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Retired house painter launches unusual quest to become governor, vice president
If you’ve ever looked to the heavens, dreaming of the possibilities of life on a faraway planet, curious to whether humans exist on Earth alone, you’re not alone. If you... […]
Senator Robert Blendu
Always judging a bill as to whether it’s good public policy, Sen. Robert Blendu, R-12, also is a stickler for parliamentary procedure and civility on the Senate floor. And after... […]
Democrats welcome court showdown on line-item veto controversy
The Arizona Supreme Court agreed on May 23 to hear a lawsuit filed by the Legislature that alleges Governor Napolitano exceeded her authority when she used a line-tem veto to... […]
Agriculture department inspectors now trained to spot smugglers
Diane Parker, a 25-year-veteran with the Department of Agriculture, has crawled through commercial vehicles filled with vegetables and other foods for 25 years, looking for non-native flies, ants other threats... […]
Lawmakers grumble over budget secrecy
Spending package would lose some GOP votes if veto is likely
Lawmakers take note: Governor does not hide
In two of your recent issues, I see a strange trend appearing. Sen. Carolyn Allen, R- 8, in response to the governor’s veto of H2315 tort reform bill, said that... […]
Cousin Jacks and Jennies in Arizona
Thomas Pascoe The story of the Cornish in the Untied States is intertwined with the story of the technologically advancing and treacherous Arizona mining industry. Globe was an important mining... […]
Panel OKs probe of Napolitano’s campaign activity
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission will formally investigate whether Governor Napolitano’s campaign staff violated commission rules and state law by contracting Web site work and a mass e-mail system before... […]
Advocate for Arizona’s 400,000 small businesses
Armando Contreras takes on big job
Lawmakers deal with the people’s business, then their own
Many state lawmakers list “business owner” as their occupation. Most of them, not surprisingly, are Republicans. But Democrats aren’t excluded. A number of them also watch bottom lines, hire and... […]
