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Employer sanction measure goes to Senate committee
Senate President Tim Bee said the bill, H2779, could have gone to any four committees in his chamber. But the Appropriations Committee under Sen. Robert Burns, R-9, is most appropriate... […]
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Deal puts tight restrictions on payday lenders
A deal has been struck between the payday loan industry and one of its biggest critics at the Legislature that will place heavy restrictions on lenders in the name of... […]
3 firms bid for $1.4 billion mental health contract
The proposals are in and three health care providers are vying for a three-year $1.4 billion contract to oversee services to thousands of Maricopa County residents suffering from depression, mental... […]
Bill Status: House Bills, as of 2:10 pm March 13
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 2:10 pm March 13
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... […]
Yuma Territorial Prison
Yuma Territorial Prison yard One of the storied institutions of the West is the Yuma Territorial Prison, seen here in a photograph thought to be taken during the latter days... […]
Damage from copper theft costly; crackdown proposed
Power outage Thieves will go so far as to cut down power poles to steal the copper wire inside the transformer, seen here with the top pried off. A surge... […]
Panel aims to thwart copper thefts
The Arizona Copper Theft Committee was forged out of pure necessity. In Coolidge, farmers, business owners and private citizens noticed they were being victimized by copper thieves. Even the Little... […]
Strains on a 50-year partnership: Town of Maricopa, Ak-Chin tribe, struggle with
Last January, Ak-Chin Indian Community Chairman Delia Carlyle had to heat water in a crock pot in her microwave before a breakfast meeting with Governor Napolitano. During the Valley’s coldest... […]
Company president, HR manager arrested in immigration raid
Federal authorities recently raided a construction company in southern Arizona accused of hiring illegal immigrants, filing criminal charges against the firm’s president and seven other employees and detaining eight illegal... […]
Arizona Copper Theft Committee
The businesses managed and owned by the committee’s board of directors experienced combined collateral damages of more than $1 million due to copper theft in the last 12 months. Board... […]
