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Goddard tallies number of prosecutions of public officials
The recent prosecutions of former State Treasurer David Petersen, State Mine Inspector Douglas Martin and Maricopa County Schools Superintendent Sandra Dowling have led some to suggest that I am trying... […]
Interim Corporation Commissioner reflects on short term
Barry Wong Some days you never forget. It was 110 degrees outside and almost a relief to be in the dentist’s chair. The cell phone rang. It was the governor.... […]
Tucson lawmaker takes Senate helm
Tim Bee Name: Tim Bee Hometown: Tucson Age: 37 Political: Says he caught the political bug by campaigning for his brother, Keith, a legislator from 1991-2000. Term limits barred Keith... […]
New Senate President Tim Bee called conservative bridge-builder
Tim Bee began his political career in the Arizona Legislature on a rocky note when he angered some fellow Republicans by playing political footsie with Democrats as a newly elected... […]
Just what is the ideal session length?
The fifth-longest legislative session in Arizona history came to a close three minutes before midnight on June 21, 2006, for the House and 15 minutes later for the Senate. The... […]
Magazine ranks Arizona high in policy measurements, low in student achievement
The state’s schools chief says a report released Jan. 3 ranking Arizona’s education policy above the national average shows recently enacted policies are moving the state in the right direction.... […]
Larry Etchechury, director of the Arizona Industrial Commission
On minimum wage law:
About a Bill: Sex offenders; address verification
MVD shares records with DPS to track sex offenders What the new law does: Requires the Motor Vehicle Division to provide daily updates to the Department of Public Safety disclosing... […]
95 years of inaugurations: Crowds, speeches and a Capitol lockout
Ninety-five years have passed since Arizona started inaugurating governors. A lot of the ceremony has remained the same. As on Jan. 4, the first one had crowds and speeches on... […]
Think tank defends school voucher programs
In advance of a lawsuit questioning the constitutionality of two recently created private school voucher programs, a national Libertarian think tank has published a report detailing six other voucher-like programs... […]
Don’t exempt disabled from new minimum wage
Paying minimum wage to people with developmental disabilities (spurred by passage of Proposition 202) has become a lightning rod that has divided the disability community. This issue has pitted operators... […]
It’s time to set legislative priorities that meet constituent needs
Sen. Jay Tibshraeny The November elections demonstrated that voters across this country are questioning the leadership being provided by their elected officials. Arizona’s Legislature can begin the process of restoring... […]
