Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
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... […]
Arguments made in Legislature vs. Napolitano
House Speaker Jim Weiers appeared today at the Arizona Biltmore for the Phoenix Chamber Legislative Wrap Up. Both Mr. Weiers and Senate President Ken Bennett left the event to attend... […]
Minimum wage group files for ballot
Rebekah Friend, president of the Arizona AFL-CIO, spoke to a rally of supporters for a ballot proposal to increase the minimum wage. Petitions with 200,000 signatures were filed today with... […]
Old school spared the wrecking ball
But Grace Court tenants are hard to come by
Principal Grace Court laid down the law on lipstick
To Gerry Niskern, the bedrock of Adams School was a principal all the students looked up to — and obeyed. That principal was Grace Court. The school at 800 W.... […]
Governor appoints new DES director after Berns resigns
Governor Napolitano has appointed Tracy L. Wareing as director of the Arizona Department of Economic Security. Ms. Wareing replaces David Berns, who resigned to join the Seattle-based Casey Family Programs... […]
13,000 Social Security numbers taken in burglary
Burglars broke into the offices of a national retirement investment company in downtown Phoenix and stole four laptop computers, one of which had the Social Security numbers of 13,000 public... […]