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Chief Justice unveils Web site aimed at seniors
Law for seniorsArizona Chief Justice Ruth V. McGregor discusses the Law for Seniors site at a public meeting in Youngtown. The Arizona courts recently launched a new Web site to... […]
Dems shave GOP lead in House, hope for greater voice in budget, policy
Republicans outnumbered Democrats in the Arizona House of Representatives by eight seats coming into the night, but that lead has significantly decreased. Democrat candidates appear to have wrested at least... […]
4 of 5 incumbents wash out in Maricopa water district races
Women appeared to have swept the election for five contested Maricopa County seats on the board that manages the Central Arizona Project. All seven men on the ballot, including four... […]
Eminent domain issue passes, gets OK from Supreme Court
One day after Prop. 207 was approved overwhelmingly by state voters, the Arizona Supreme Court struck down a lower court’s pre-election ruling that the initiative violates revenue source rule for... […]
Fort Defiance
Fort Defiance at the turn of the century. Situated in Bonito Canyon at the junction of Bonito and Black creeks, Fort Defiance — pictured here at the turn of the... […]
Bush faces fork in the road
It is time for President Bush to make a choice. In this post election environment he faces a fork in the road. One fork leads to more of the same... […]
Indian water rights should mean equal treatment for all Arizonans
Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court decided in 1908 that water to grow crops was reserved for Indians who gave up their nomadic ways to settle on reservations and become... […]
Immigration attorneys — Laws dealing with border crossers rivals Internal Revenue code in complexity
The immigration debate brings to mind images of illegal immigrants pouring across the border. For immigration lawyers, however, that’s just part of the picture. The law they practice covers a... […]
O’Connor: Judges are under attack, ‘need to be defended’
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor said she fears judges are under growing political attack nationwide. “I’m increasingly concerned about the current climate of challenge to judicial independence,” Ms.... […]
Judge again rejects state’s legislative district map
A judge who previously ruled that the state’s current map of legislative districts was unconstitutional issued a new ruling Nov. 7 that again overturned the map as not providing enough... […]
Republicans pick leaders — Weiers remains House speaker, Bee takes over as Senate president
After two sessions in which lawmakers successfully fought for lower property- and income taxes for businesses and individuals, Republicans in the House of Representatives opted in a Nov. 8 meeting... […]
Californians soundly reject ‘clean elections’ ballot measure
California voters shot down Proposition 89, which opponents said would have severely limited corporate political strength in addition to its goal of implementing publicly funded campaigns similar to those in... […]
