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The Rules…
Senate and House Rules The following conduct rules regarding legislators’ acceptance of gifts and money are excerpted from the Arizona State Legislature’s Web site, www.azleg.state.az.us, under the “rules” tab. While... […]
Was story news or gossip
Upon finishing your recent article on Prop. 204, I was a little confused as to whether this was a news article or a gossip column? Smashed windows, federal agents, death... […]
Prop. 204 opponents are the vandals
Opponents of Prop. 204 have consistently polled at a meager 16 percent, primarily because their argument is so fringe. Who wouldn’t agree that common sense and basic decency mandate that... […]
Extremist groups are not involved in Prop. 204
Arizona Capitol Times’ recent coverage of the Prop. 204 campaign (I am a supporter and a paid consultant in favor of passage) raised a number of important journalistic questions. The... […]
Vandalism is the act of desperate opponents
When I read your article all I could think was that these kinds of acts were probably committed by opponents, not proponents of Prop. 204, in order to divert attention... […]
Animal rights groups bent on destroying livestock industry at the ballot box
Arizona and Florida have more in common than sunshine, spring training and snowbirds. Both are proud agricultural states and leading food producers. And, both have become battlegrounds for out-of-state animal... […]
Prop. 101 protects against burdensome property tax hikes
Proposition 101, the 2006 Taxpayer Protection Act, is good public policy that will protect many Arizonans from the threat of burdensome property tax increases and will restore the original intent... […]
About a Bill: Transportation of Human Remains
Michele Reagan Restrictions eased on transporting bodies What the new law does: Mandates that human remains be transported inside a suitable container when shipped by common carrier and states that... […]
4 seek 2 seats in state
Not surprisingly, the House race for the state’s most competitive legislative district is coming down to the wire and the campaigns have focused their energies on pointing out the differences... […]
Key legislative races
Some key state legislative races: District 17: Democratic Rep. Meg Burton-Cahill faces Republican Rose Crutcher for the Senate seat from the Tempe district where Republicans hold a small edge in... […]
Treasurer asked if internet porn site visits could be traced
State Treasurer David Petersen asked two staff members in February if evidence of visits to pornographic Web sites could be detected on his computer, sources with direct knowledge of the... […]
Parties blast Clean Elections over matching funds, mailers
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission is under fire from Republicans and Democrats that say the agency is overreaching its authority by awarding matching funds to campaigns in response to mail... […]
