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Novice Politicos
Edward J. Jackson, leaning into the touring car with his elbow propped on the door in this 1920s photo, was a mining entrepreneur and unsuccessful political candidate. Posters promoting a... […]
Budget crisis worsens, state borrows to pay bills
Arizona budget is now another $500 million short, and the state will have to borrow money to meet its obligations during the final three months of fiscal 2009 as tax... […]
Prescott wildfire academy teaches lessons from boots to survival
Firefighters attending the Arizona Wildfire and Incident Management Academy in Prescott learn how to dig fire lines. PRESCOTT – Cut off and about to be overrun by an out-of-control wildfire,... […]
Blogger Prezelski files for House run
Anyone who wants to know where the newest candidate for Tucson’s District 28 House of Representatives seat stands on the issues needs only check one of the most popular liberal... […]
Unemployment keeps climbing in February, reaching 7.4 percent
Arizona's unemployment rate reached 7.4 percent in February as job losses in construction, financial activities and trade offset seasonal gains in government and hospitality, the state Department of Commerce announced... […]
Schools repay businesses with broken promises
Arizona’s business community supports education by investing directly in our schools and in the organizations that support them. Nine years ago, with strong support from Arizona’s business community, taxpayers passed... […]
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 inspire her to take desperate measures to try to keep state government afloat. The most... […]
Developmentally disabled, advocates protest program cuts
Robert Shin has a job with a Tucson manufacturing company thanks to a training and placement organization for people with developmental disabilities. That program relies on state funding. Shin, 31,... […]
Governor sent letter two weeks ago to request federal stimulus money
In an unannounced move nearly two weeks ago, Arizona was certified to receive federal stimulus aid when Gov. Jan Brewer sent a letter to President Barack Obama and pledged the... […]
Goddard to U.S. Senate: Cooperation needed to behead smuggling
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard testified at a U.S. Senate hearing on March 17, saying state and federal officials must work together to “go after the head of the monster,”... […]
Brewer unveils Web site to track stimulus
Gov. Jan Brewer on March 18 unveiled a Web site dedicated to tracking Arizona’s portion of the federal stimulus package.The site, www.azrecovery.gov, provides information regarding the money made available to... […]
