Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
Groups take aim at Munsil
Two little known and apparently newly formed groups are making independent expenditures in the governor’s race, targeting Len Munsil and raising suspicions in the Republican nominee’s campaign about who is... […]
How much debate is the question?
Napolitano, Hess agree on 3; Munsil wants 10
Hayworth, Mitchell fling ethics charges
In his bid for a seventh term, 5th District GOP Congressman J.D. Hayworth finds himself in a position many House Republicans would find familiar, as his Democratic opponent, former state... […]
Rep. Gallardo tapped to head minimum wage campaign
Chairmanship of the ballot committee seeking to raise minimum wage has switched from union hands to those of Rep. Steve Gallardo, D-13, and the outspoken legislator is eager to launch... […]
Fairbank Commercial Company
Fairbank Commercial Company, 1937. The Fairbank Commercial Company was a 19th century emporium that thrived as long as the town thrived. When Fairbank’s palmy days were over, the store enjoyed... […]
About a Bill: Capitol Police: reserve officers
Rep. William Konopnicki H2232 will create reserve Capitol Police force What the new law does: Allows the Arizona Department of Administration to create a Capitol Police Reserve staffed by volunteers... […]
GAO: Deaths of women crossing border doubled in 7 years
Deaths of illegal immigrants crossing the Southwest border have surged since the mid-1990s, with the majority of the increase between 1998 and 2005 concentrated in Arizona, according to a report... […]
West Nile
An area encompassing some neighborhoods in Tucson’s mid-town area and on the city’s east side has been identified as a West Nile “hot spot” by the Pima County Health Department.... […]
Bagged spinach: Health officials confirm 5 cases of E. coli
State health officials said they have confirmed five cases of spinach-related E. coli that is of the same strain as the one associated with an outbreak in numerous other states.... […]
Pima supervisors OK water stations for border crossers
The Pima County Board of Supervisors has agreed to continue to pay for water stations in the desert to aid illegal border crossers. The board voted 4-1 Sept. 19 to... […]
Candidates in 1964 described themselves as mature, proven, qualified
The Sept. 9, 1964 issue of The Arizona Capitol Times’ precursor The Arizona Legislative Review had a front page story lamenting the fact that the publication had an early press... […]