Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
Brewer: Napolitano campaign spending appeared to jump gun
Secretary of State Jan Brewer says Governor Napolitano’s publicly funded campaign may have violated state law by committing to campaign spending for a Web site before Ms. Napolitano formally registered... […]
Congress: Reauthorize section of Voting Rights Act
By Rep. Steve Gallardo The current voting rights of minorities in Arizona are at risk because Congress has not reauthorized Section 5 of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965... […]
Congress ignores need for affordable college loans
On Saturday, July 1st students and parents across the nation are going to be hit by a spike in interest rates on college loans. Congress has simply stood by and... […]
Homeowners will benefit from 3 new HOA laws
This has been a groundbreaking session for homeowner advocates with the Legislature passing three substantive HOA reform bills, all signed by Governor Napolitano. S1007 and S1008, sponsored by Sen. Jim... […]
The Capitol Crowd
2006 Arizona Chamber Leadership Awards and Winged Victory Awards
Advocate says Horne has no legal standing to appeal
Briefs in a federal lawsuit over how the state funds programs to teach students English have been filed in federal appeals court in advance of a hearing next month. In... […]
Signatures filed for ballot measure hiking minimum wage to $6.75
Ready to File Bob Grossfeld, a consultant for an initiative campaign to raise Arizona’s minimum wage, speaks to the media in front of boxes of petitions ready for filing with... […]
High court hears line-item veto arguments
‘The fundamental question is — does the governor have the legal right under our Constitution to line-item veto things that are not an appropriation≠’— Senate President Ken Bennett The Arizona... […]
The Forgotten Novelist
Harold Bell Wright at his portable writing desk in Tucson’s Santa Catalina Mountains. Harold Bell Wright is not a name that trips lightly from contemporary tongues. Yet, there was a... […]
Sen. Gould’s criticism of Mohave County officials ‘is off base’
Sen. Ron Gould’s personal attack letter in the Arizona Capitol Times against Pete Byers, chairman of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors, and Public Information Officer Darryle Purcell is off... […]
Arizona Awards
Dr. Bentley Bobrow Awards • Dr. Bentley J. Bobrow, was honored in the category of Physician/Medical Director by Arizona Emergency Medical Services for his excellence in the field of pre-hospital... […]
Last of the bills: Governor vetoes 9, signs 19
Governor Napolitano has vetoed nine bills and signed 19 others passed by the Republican-led Legislature during its regular session. Bills vetoed include measures dealing with human egg donors, an existing... […]