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Dems move forum to executive tower after row with leaders
President Tim Bee's office has denied a request by the Democrats to use a Senate room to hold an informational hearing on Arizona's mortgage crisis, the Democrats said May 30.... […]
AZ quarter launched at Capitol
The Arizona commemorative quarter-dollar coin, the 48th quarter of the popular 50 State Quarters Program, was introduced into circulation in a ceremony on the state Capitol Senate lawn June 2.... […]
Arizona Rep. Giffords nervous as husband goes into space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – With her husband in command of space shuttle Discovery and on the verge of launching, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords wanted to set the record straight. She wasn't at... […]
Joe Arpaio running for Maricopa County sheriff again
Joe Arpaio has filed thousands of signatures to qualify for the November ballot as he seeks a fifth term as Maricopa County sheriff. The self-proclaimed ”toughest sheriff in America'' turned... […]
Bill with DUI amendment sails through Senate, House
Beleaguered legislation aimed at changing the state's DUI laws is nearing the finish line once again – this time without a provision that resulted in governor's veto earlier this session.... […]
Mental-health parity should get same chance as autism coverage
On March 17, our state Legislature passed a bill preventing insurance companies from discriminating against patients with autism. Since April 28, a bill that would prevent insurance companies from discriminating... […]
Get religion out of politics
While watching "The Protestant Reformation" on the History International channel, I saw the following quote from an address by Abraham Lincoln in 1861:“In great contests, each party claims to act... […]
Voters may decide if payday-loan operators remain after 2010
The lucrative payday-loan industry is confident it will gather enough petition signatures by July 3 to let voters decide this fall whether lenders can keep their doors open in Arizona.... […]
States target political robo-calls
As Shaun Dakin phoned a list of Cleveland voters while campaigning for John Kerry in 2004, he wondered whether he was doing more harm than good for his candidate when... […]
Tucson pharmacy making custom hormones despite fed warning
A Tucson pharmacy is ignoring federal warnings and continuing to make and sell customized “bioidentical” hormones for women.Several independently owned U.S. pharmacies, including Reed’s Compounding Pharmacy in Tucson, are still... […]
Is Gilbert lawmaker conservative enough?
Thayer Verschoor is the presumptive frontrunner in the next race for the Senate presidency, but he might be in for a real nail-biter just to retain his seat in the... […]
Winsor Castle to Pipe Springs
A 1925 photo of Pipe Springs. Located in the shadow of vermilion cliffs on the Kaibab Plateau, three miles south of Moccasin Spring and eight miles south of the Utah... […]
