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Barrett Marson: Two ways to mollify a press corps: Free food and good
Barrett Marson is the director of communications for the Arizona House of Representatives What was your first job? Scooping ice cream at Thrifty’s as a teen-ager in Anaheim. What is... […]
Do you want to be a lobbyist?
So you want to hang out your shingle and become a lobbyist? I suppose lobbying is perceived as an exciting and sexy profession albeit in a slightly sinister way. But... […]
Show me the money
Taxpayers expect their dollars to be used for wise investments that will further Arizona’s future success. Taxpayers also expect accountability for those dollars. Arizona’s private school tax credit violates both... […]
Pinal plan jeopardizes rural lifestyle
It’s not just an assault on our Western Heritage, it flies in the face of every Pinal County Comprehensive Plan meeting where the citizens have said that preservation of our... […]
Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps
The black Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps arrives at Fort Huachuca. On May 15, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the act that formed the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC). Later... […]
NewsPeople
Communications• Diane E. Nowak has rejoined company VoicePlus, Inc. as vice president of sales and marketing. Nowak served in various capacities in the company’s sales organization from 1989 to 1997.Privately... […]
Federal court sets March 4 as new ‘Flores’ deadline
A federal court has ordered the state to fund recently approved English instruction models by March 4 or face sanctions in a long-running lawsuit challenging Arizona’s English education system. Tim... […]
Weiers: Employer sanctions law ‘about as clear as mud’
And when the discussion turned to how the law will affect businesses with multiple locations, House Speaker Jim Weiers conceded the language approved by the Legislature and signed by the... […]
Lawmakers agree — fixing budget deficit won’t be easy
Two senators squared off about the impending budget shortfall at a meeting of community leaders Oct. 9, as the Senate’s Appropriations Committee chairman and assistant minority leader each spoke about... […]
Funding cut for state’s domestic abuse shelters
By Marette Mendozamarette.mendoza@azcapitoltimes.comThe Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education was notified last week by the U.S. Department of Justice that it would no longer receive the department’s Legal Assistance... […]
Report: Wastewater plants biggest polluters
Dirty Water Stephen Reed, federal field organizer for Environment Arizona, told reporters that more 40 percent of Arizona’s wastewater and other facilities exceeded pollution levels allowed by the Clean Water... […]
Sen. Robert Blendu — Term limits are absolutely destroying the institution
Robert Blendu served as majority whip in the House, as chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, and now as president pro-tempore, where he presides over his chamber in the absence... […]
