Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
Groups join forces to push for publicly funded federal elections
Four national campaign finance reform advocacy groups have banded together to promote Arizona-style public financing for federal elections. Common Cause, Public Campaign, Public Citizen and the U.S. Public Interest Research... […]
Candidate Debate Primary Election
July 18, 2006 Candidates for Secretary of State Time: 6:00:00 PM – 7:00:00 PM Location: Horizon/KAET Party: Republican Sponsor: ASU Office of Public Affairs July 18, 2006 House of Representatives... […]
Sandy Bahr, Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra Club
Sandy Bahr Sandy Bahr, conservation outreach coordinator and lobbyist for the Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra Club, studied civil engineering and worked as a general engineering and land surveying... […]
Lawyer says new public records law poses problems for government employees
A new law designed to encourage municipalities and other government agencies to provide the public access to information may make the private information of employees more vulnerable and open for... […]
Golden algae toxin blamed for fish deaths
Golden algae spray As a Game and Fish officer Tom McMahon looks on, City of Phoenix employee Gary Kudas sprays an urban lake to control golden algae, an invasive species... […]
Panel clears Munsil, Chase of campaign spending viola
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission voted unanimously on July 13 that no violations against the Clean Elections Act or commission rules were committed by either gubernatorial candidate Len Munsil or... […]
Yuma lawmaker on-again, off-again ballot
Rep. Russ Jones The Republicans’ quest for a veto-proof Legislature might be back on track as the Arizona Supreme Court on July 13 ordered Yuma and La Paz counties not... […]
Advocate says federal probe of English learner program stalls
A federal investigation into a complaint that Arizona removes students from English learning programs even if they cannot read, write and speak the language proficiently appears stalled, says a prominent... […]
NewsPeople
Amy Heisler Amy Heisler Hired by the Maricopa Partnership for Arts and Culture as director of communications and participation. She will be responsible for MPAC’s overall communication strategies, including marketing,... […]
Opponents mourn death of Pro-marriage activist
It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we read about the death of Lynn Stanley. Leader of Protect Marriage initiative dies in crash, July 7, 2006 Our... […]