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Bills become law Wednesday
Most laws become effective 90 days after the Legislature adjourns. This year that date is Sept. 19. The following is a list and summary of bills passed by the 48th... […]
Groe facing felony drunk driving charge
Rep. Trish Groe, R-3 (Photo by Bill Coates) A lawmaker arrested for drunk driving in March has been indicted for the incident and could be forced to resign her legislative... […]
Artists find new life in the Petrified Forest
Florida artist and teacher Patricia Rottino Cummins pauses for a moment during her two-week stay as an artist-in-residence in Petrified Forest National Park Patricia Rottino Cummins was taken aback by... […]
State program gives tourism partnerships a helping hand
Arizona Office of Tourism provides matching-funds program aimed at keeping the nearly $19 billion tourists spend annually in the state
License plate scanners help recover stolen cars, but raise concerns
Officer David Callister was about to drive past the 1991 Nissan sedan when an alert sounded inside his cruiser and an image of a license plate flashed on his laptop.... […]
Napolitano pushes lawmakers to forge land trust compromise
Governor calls for change to
Group grades 563 local officials
Many get bad marks for spending, tax policies
Official who denied Zane Grey special hunting permit was a Bayless
I got a big kick out of your Times Past article about Zane Grey. August 10 issueMy grandfather, Robert Lee Bayless, was appointed State Game Warden by Gov. John C.... […]
Lawmaker to push for concealed weapons on college campuses
A Republican senator plans to introduce legislation to allow those who have permits to carry a concealed weapon to bring firearms to college campuses, a move that is likely to... […]
Appeals Court rejects Goddard
An Arizona Court of Appeals ruling has dealt the Attorney General’s Office a setback, but “clears the way for us to move forward to combat smuggling organizations in Arizona,” Attorney... […]
California company plans paper mill in Yuma
Yuma County officials say they need more information before throwing support behind a California company’s plan to build a paper mill in Yuma. Allied West Paper Corp. of Fontana, Calif.,... […]
New law targets human smugglers
Since 2005, when a Tucson lawmaker worked to outlaw human smuggling in Arizona, county attorneys have had the ability to prosecute the coyotes who bring groups of foreigners across the... […]
