Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
Capitol Quotes, Nov. 30 2006
Capitol quotes “We’re already pitch-herding to accommodate those 5,000 inmates. We don’t tell him how to prosecute, he shouldn’t tell us how to incarcerate.” — Arizona Department of Corrections spokeswoman... […]
NewsPeople
Katie Schmidbauer Joined the staff of the Arizona Farm Bureau as member relations manager. She will be in direct contact with bureau members and is responsible for volunteer coordination in... […]
Treasurer set to resign
State Treasurer David Petersen (File photo) As part of a plea agreement with the Attorney General’s Office, State Treasurer David Petersen is expected to resign today. Mr. Petersen, a Republican,... […]
AG zeroing in on meth
A day before the start of a Nov. 30 national campaign to curb methamphetamine use, Attorney General Terry Goddard pledged to continue to prosecute smugglers, users and “cooks” of the... […]
Magician to perform for inmates, kids
Magician David Blaine will put on a series of performances this weekend for more than 100 women prisoners and their children at the state’s Perryville prison complex in Goodyear. A... […]
High-stakes testing harms students, schools, report says
An Arizona State University educational policy think-tank says that high-stakes testing and evaluation systems for schools may actually undermine their goal of reforming public education. Instead of promoting comprehensive and... […]
State to shift to electronic medical records
System aims at eliminating
Secret plan would merge U.S., Canada and Mexico
Sen. Karen Johnson I just returned from a week in Washington, D.C., with a group of concerned women where we learned about the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), also known... […]
GOP failed to lead, that is why they lost
It occurs to me, as I watch the Democrats jockeying for position and listening to their already broken promises of an ethical Congress, that the Republicans did not lose their... […]
Fox should use resources to help keep women, children safe
Domestic violence is a costly and devastating problem here in Arizona. Every day women and children struggle to stay safe and free from abuse. So it is especially disturbing to... […]
1916: stiff penalties for driving drunk
As long as there have been cars, there have been people getting drunk and driving them. An un-signed article in the Arizona Capitol Times precursor The Messenger indicates that people... […]
Yvonne R. Hunter
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation