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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... […]
Arzberger rebukes Democrats for attacks on Bee
The Democrats’ top lieutenant in the Senate has rebuked her party for attacks on Senate President Tim Bee. Senate Minority Leader Marsha Arzberger, D-25, who closely worked with Bee on... […]
Appropriations chair wants closer review of programs
The chairman of the influential Senate Appropriations Committee is mulling changes in the way the state budget is crafted. Sen. Robert Burns, R-9, said what he has in mind is... […]
Game and Fish moving to new HQ
The Arizona Department of Game and Fish will pack up and move next month into a new headquarters paid for by people who think it’s their lucky day.Funding for the... […]
Overweight vehicles pounding roads, costing Arizona millions
Overweight vehicles are shortening the life span of Arizona’s roads and bridges and leaving behind millions of dollars in damage each year, according to state officials. Illegally overweight vehicles cause... […]
Fatal accident triggers request for funds to seal abandoned mines
Arizona’s anemic program to seal thousands of dangerous abandoned mines would get a monetary shot in the arm under a budget request submitted in the wake of an accident that... […]
Transportation chief: Road funding system is 'broken'
While the condition of roads and bridges is getting better, the way the nation invests in them is “broken,” the country’s transportation chief said today. “Money that should be going... […]
The day the Shah came to the Valley of the Sun
The Shah of Iran visiting John Jacobs’ farm in 1949. It was in early December 1949 that his Imperial Majesty, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shahinshah of Iran came to visit Phoenix... […]
McCain’s campaign hopes he becomes GOP ‘true believer’
Once the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, Sen. John McCain’s dramatic plunge in the polls stunned many observers, and some began writing his political obituary.The worst summer of McCain’s... […]
