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Maricopa County businesses pay record amount for air-quality violations
Maricopa County businesses that violated air-quality standards paid a record $5.3 million in fines during 2007, up more than 40 percent compared to the prior year’s totals.Violators paid more than […]
New Arizona vehicle emissions standards on hold
States waiting for decision on California
Domestic partners proposal draws wave of comments
State officials have received a flood of public comments on a proposal by Gov. Janet Napolitano’s administration to provide domestic partner benefits to state government employees and retirees. Department of […]
Disputed quotes to be removed from 9/11 memorial
A state commission has approved plans to remove controversial inscriptions from the state’s Sept. 11 memorial more than a year after critics derided the monument for being unpatriotic and lacking […]
Federal spending plan slashes anti-crime grants
Law enforcement officials across the country are lambasting the federal spending plan approved by President Bush on Dec. 26, warning that a 67-percent decrease in funding for targeted state and […]
Some states reconsider youth sex laws
Sen. Johnson led battle in Arizona last session
States make gift cards friendlier to consumers
Arizona has disclosure law
Blendu may run for House, abandoning bid for Senate prez
Nelson, facing term limit, exploring run for district's Senate spot
Universities checking legal status of students under Prop 300
The University of Arizona has reviewed the legal status of 877 students identified as potentially ineligible for in-state tuition under a state law aimed at illegal immigrants, but cleared most […]
Napolitano wants cuts, borrowing to balance budget
Gov. Janet Napolitano has released long-awaited details to a plan she initially proposed in September to rectify a mounting deficit that some predict will reach $1 billion, proposing a combination […]
State Bar dismisses complaint against Romley
Romley hints that the filing was politically motivated
Drunk boaters could see same penalties as drunk motorists
Sen. Gray says she
