Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
Put your 2-cents in for Arizona quarter
Should Arizona’s state quarter show the Grand Canyon? A saguaro cactus? A combination of those two themes? Or Navajo codetalkers during World War II? With release of Arizona’s state quarter... […]
Colorado rethinks $50 gift ban
Critics vague, say it could affect scholarships, awards
House balks at expanding ID protection
Bill requires only Maricopa County to erase Social Security numbers from online public records
Lawmaker leads rally against sex offender bill
Rep. Linda Lopez, D-29, called for action against S1228 at a rally on the Capitol lawn today, because she says it would release potentially dangerous level 1 and 2 sex... […]
Teen driving bill moves in Senate
A proposal to place driving restrictions on teenagers, including prohibiting them from getting behind the wheels on certain hours after midnight, stalled in the House but its backers in the... […]
Judge's death called 'tremendous loss'
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge died April 6 in a motorcycle wreck near Florence. Judge John Gaylord, 50, was killed in a collision on Route 79 with a sports... […]
Arizona Highways outsources 8 jobs
Arizona Highways magazine is eliminating eight jobs by outsourcing the handling of catalog merchandise and taking calls for subscription orders. Win Holden, Arizona Highways publisher, said the cost savings could... […]
Goddard: Dept. of Education must sort out who is eligible for adult education
The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) must establish nondiscriminatory procedures to determine if adults are eligible for education services, according to a legal opinion released by Attorney General Terry Goddard.... […]
Sen. Johnson's eldest daughter dies in car accident
Sen. Karen Johnson’s daughter died in a car crash Sunday afternoon in eastern Arizona. The Department of Public Safety reported that Kimberly Harris died at the Navapache hospital in Show... […]
Lawmaker to take payday loan regulation to ballot
Despite her best efforts in the Legislature, and in spite of a deal she has struck with the payday lending industry on current legislation, a Tucson lawmaker says the businesses... […]
State begins warrant process to execute first inmate since 2000
The Arizona Supreme Court received a warrant for execution April 2 from the Attorney General’s Office for Robert Comer, who was sentenced to die in 1988 for a violent crime... […]