Recent Articles from Donyelle Kesler, Cronkite News Service
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October 11, 2012
Mayors tout sustainability at Arizona Solar Summit
Press releases and ribbon-cutting ceremonies often herald cities’ sustainability initiatives, but Mesa Mayor Scott Smith would prefer that these become so routine that no fanfare is required.
Ballot Measures
October 3, 2012
Voters will decide on trust land exchanges to preserve bases
Voters are once again deciding whether to allow exchanges of state trust land for federal land to preserve military bases.
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September 13, 2012
Arizona Supreme Court: No reserved water rights for state trust land
Settling a decades-old battle, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that millions of acres of state trust land in Arizona have no federally reserved water rights.






