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Officials push for local police to enter immigration fight
Lawmakers are considering an aggressive approach for trying to lessen Arizona’s role as the busiest gateway for sneaking into the country: devoting squads of the state police to catch illegal... […]
Water officials from Arizona, 6 other states back Colorado River water plan
Water officials from the states that share the Colorado River reached agreement Jan. 31 on a wide-ranging drought management plan that they will propose to Interior Secretary Gale Norton. After... […]
State plan tells residents how to prepare for flu pandemic
Arizona state health officials have released a revised flu pandemic readiness plan that calls on families and businesses to prepare and for hospitals to test plans for dealing with overwhelming... […]
Bill exempting landscapers from need to obtain pest control license advances
A proposed statute change triggered by a lawsuit filed on behalf of two Tucson landscapers could erase a requirement that hired individuals obtain licenses from the Structural Pest Control Commission... […]
More restrictions sought for sale of drugs containing meth ingredient
A measure to further limit the sales of over-the-counter decongestants containing a key ingredient of methamphetamines is needed, even after the Legislature last year created a law that restricted access... […]
Panel adopts bill that preserves chairmen power over subpoenas
The political turmoil resulting from Senate subpoenas for custody of District 20 recount ballots led to a Democratic bill that would require committee chairmen to get prior approval from their... […]
The WISH List
GOP group that grooms women for office began in 2001 with 10 members
Kunasek appointed to Clean Elections seat
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Tucson pushes for 30-year extension of downtown tax district
Efforts to extend the life of a special tax district designed to generate money for an ambitious downtown Tucson redevelopment project are advancing in the Legislature. But many hurdles remain... […]
GOP immigration bills target employers, governor
Republican legislators mounted a broad assault on illegal immigration Feb. 6 with measures to impose new sanctions against employers who hire illegal immigrants and to put Governor Napolitano on the... […]
Senator says he was set up in TV interview
Sen. Ron Gould, R-3, says he thought an interview with a local television station on Feb. 7 was going to be about state policy. Instead, Mr. Gould walked out of... […]
Political caucus attracts women of both parties
Pro-choice women of red and blue persuasions have created the Arizona Women’s Political Caucus (AWPC) to help maximize the impact of women in the political arena. Directly inspired by the... […]
