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Governor's staff requested to testify at Vet Home hearing
Governor Napolitano (file photo) Three of the governor’s staffers and the director of the Department of Health Services will testify tomorrow morning before a legislative committee charged with looking into... […]
High court receives execution warrant
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... […]
Lawmakers OK April 17 tax filing deadline
The Legislature today approved an emergency measure giving Arizonans one more day to file their income tax returns this year. The new date, April 17, conforms to the federal deadline.... […]
Secretary of State pulls SSN numbers from Web
The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office yanked Internet access to documents containing the Social Security numbers of Arizonans on Friday just hours after a privacy rights activist told officials they... […]
Bill would fine charter schools over fingerprinting requirements
Arizona charter schools face a $1,000 fine for violating state fingerprinting requirements under a measure passed by the Senate today. The bill, H2041, sponsored by Rep. Mark Anderson, R-18, faced... […]
Immigration hawks to take employer sanctions to ballot
The initiative route The initiative route Rep. Russell Pearce, R-18 (left), and Minuteman president Chris Simcox, announce a drive to circulate petitions for two initiatives meant curb illegal migration. Even... […]
Bill advances curbing online sexual predators
Lawmakers are targeting sexual predators, pushing for measures that include barring the worst offenders from living near schools and requiring them to register their online identities. Backers of the measures,... […]
$2,000 fee to file HOA complaints irks group
Hearing director responds: There are no funds to take cases to administrative law judge
Legislation targets graffiti blight, adds stiffer penalties
Art or a $1,000 fine? Taggers hit a wall surrounding new-home construction along south Seventh Avenue in Phoenix. Graffiti is more than just an eyesore. It is costing the Valley... […]
Legislature to appeal latest court order in English learner suit
The latest ruling in the Flores v. Arizona lawsuit is by no means the final chapter in the landmark English language suit. The Legislature will appeal a federal court ruling... […]
Phoenix back on list for Homeland Security funding
As late as last December, Phoenix officials were not sure of the city’s eligibility for Homeland Security grants. The nation’s 14th largest metropolitan area had a federal asterisk after its... […]
