workers get health care 
After Peter Giunta of West Chester, Pa., was laid off in December, the small landscaping company where he worked continued paying for his health insurance while his boss decided whether to bring him back should business pick up again. But ...
Read More »Obama groundswell began at ASU shortly after 2006 visit 
Tonight's speech marks the fifth campus visit by a U.S. president
Read More »Rep. Sinema blogs from the White House Poetry Slam 
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema and Lin-Manuel Miranda at the White House Poetry Slam on May 12 Sent by Rep. Kyrsten Sinema at 9 p.m. (Arizona time) May 12 from Washington D.C. Tonight the Obamas held the first-ever White House Poetry Slam. It was ...
Read More »States expand videoconferencing in prisons 
Faced with the high costs of transporting and escorting sick inmates to the doctor, states are expanding their use of videoconferencing to provide health consultations to prisoners without resorting to costly – and sometimes dangerous – off-site trips. Illinois is ...
Read More »Farmers vs. state fund sweeps on May 18 
A conglomerate of Arizona farmers will get their day in court May 18 as a Maricopa County Superior Court judge will hear arguments on the legality of the Legislature's 2008 fund sweep of money meant to advance agriculture interests. In ...
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