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The Bankhead Highway
A panoramic picture of the men and equipment of the Arizona Highway Department who were in charge of road building and maintenance of roads like the Bankhead Highway. In the […]
Funding Arizona schools for the 21st century
Recently, the Arizona Business & Education Coalition (ABEC) convened a crash course on the school finance formula for more than 70 business and education opinion leaders. Our experts were Chuck […]
School vouchers pickpocket taxpayers
Utah voters, like those in all 11 states where public votes have been held in recent decades, saw through the smokescreen put up by those who try to paint vouchers […]
Some readers support Eloy theme park
It’s about time Arizona has something going on around here. This is going to be more fun than Florida. We are so excited cant wait. PS, the kids wanted to […]
Exterminate the Pest Control Board (and about 200 others)
We need to exterminate the Structural Pest Control Board. Why? Lately we have heard about corruption among board members, regulated pest control companies having too much influence on the board, […]
Report: States gaming NCLB system
On paper, Alabama last year showed remarkable gains in improving its schools. But a new report claims that Alabama —and a number of states — are manipulating statistics to make […]
Senate Rules attorney provides constitutional guidance
As Senate Rules Committee attorney, Joni Hoffman reviews hundreds of bills each session. She advises the committee on whether, in her opinion, the bills on its calendar are constitutional. It’s […]
Tool could help law enforcement link online postings, track terrorists
The quivering images and militant writings are frightening: an exploding Humvee blankets passing cars with dust; a lab technician makes explosives, step by step; hatred oozes from “A guide to […]
Romney, McCain campaign spar over independent ads
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and rival John McCain’s campaign sparred Nov. 12 over an independent group’s advertising campaign that is promoting McCain’s stance on security and spending issues. Romney, […]
Attorneys, lawmakers see court leaning in favor of immigration law
Four hours of oral arguments in the federal constitutional challenge of Arizona’s employer sanctions law bolstered the hopes of the law’s supporters who felt the proceedings boded well for the […]
Republicans fear deficit could reach $1 billion
Several Republican lawmakers, including the chairman of the House of Representatives’ powerful Appropriations Committee, say the impending budget deficit facing the state will be much larger than the current $600 […]
Dems up attack on Bee; GOP fires back
National Democrats ratcheted up their attack on Senate President Tim Bee by calling his fund-raiser at the Arizona Club on Nov. 13 a “shakedown” of lobbyists. The state Democrat Party […]
