Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
Goddard responds to criticism over handling of polygamy in AZ
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard and Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff issued a joint response April 30 to accusations by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that Arizona and Utah have... […]
Dueling flackery
A posting on yellowsheetreport.com (Not from the horse's mouth: The Dem-GOP PR war, April 24):As the political season was heating up last year, state Democrats said they would capitalize on... […]
Arizona not likely to meet Real ID deadline
Bill would allow the state to opt out of the federal act
Soltero undergoes heart procedure
Sen. Victor Soltero, a veteran lawmaker from South Tucson, is recovering at home after undergoing medical treatment April 27 for a blocked artery, a spokeswoman for the Democratic Party in... […]
Napolitano sides with MADD, vetoes DUI bill
Gov. Janet Napolitano has vetoed a bill that would lower the penalty for those caught drinking and driving for the first time and increase the punishments for others. Supporters of... […]
Chamber poll shows Arizonans support tax repeal
A survey paid for by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry shows nearly two-thirds of Arizonans believe a statewide property tax suspension should not expire next year. In the... […]
Republicans flailing in CD1
Washington D.C. – Former State Senate President Ken Bennett was the latest in a long line of potential Republican candidates to decline to run in Arizona's sprawling First Congressional District,... […]
Valley senior centers work to keep up with aging boomers
Sweat Equity • Many seniors across the country aren’t looking to slow down, and the nation’s senior centers are adapting. Decades ago, when the first Sun City senior centers were... […]
Things aren’t always sunny in West Valley retirement communities
Arizona’s two oldest retirement communities are headed in different directions
State’s most fragile historical documents must be preserved properly
I am writing this letter in support of securing proper funding for the Polly Rosenbaum Archives and History Building. As president of the Arizona Library Association, it is my duty... […]
Don’t turn AZ budget into a ‘tower of terror’
Tom Jenney wrote in a Capitol Times guest commentary on March 14 that he wants to slow down Arizona’s budget rollercoaster. The problem is that his proposal would replace it... […]