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Senate president shifts strategy; budget bills on tap
Privatizing prisons and transferring a portion of vehicle taxes to the general fund are two of the options a Senate panel will consider today as part of several measures intended... […]
ADEQ announces settlement for cleanup of ASARCO mines
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality announced a settlement with mining giant ASARCO for the cleanup of several contaminated sites and the protection of water resources. The deal, for which... […]
This week in the House: day laborers and school vouchers
Day laborers who solicit work from passing vehicles would face up to six months in jail if they disrupt the flow of traffic under a measure set to be debated... […]
Science Foundation sues state over sweep of 21st Century Fund
Science Foundation Arizona has filed a lawsuit claiming that the state breached a contract when lawmakers raided the 21st Century Fund in January and failed to reimburse $18.5 million the... […]
Final edition of Tucson Citizen hits the streets
The headline on the final print edition of Saturday's Tucson Citizen newspaper said it all: Our epitaph. The 48-page commemorative edition of Arizona's oldest daily newspaper was filled with individual... […]
Goddard steps in to save Citizen, cites anti-trust laws
Attorney General Terry Goddard has asked a federal court to stop one of the state's oldest newspapers from shutting down print operations, arguing the closing of the Tucson Citizen violates... […]
Gov's Office, Health Department at odds over audit
The Governor's Office and the Arizona Department of Health Services were pitted against each other during a hearing on the fractured condition of the county's mental health care system. The... […]
McCain: US gun limits wouldn't stop drug cartels
The drug war in Mexico shouldn't be used as an excuse to try to restrict American gun rights, Sen. John McCain said May 15 at the National Rifle Association's convention.... […]
Capitol Times reporters take home six Press Club awards
The Arizona Capitol Times was honored with six individual awards at the Arizona Press Club's 2008 excellence in journalism banquet at Arizona State University's Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication... […]
Farmers to judge: Fund sweeps violate state, federal constitutions
Attorneys for farmers and the state of Arizona argued in front of a Maricopa County Superior Court judge on May 18 over the legality of the Legislature's 2008 fund sweep... […]
This week in the Senate: examining the true cost of 'sanctuary cities'
The Senate Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on "sanctuary cities" on May 21, a move that brings the issue of illegal immigration back to the forefront. Illegal immigration and... […]
Maricopa County inmates' hunger strikes continues
More than 1,500 inmates in Maricopa County jails are on a partial hunger strike as part of an ongoing protest against food quality. The sporadic hunger strikes began two weeks... […]
