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Investment board airs concerns about state Treasurer’s Office
Board wants explanation Treasurer David Petersen frowns as he listens to members of the Board of Investment July 19 complain they were not aware of a large payment by the... […]
Film starring Jamie Foxx is 1st to use new tax incentive
On location in Phoenix Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon (center), director Peter Berg (right) and camera assistant Larry Nielson get a good look at the set of “The Kingdom”. The Universal... […]
Group calls for reform of state’s capital punishment use
A legal team assembled by the American Bar Association is calling to reform Arizona’s use of capital punishment, finding “serious problems” with its implementation after a 21-month study. The report... […]
Superior vision – Mining town hopes Internet access will open door to tourism, other businesses
Superior, a Pinal County mining community that has seen economic peaks and valleys linked to the health of the copper industry, is going high tech. Federal and state grants combined... […]
Stuck in Traffic – 1920 Style
The “huge” amount of traffic in Downtown Phoenix in 1920. By 1920, Phoenix was booming. The 1919 census reported a population of 29,053. The chamber of commerce happily reported that... […]
Hawaii won’t build prisons, sending inmates to Arizona facilities
Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle has backed off from a 2002 campaign pledge to build two new prisons, saying the state will continue to consolidate nearly 2,000 inmates in Arizona prisons.... […]
Treasurer gets earful from investment board
State Treasurer David Petersen listens to criticism of his office by Board of Investment members yesterday. Photo by Bill Coates Two members of a board that oversees the state’s investment... […]
High court rules: Jones on ballot
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled late today that Rep. Russ Jones will remain on the ballot. The order reversed the lower court ruling and stated that the court erred in... […]
Governor shrugs off marital status talk
Governor Napolitano (Capitol Times file photo by Bill Coates) Governor Napolitano says her status as a single woman is old news. “This is something new?” she said at her weekly... […]
Jones says lower court was wrong
Dems seek to toss out more signatures
Bar Association calls for death penalty changes
A legal team assembled by the American Bar Association is calling to reform Arizona’s use of capital punishment after finding “serious problems” with it after completing a 21-month study. The... […]
Clean Elections Timeline
June 29, 1998: Arizonans for Clean Elections files 187,206 signatures to put the Clean Elections Act on the November 1998 ballot. Oct. 22, 1998: A lawsuit filed with the Arizona... […]
