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Dem leader urges guest-worker program
The top Democrat in the state Senate wants a guest-worker program in Arizona and is looking into creating one. The move comes amid growing concern over the swelling number of... […]
Iowa caucuses excite Dems while GOP faces
The record turnout of voters on Jan. 3 in Iowa had Arizona’s politicians and party officials expounding on its potential ripple effect down the road. The Arizona Democratic Party seized... […]
Napolitano to endorse Obama over Clinton
Governor Napolitano (file photo) Gov. Janet Napolitano will endorse Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. A formal announcement will be made by the Obama campaignin a conference call Jan. 11. The endorsement... […]
John C. Frémont
John C. Frémont People have always come to Arizona for a new beginning or to reinvent themselves. John C. Frémont, ‘The Great Pathfinder,’ was no exception.Frémont was born in Savannah,... […]
Growing pains
Yuma provides more than 90 percent of the nation’s lettuce in winter, but growers and harvesters say the state’s employer sanctions law could disrupt production. Nearly all the farm labor... […]
Rep. Tom to introduce ‘Megan Evans’ Law’
The tragic death of a Flagstaff girl from carbon-monoxide poisoning last summer at Lake Powell has prompted a push from lawmakers and the girl’s family to criminalize dangerous boating behavior.Megan... […]
New ‘Horizon’ host says: ‘It’s not difficult to ask tough questions if you’re being fair about it’
Ted Simons has come full-circle back to his journalistic roots — but this time around, he’s running the show. Simons, who spent a semester in college in the late 1970s... […]
NewsPeople
Awards• Sonoran Visual Media, LLC was awarded the 2007 Cutting Edge Award from the Arizona Society of Association Executives for a 45-second video e-mail they produced to promote attendance at... […]
Konopnicki abandons Congressional hopes citing family concerns
Rep. Bill Konopnicki, R-5 (file photo) Though he was assumed by most observers to be the presumptive Republican front-runner if he ran, an eastern Arizona legislator says he has decided... […]
Pacheco, Kavanagh spar over sanctions
Two advocates sitting on opposing sides of the controversial employer sanctions law sparred over its merits and repercussions in a public forum on Jan. 8, mirroring the debates that... […]
Saradnik resigns in wake of November stroke
Tucson Rep. Lena Saradnik announced her resignation from the state House of Representatives Jan. 7, saying she needs to devote more time to recovering from a stroke suffered two months... […]
Senators want to allow independents to vote in presidential primaries
A Republican senator has filed a bill aimed at allowing independents, who make up more than a quarter of Arizona’s voting population, to vote in presidential primary elections. The move... […]
