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Recent Articles from Elizabeth Shell, Cronkite News Service
With hay, alfalfa prices down, cotton production ticks up in Arizona
As farmers see hay and alfalfa prices tanking, cotton production in Arizona is expected to rise by 4 percent this year, industry experts say.
Brewer brings Christmas, Hanukkah back to Capitol displays
Gov. Jan Brewer said she isn't going to play "word games" with holiday decorations in State Capitol's Executive Tower lobby. "I believe in calling something what it is, and it is a Christmas tree, just as a menorah is a menorah," the governor said in a statement on Nov. 24.
Tucson lawmaker: Career as artist provides flexibility and perspective for work at Capitol
TUCSON - "Life's too short for beige," Steve Farley said, standing in his backyard looking at the color palette he's painted his home: sandy peach, Easter-egg turquoise and a rich purple. But what stands out the most also happens to be what Farley does for a living: hundreds of painted ceramic tiles on the back of his house together form a two-story saguaro cactus in shades of green and gray.
Leaders, activists: Accurate census count of Latinos essential to Arizona
Arizona's Latinos need to stand up and be counted in the 2010 census or face losing representation in Congress, a voice for the community and money for social services, a panel of elected officials and activists said Oct. 1.
Cronkite/Eight Poll: Most Arizonans happy with their insurance but want health care revamped
Most Arizonans think the U.S. health care system needs revamping even though the majority are satisfied with the health insurance they have, according to a Cronkite/Eight Poll released Tuesday (Sept. 29). Fifty percent of those surveyed said the health care system needs major changes and 31 percent said minor changes would do, while 12 percent said the system is fine as is.
Driving while using cell phones is banned in Arizona – on military bases
If Kimberly Alford gets a call on one of her two cell phones while driving, she'll either let it go to voice mail or pull over. She wishes others did the same. "I do see a lot of people driving, using their cell phones, and you can see they're not paying attention," Alford said. "You may have to drive more defensively because of that."
Highway safety chief: Ban on texting while driving unworkable
Banning texting while driving would make Arizona safer, but such a law would be prohibitively difficult to enforce and would fail to address the wider issue of distracted driving, the director of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety said.
Bennett: Ariz. would benefit from a lieutenant governor
Electing a governor and lieutenant governor as a ticket would provide greater consistency and be truer to the voice of voters when a governor leaves midterm, Secretary of State Ken Bennett said Sept. 1.
Brewer kicks off ornament drive for Arizona Christmas tree headed to Washington
This year's Christmas tree in front of the U.S. Capitol will have a little Arizona sunshine thanks to Daniela Nunez. A fourth-grader at Moon Mountain Elementary School, Nunez fashioned an orange, yellow and red foam sun as Gov. Jan Brewer visited her art class Thursday, kicking off an effort to have schoolchildren produce ornaments for an Arizona blue spruce that's heading to Washington.
