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Trust fund dollars for the arts
What is it that makes the arts such an easy target when it comes to cutting budgets and programs that support them?School arts programs are nearly always the first to... […]
Legislature fails to acknowledge HOA wrongs
At the Homeland Security and Property Rights Committee hearing on Feb. 25, Rep. Doug Clark commented that this bill was “trying to solve a lot of society’s ills.” This astute... […]
Please, not another insurance mandate
There is a tendency for some practitioners and patients to want illnesses treated that are not covered by their insurance plans. The simple but costly remedy is often to persuade... […]
Judges should not be forced to campaign
Making judges into politicians is not the solution to judicial activism. A proposal to have the Superior Court judges in Maricopa and Pima counties elected rather than appointed will make... […]
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LegalTeams from the Phoenix School of Law took second and fourth places in the American Bar Association’s regional “Representation in Mediation” competition held at Phoenix Law.There were 10 teams competing,... […]
Contractors may face expensive bill for cracks in light-rail line
Now that the cause of cracks in the Phoenix-area’s $1.4 billion light-rail line has been pinpointed, authorities are trying to determine who will pay for the expensive repair work. A... […]
Council urges faster, more coordinated response to invasive species
Arizona needs a faster, better-coordinated effort to fight invasive plants and animals and should do more to educate the public about the threat, members of the Arizona Invasive Species Advisory... […]
Spitzer becomes 22nd disgraced governor to leave office
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D), who earned a national reputation fighting white-collar crime, on March 12 became the 22nd governor in U.S. history to leave office early under a... […]
The Arizona Capitol
Feb. 25, 1901, was described as “a model Arizona day, a summer day in winter, one of those glorious days that Eastern people read about but never witness.” It was... […]
Kyl, Dorgan outline public-safety crisis on reservations
Poor conditions and law-enforcement deficiencies on Indian reservations in Arizona and beyond are drawing national attention. Sen. Byron Dorgan, a Democrat from North Dakota who chairs the U.S. Senate Committee... […]
GOP leaders agree bonding needed to close $3.1 billion budget gap
By Cinco de Mayo, the state’s coffers could run dry. And this week, House Republican leaders conceded for the first time that borrowing money to address the deficit will be... […]
Safety first
The governor has pitched a plan to put more photo-enforcement cameras on state highways, but there are hazards ahead
