Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
JLBC gives nod to English learner instruction proposals
Concerns about illegal immigration were aired in a legislative oversight committee meeting when lawmakers discussed, and ultimately gave a favorable review to, drafts of English instruction models to be implemented... […]
Blood tests provide safety net for law enforcement workers
An expansion of state law that allows all law enforcement employees to find out if they’ve been exposed to a blood-borne disease will make the workplace a little safer for... […]
School officials express opposition to district unification
School boards across the state are panning a commission’s ideas to combine many of Arizona’s elementary and high school districts into K-12 unified districts. Formal comments submitted by many of... […]
Ruling on sanctions law may provide month
A case schedule set by a federal judge means Arizona businesses should know at least the initial outcome to challenges to the state's new employer sanctions law about a month... […]
Birds seized from possible cockfighting ring
About 145 roosters and hens were seized from what appeared to be a cockfighting ring 20 miles west of Tucson, authorities said. The seizure came after Pima Animal Care Center... […]
State lifts certifications of 2 more Colorado City officers
Arizona on Sept. 19 revoked the law enforcement certifications of two more officers from Colorado City, bringing the total of decertified officers from the polygamist-dominated community to six. The Arizona... […]
Obsession with the Dutchman
Walter Gassler in the Superstition Mountains in 1936. Lust for gold has sent many prospectors to Arizona’s Superstition Mountains in search of the Lost Dutchman Mine. Many followed the enigmatic... […]
Politicians are playing with trains
Do the politicians who are diverting billions of dollars from freeway construction into building trains ever consider the consequences of their actions to Valley commuters?Oh sure, they are aware of... […]
Employer sanctions law has migrants thinking of leaving state
Arizona’s tough new employer sanctions law has many illegal immigrants contemplating something they once thought was unthinkable –returning to their home countries to fewer jobs, less money and limited opportunities... […]
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DUI lock manufacturers to see operations increase 30%
How it works
Device takes some training, is tamper-proof, provider says