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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... […]
Paton returns to Legislature
Now it’s official Jonathan Paton – reelected to the House in November – is sworn in today after completing a tour of duty in Iraq as an Army reservist. Arizona... […]
Livestock ID bill faces Senate debate
A proposed Senate bill sponsored by Sen. Karen Johnson, R-18, prohibits livestock owners in Arizona from participating in the National Animal Identification System, or any other similar federal program meant... […]
Gilbert water fight flows to Capitol
A water row in Gilbert City had crept into the Capitol as lawmakers debated today on a proposal seeking to bar a city or town from adopting an ordinance limiting... […]
Bill Status: Senate Bills, as of 11 am Feb. 21
As of 11 am Feb. 21 1. Awaits committee reference or action in the Senate. 2. Cleared Rules comm; needs Senate debate &/or vote. 3. Passed Senate; no amendment. TO... […]
Bill Status: House Bills, H2001-H2730
As of 11 am Feb. 21 1. Awaits House committee reference or action. 2. Cleared Rules comm; needs House debate &/or vote. 3. Passed House no amendment. TO SENATE 4.... […]
Bill Status: House Bills, H2731-HR2001
As of 11 am Feb. 21 1. Awaits House committee reference or action. 2. Cleared Rules comm; needs House debate &/or vote. 3. Passed House no amendment. TO SENATE 4.... […]
Extending tax deadline gets delayed by legislative rules
What was supposed to be a rubber-stamp vote in the House to extend the Arizona income tax filing deadline this year to April 17 hit a snag. A technical mistake... […]
Benson City Hall
Benson City Hall in the 1950s This seemingly innocuous building was for many years a thorn in the collective backside of Benson’s political mucky-mucks. Built in 1936 to house city... […]
