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Supreme Court rejects ex-teacher’s porn case appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 26 refused to consider the case of a former Phoenix high school teacher sentenced to 200 years in prison for possessing child pornography. Morton... […]
Organized rings loot Arizona stores of $579 million
Senate bill gets tough on shoplifting crimes
El Paso chief to head Tucson’s Border Patrol sector
The top U.S. Border Patrol agent in El Paso has been appointed chief of the Tucson sector, the agency’s busiest for illegal immigration activity. Robert W. Gilbert has been chief... […]
NewsPeople
Campaigns Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, candidate for the Republican nomination for president, has announced his campaign leadership team in Arizona. Some notables include: • Jason Rose, State Director. Rose... […]
Capitol Quotes, March 2 2007
Capitol quotes “I missed him – now there’s one more Republican who’ll talk to me.” — Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, who thanked Rep. Jonathan Paton for his military service in... […]
AEA, lawmakers upset that some teachers did not get pay raises
Teachers’ raises Sen. Tom O’Halleran, R-1 (right), joins Arizona Education Association President John Wright in assailing school districts that have failed to give teachers and other employees the pay raises... […]
Sen. Verschoor’s father dies
Sen. Thayer Verschoor’s father, John Verschoor Jr., has died, it was confirmed by staff today. He was 79. The elder Verschoor was a World War II veteran and had served... […]
Shoplifting bill stalls
Lawmakers and the retail industry in Arizona are in the thick of negotiations over a proposal seeking a harsher penalty for shoplifters. But two days after the proposal was held... […]
Fallen officers memorial in Wesley Bolin to get new lights
Sadly, new names await W. Steven Martin, a member of the Arizona State Memorial Board, is reflected in a granite panel of the Peace Officers Memorial in Wesley Bolin Plaza.... […]
Senate holds bill creating harsher penalties for shoplifters
A proposal seeking harsher penalties for shoplifters has been held in the Senate. The measure, S1446, expands the definition of burglary in the third degree to include entering or unlawfully... […]
Legislature authorizes schools to spend more
Lawmakers have authorized school districts to exceed Constitutional spending limits. Since schools have received substantial funding increases during the last several years, without this authorization, schools would have to return... […]
Group calls on state to expand health care for children
No child left uninsured Dana Wolfe Naimark, president of Children’s Action Alliance, takes questions during a news conference at the Capitol today about plans to seek health-care coverage for uninsured... […]
