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Border projects should be OK
As the Legislature rushes to pass a budget, I urge members to help Arizona’s border communities by approving transportation infrastructure projects recommended by the CANAMEX Task Force and Arizona Department... […]
Bill Status: House bills as of 10:00 am May 23
1. Awaits House committee reference or action. 2. Cleared Rules comm; needs House debate &/or vote. 3. Passed House no amendment. TO SENATE 4. Passed House amended. TO SENATE 5.... […]
Bill Status: Senate bills as of 10:00 am May 23
1. Awaits committee reference or action in the Senate. 2. Cleared Rules comm; needs Senate debate &/or vote. 3. Passed Senate; no amendment. TO HOUSE 4. Passed Senate amended. TO... […]
Pearce labels immigration bill ‘amnesty’ for employers
The changes made in the Senate to a bill designed to punish businesses that knowingly hire illegal immigrants are “unacceptable,” the bill’s sponsor says, and he will seek to remove... […]
‘We were speakers in this chamber’ — Democrat plaque honors House leaders
Democrats Honor Their OwnArt Hamilton, right, reminisces with other former Democratic House leaders in a ceremony to honor them. Hamilton is joined by current Minority Leader Phil Lopes and former... […]
‘Big Chief’ is a big influence on Pima musicians
A painting of the “Big Chief” Russell Moore in the Gila River Cultural Center at Sacaton. It is easy to miss the Gila River Cultural Center at Sacaton, even though... […]
Governors’ salaries range from $1 to $206,500
‘Power to do good deeds,’ get into higher office, is larger lure than money
Fingerprinting board official takes heat for ‘MySpace’ page
A state official claimed on his MySpace page that he volunteers to help children only to indoctrinate them in the “splendors of lawlessness,” but says it was a joke intended... […]
‘Sick time on your dime’ all wrong
I watched in disbelief and then in anger, a story Channel 15 carried called, “Sick Time on Your Dime,” wherein the story slammed city employees who were given sick time... […]
‘Horrendous situation’ faced by Navajo Nation, safety official says
With only about 80 jail beds on the sprawling 27,000-square-mile Navajo Nation, authorities increasingly face a quandary when they catch a suspected crook: Who should be locked up and who... […]
Dora Schriro, Department of Corrections director — ‘…as a policy issue, punishment is a core governmental function’
Dora Schriro brought more than 25 years of corrections experience to the post of director of the Arizona Department of Corrections. Since her appointment by Gov. Janet Napolitano on June... […]
Capitol Quotes, May 24 2007
Capitol quotes “I call that the ‘potted plant’ approach to representation. I was not elected to be a potted plant.” — Rep. Steve Yarbrough, R-21, who said the House passed... […]
