Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
Homeless march on Capitol to protest funding cuts as a shelter faces closure
More than 100 marchers — homeless and advocates for the homeless — make their way along Jefferson as they head to the Capitol for a rally. They started out at […]
How to carve another $1 billion from the state budget
Gov. Jan Brewer has certainly inherited a fine fiscal mess from her predecessor. This has inspired her to take desperate measures to try to keep state government afloat. The most […]
Renewable energy bills piling up
Advocates in the Legislature are making a push to lower residents’ utility rates, attract businesses to Arizona and ease the burden on the state’s power grid with a series of […]
Napolitano versus the Mexican cartels
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano outlined the Obama administration’s plans for fighting Mexican drug cartels and reducing the violence that has plagued America’s southern border.The plan was unveiled at […]
Latest victim of Lehman bankruptcy: Eloy's rock 'n' roll theme park
The high hopes of building an Eloy rock 'n' roll theme park alluring enough to rival Disneyland appear as outdated as vinyl records, eight-track players, and cassette tapes as the […]
The Legislature created its own disaster
Imagine Scottsdale’s entire population was struck with a natural disaster. We would rush to their aid immediately. We would marshal the resources of the state, community organizations and the faith […]
Investing in ‘green’ stocks can produce greenbacks
You changed all your light bulbs to fluorescents. You bought a Prius. Everything you own is made from recyclable materials, and all of your produce is organic and locally grown. […]
Showing some serious ‘green cred’
Green Chamber of Commerce open to businesses that are good to the environment
At one school, Supreme Court vouchers ruling will take a heavy toll
When 7-year-old Lexie Weck gets to school each morning, she puts her book bag away, heads outside to the playground with other students for about 15 minutes and gets ready […]
Gutier to be appointed to his former position
Alberto Gutier will return to his role as director of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety according to a story in the March 25 edition of the Yellow Sheet Report. […]
Armed with new law upping penalties, authorities hunt for drunken boaters
Cruising around Lake Havasu in his patrol boat, Sgt. Doug Schuster tells story after story of partiers and mayhem he's seen as a boating safety supervisor with the Mohave County […]
Senate GOP releases list of ‘ideas' to solve budget crisis
Senate Republicans released a list of 197 ideas culled from various sources on how to solve the state's budget deficit. The ideas released contained in the 12-page document released March […]