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The homeless might be asked to tighten their belts a bit to help the state with its budget woes.
By Bill Coatesbill.coates@azcapitoltimes.comFunding for programs that, in part, assist the homeless has been frozen by the Arizona Department of Housing. This money comes out of what is known as the... […]
Arizona could become first to opt out of No Child Left Behind
A measure given preliminary approval by the state House of Representatives aims to make Arizona the first state in the nation to withdraw from a widely criticized federal education program called No... […]
Child bigamy bill passes Senate committee
A measure that aims to protect children from bigamy advanced March 27 in the Arizona Senate. Rep. David Lujan of Phoenix amended H2275 in the Senate Public Safety and Human Services Committee... […]
Senate endorses stricter penalties for intoxicated boaters
People who operate watercraft under the influence of drugs or alcohol would face tougher penalties under a bill approved Thursday by the state Senate. S1080, sponsored by Sen. Linda Gray,... […]
First 2008 case of West Nile Virus confirmed in Maricopa County
An elderly Southeast Valley man in his 60s was released from a local hospital after being diagnosed with the first case of West Nile Virus in Maricopa County for 2008. It is still... […]
Arizona Justice Project moves to ASU campus
An Arizona organization that helps inmates overturn wrongful convictions has moved to ASU's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. The Arizona Justice Project was created in 1998 and... […]
McCain learned lesson from encounters with Keating
WASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain's ethics entanglement with a wealthy banker ultimately convicted of swindling investors was such a disturbing, formative experience in his political career that he compares the... […]
CPS records hearing scheduled for Thursday
A measure that would require Child Protective Services to release information in fatality and near-fatality cases has left lawmakers debating whether more transparency would save children's lives or contribute to... […]
Senate panel approves changes to sanctions bill
A Senate panel approved a bill March 25 that will alter the state's employer sanctions law in order to address employers who pay illegal workers' wages in cash and to... […]
Senate balks at private-public partnerships to solve transportation needs
The idea of bringing in the private sector to help build toll roads and other transportation projects is proving to be a tough sell in the Arizona Senate. For... […]
Hindu prayer kicks off legislative business
The prayer began and ended with "Om," the mystical syllable according to the world's oldest and third largest religion. If it sounds like a Hindu prayer, that's because it is.... […]
Sizing up banking options
Local banks tout close relationships with customers and attention to detail to attract clients while big banks point to an abundance of locations, cutting-edge technology and a global reach as reasons to choose them instead
