Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
Vice chairman of the Arizona Libertarian Party announces for governor
Candidate says he pondered running as Republican
Arizona wineries, distributors compete over shipping rights
Arizona small winemakers are rejoicing the death of a House bill that would have severely limited their marketing and shipping powers, pressing instead for passage of a competing measure that... […]
U.S. Senate candidate Jim Pederson, others denounce more claims by Sen. Jack Harper
Senator says he
Arizona lawmaker wants to block proposed change to high school sports rules
Athletics group says move would
GOP-backed funding plan gives Arizona schools a choice
A bill touted by Republican leadership as the largest increase to public education in 15 years is being opposed by the some in the education community because they say it... […]
Chaplain Winfield Scott
Not to be confused with “Fuss and Feathers,” the sobriquet of an identically named major general and Mexican War hero, the lesser-known Winfield Scott pictured here left the army as... […]
English language bill stalls in House
The Senate has approved by the narrowest of margins a new Republican bill to overhaul programs to teach schoolchildren English, but the House yesterday delayed acting on the plan until... […]
Historic Bisbee deportation records discovered in courthouse
Original court documents pertaining to the 1917 mass deportation of striking miners in Bisbee were recently discovered by accident. The documents were found in a storage area in the old... […]
Napolitano extends funding under border emergency
Governor Napolitano on Feb. 14 gave local and tribal governments another six months to use $1.5 million of state emergency money made available for law enforcement and other work covered... […]
Lawmaker wants environmental study of border crossing damage to state land
A state lawmaker said he hopes his proposed environmental study of Arizona’s border country will help get the federal government to repair the damage done to state land by illegal... […]
Navajo educator dies
Robert A. Roessel, Jr., who spent more than 50 years as an educator on the Navajo Reservation and was hailed by Navajo leaders for his dedication to the tribe, died... […]
Attorney General sues Tucson mobile home park in discrimination case
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard has brought a lawsuit against mobile home park in Tucson, alleging a Mexican couple who tried to move in was denied access to a trailer... […]