Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
Len Munsil will face Napolitano
Len Munsil With perfectly timed 11th hour mailers and an endorsement from Sen. John McCain, conservative Len Munsil became the Republican nominee for governor this evening, making a mockery of... […]
9/11 memorial dedicated on 5-year anniversary of attacks
Desiree Okseniuk reflects on the inscriptions in the 9-11 memorial dedicated today at Wesley Bolin Plaza. Her brother, Anthony Rodriquez, was one of hundreds of New York City fire fighters... […]
Quentin Tolby, retired justice of the peace
Quentin Tolby, a veteran justice of the peace with the Manistee Court in Glendale, has stepped down after 14 years, trading in his role for that of an administrator for... […]
The First Maricopa County Courthouse
Statehood Day festivities in front of the first Maricopa County courthouse on Feb. 14, 1912. The first Maricopa County courthouse was the tallest building in Phoenix when it was completed... […]
Appeals court says new self-defense law applies retroactively
Ruling on a legal issue at play in cases across the state, an appellate court ruled Sept. 5 that a new law on self defense applied retroactively to pending cases... […]
Tucson official wants historic street signs posted
A Tucson City Council member is proposing the installation of street signs to honor street names from past eras. Councilman Steve Leal said he wasn’t trying to change the official... […]
McCain shells out big bucks to candidates, receives nationwide support
Sen. John McCain Sen. John McCain, working to cement his position as frontrunner for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, continues to lavish cash on GOP causes around the country through... […]
About a Bill: Luxury tax; tobacco stamps
Sen. Dean Martin S1066 aims to snuff out cigarette tax cheaters, assist distributors What it will do: Establish harsher punishment for the evasion of Arizona’s luxury tax on tobacco products... […]
Tennessee Guard soldiers see few illegal crossers near Yuma
Tennessee soldiers stationed at the border south of Yuma spend part of their day trying to pass the time reading in the shade of a military camouflage net, drinking liter... […]
Capitol Labor Day rally draws 900 immigration reform backers
100 others also show up to protest, shout
Arizonans should be proud of Mary Peters
In response to having been nominated by President Bush to serve as secretary of Transportation, Mary Peters said she hopes that Arizonans are proud of her. Having retired from Arizona... […]
Some officials are trying to stop Mohave County
Rural Mohave County’s economic growth and resources are being coveted by the big cities to the south. To achieve their ends and quench their thirst, metro-area carpetbaggers are working to... […]