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Feds release funds to states offsetting Katrina health care costs
The federal government has released $1.5 billion to offset health care expenses that states, including Arizona, incurred when assisting Hurricane Katrina evacuees. Congress set aside $2 billion to reimburse 30... […]
State attorneys general to guard tobacco funds
State attorneys general are vowing to fight a new ruling that could whittle down the $6.5 billion yearly payments shared by 46 states from their 1998 settlement with the nation’s... […]
Pair plead guilty to assault in Prescott camp incidents
The son of Arizona Senate President Ken Bennett pleaded guilty April 3 in a case in which he was accused of using a broom handle to haze 18 boys at... […]
Latest Minuteman patrol reports spotting illegal immigrants
The U.S. Border Patrol has received calls from the Minuteman border watch group reporting sightings of illegal immigrants days into the group’s month-long Arizona operation. Johnny Bernal, a spokesman for... […]
February tax collections 8% higher than 2005
State revenues continue to exceed expectations. That means more money for the state’s rainy day reserve and more money left over for legislators to divvy up when they write the... […]
State to limit industrial emissions
More than 12 years after it was supposed to, the state has approved rules to limit emissions of industrial emissions of hazardous air pollutants believed to cause cancer, birth defects... […]
Mormon lawmakers view immigration differently in Arizona, Utah
Jesus, a prominent Republican lawmaker says, would enforce the immigration laws currently on the books. Further, says Rep. Russell Pearce, R-18, abiding by those laws is a tenet of his... […]
Pay hike for correctional officers needed
It’s crucial that the Arizona Legislature approves Governor Napolitano’s recommended $39 million pay increase for state correctional officers. Currently, Arizona has a statewide prison population of 33,500 inmates and growing,... […]
Teachers disappointed with governor, lawmakers over tax credits for private schools
We are deeply disappointed that the Republican leadership at the Arizona Legislature chose to hold state government hostage over corporate tax credits, a bill that neither the public nor the... […]
Marriage initiative brings gay official to Phoenix
Log Cabin Republican president urges bipartisan opposition to proposed constitutional amendment
Liddy e-mail led to failed defamation suit
The following e-mail was sent by Tom Liddy on July 16, 2004, in response to a communication from a constituent upset about comments made by Mr. Liddy to The Arizona... […]
