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Lyn White, governmental relations manager, Phelps Dodge
Lyn White, governmental relations manager for Phelps Dodge, is a woman with a passion for good government. “In the eighth grade, I won an Arizona Constitution contest,” says White. “I... […]
Rebekah Friend, executive director, Arizona AFL-CIO
Rebekah Friend, who chaired the successful effort to enact Prop. 202, the minimum wage initiative, isn’t resting on her laurels. On Jan. 30 she was named as the new executive... […]
Rita Maguire, founding partner, Maguire & Pearce, PLLC
Rita Maguire left ThinkAZ in December 2006, a Phoenix think tank she helped launch, to focus on water management and urban development issues. On Jan. 3, 2007, she opened Maguire... […]
Cathi Herrod, president, Center for Arizona Policy
Cathi Herrod, who is president of the Center for Arizona Policy, says her biggest challenge is communicating how issues affect the daily lives of families. “What goes on at the... […]
Rep. Jackie Thrasher, Democrat, District 10
Rep. Jackie Thrasher, the band/orchestra leader for Washington Elementary School District since 1980, is upbeat about her new job representing District 10 in the West Valley. Thrasher, a Democrat, says... […]
Rep. Theresa Ulmer, Democrat, District 24
Rep. Theresa Ulmer brings a multi-faceted background to the Legislature, representing Yuma’s District 24. She has been a self-employed beauty consultant since 2000, and from 1991 to 2000 she was... […]
Rep. Lynne Pancrazi, Democrat, District 24
As a retired teacher, it shouldn’t be a surprise that Rep. Lynne Pancrazi’s focus is on education. A Yuma resident and Arizona native, the Democrat from District 24 has a... […]
Non-profit spin-off focuses on environment, solar energy
A non-profit research and advocacy group has spun off its environmental section to concentrate on consumer protection and energy-efficiency issues. Environment Arizona was split from the Arizona Public Interest Research... […]
Legislative cable TV chief says coverage will be balanced
House Democratic leader:
Minimum wage is folly
Nearly every reputable economist recognizes the economic folly of the minimum wage. This is not rocket science. Just ask yourself this: if the idea of a legislated minimum wage made... […]
New GOP executive director wants to heal party wounds
Sean McCaffrey Sean McCaffrey, the Washington D.C.-based political strategist recently hired by state GOP Chairman Randy Pullen as the Arizona Republican Party’s executive director, says the overall mood of the... […]
Proposal scraps 8th grade certificates to encourage high school for minorities
A bill that ends the tradition of many school districts giving certificates to eighth-grade graduates received approval from a House panel and is the first step toward encouraging minority students... […]
