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Minimum wage prop opens door to ID theft, critics say
An upcoming ballot initiative to establish a state minimum wage will create havoc for private employers and could set the stage for an increase in identity theft, two Arizona congressmen... […]
Aide files $3.5 million claim against Petersen
State Treasurer David Petersen (File photo) State Treasurer David Petersen’s former chief of staff has filed a $3.5 million whistleblower claim alleging he suffered reprisals after cooperating in an Attorney... […]
Use of state surplus funds by Tucson schools questioned
The Tucson Unified School District could face an investigation for using state surplus funds to pay for the final year of a three-year teacher contract instead of the intended purpose... […]
State Parks Board awards $9.7 million in grants
The Arizona State Parks Board has awarded $9.7 million in grants to local communities from the Arizona Heritage Fund, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the State Lake Improvement and... […]
Tide of humanity tramples on a monument
Organ Pipe was point-of-entry to 200,000, illegal immigrants in 2001
Developer agrees to survey land for Indian artifacts
Developers of property next to a planned life and environment museum in York County, S.D., say they will do a thorough archaeological survey on nearly 400 acres of former museum... […]
EPA wraps up air permit hearings for proposed Navajo power plant
Speakers at hearings on a proposed power plant on Navajo land are urging the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate lesser known contaminants from the plant and to consider traditional Navajo... […]
Clean Elections panel probes spending by 2 statewide candidates
Stay off the grassVolunteers for the Democratic party argue with a Senate employee after being told to move to the sidewalk during a recent GOP news conference on the Senate... […]
Voter ID rules blocked, appeal to U.S. Supreme Court looms
After a federal appeals court refused to reconsider its decision to forbid Arizona from implementing voter identification requirements until further notice, Attorney General Terry Goddard will petition the U.S. Supreme... […]
Workers, politicians back Arizona minimum wage of $6.75 an hour
Campaign for higher wageDemocratic U.S. Senate candidate Jim Pederson speaks to supporters of a measure to establish a $6.75 minimum wage in Arizona. He is flanked by state Reps. David... […]
Rep. Pearce under fire for e-mail of anti-Semitic article
Rep. Russell Pearce A state lawmaker who wants to reinstate a 1950s federal deportation program called “Operation Wetback” is under fire again for sending supporters information from a white separatist... […]
