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Several cities hold elections March 17
Voters in Mesa, Gilbert and Apache Junction go to the polls March 17 to decide council races and tax proposals. Mesa voters are being asked if developers should keep $51 […]
Governor considering accepting money for jobless
Gov. Jan Brewer is considering whether to accept roughly $150 million in federal stimulus dollars to modernize the unemployment system. By accepting the money, the state would be required to […]
Bill aims to keep Southern AZ on Cactus League roster
Measure would allow Pima voters to create Spring Training tax district
Budget options include $12M in cuts to DPS
Sen. Sylvia Allen, a Republican from Snowflake, asks DPS officials why she was flashed by photo-enforcement cameras when she was only going 60 miles per hour. DPS officials said sometimes […]
AZ House Democratic leader wants budget role
The Arizona House's minority leader said it's premature for fellow Democrats to take a stance on Republican Gov. Jan Brewer's proposed tax increase absent Democrats being asked to participate in […]
Appeals court upholds employer sanctions law ruling
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has refused a request to reconsider its September upholding of Arizona's employer sanctions law that penalizes businesses caught knowingly hiring illegal immigrants. A […]
High court seemingly breaks from earlier ruling on FDA approval
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Food and Drug Administration’s role in labeling drugs does not protect pharmaceutical companies from liability lawsuits. The decision comes about a year […]
Health care reform talks underway in D.C.
President Obama indicated during a White House health care summit March 9 that he would be open to amending the health care plan he put forward during his election campaign. The summit […]
This week in the House: committees turn toward budget, go light on bills
The workload appears to be light this week in the Arizona House of Representatives, as all but a handful of committees have finished hearing bills and have turned attention to […]
Anti-tax group seeking ballot measure again in 2010
A group seeking California-style tax caps has filed an initiative with the Secretary of State that would ask voters to dramatically change the way property taxes are calculated in Arizona. […]
UofA hosts State Department seminar on border issues
A week-long seminar focusing on U.S. – Mexico relations hosted by the University of Arizona began March 9 in Phoenix. The seminar, which is sponsored by the U.S. State Department […]
State Bar drops remaining investigations of Thomas
The State Bar of Arizona has dropped the remaining ethical investigations into Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas for his criticism of judges and the prosecution of executives from a Valley […]
