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Lawmakers: ‘Real ID’ poses a real dilemma
Opposition to a law establishing national standards for driver’s licenses is unlikely to fade even if it were flush with federal funds, according to the program’s most vocal critics in... […]
‘Most people really do step up and serve’
As the Maricopa County Superior Court Jury Commissioner, Marcus Reinkensmeyer, 52, rounds up citizens for jury duty in the county’s five regional Superior Court centers – including the downtown Phoenix... […]
Zane Grey
Zane Grey is considered one of America’s most prolific writers and a pioneer of the Western as a literary genre. When Zane Grey’s first successful novel, “Heritage of the Desert,”... […]
Supreme Court rejects challenge of university tuition increases
The Arizona Supreme Court on Aug. 9 upheld a lower court’s ruling dismissing a challenge to the Arizona Board of Regents’ decision to increase university tuition in 2003. In ~Kromko... […]
Senator, others sue to stop tax subsidies
Six small-business-owners, including a Senator and a one-time legislative candidate, filed a lawsuit today challenging nearly $100 million in tax subsidies Phoenix gave to the developer of a planned mall.... […]
Green Valley gets air quality monitoring site
The state agency that oversees environmental issues announced today it has opened a new site in southern Arizona to monitor for harmful airborne dust particles. The Department of Environmental Quality... […]
Arguments made in charter school suit
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge heard arguments Aug. 6 and will decide whether to immediately stop Arizona Department of Education efforts to force charter schools to accept state-imposed history... […]
School vouchers subsidize affluent students, harm public education
Public education historically has been a general obligation of state government. Based on Thomas Jefferson’s crusade against ignorance, public education serves to forge a common bond among American diversity: E... […]
Mediator takes on public records complaints
After working for three years as Arizona’s assistant attorney general in the civil division, Elizabeth Hill joined the Arizona Ombudsman Citizens’ Aide last February. As assistant ombudsman for public access,... […]
Lawmakers consider opening CPS hearings
Leaders of a legislative committee planning closed-door hearings to examine the effectiveness of Child Protective Services are pushing for some of the meetings to be made public after a judge... […]
From teen dads to granddads
Program works with agencies to foster responsible fatherhood
Judge orders mental health firm to surrender documents or explain refusal
The Arizona Department of Health Services will turn over documents requested by a losing bidder on a coveted three-year $1.5 billion county mental health contract, or explain why the information... […]
