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Independent Redistricting Commission – live coverage
Live coverage of the July 8, 2011 Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission meeting.
Playing catch-up: Despite slow start, IRC targets fall map completion
The Independent Redistricting Commission was crafted to give the power to draw political maps to an appointed panel, free from political shackles. But now months behind the pace set by the previous IRC, there is a very real possibility that the job may fall to a panel of federal judges.
Redistricting panel hires D.C.-based, Democratically connected mapping firm
Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission decided Wednesday to hire Strategic Telemetry, a Washington D.C.-based mapping firm, to serve as the group’s mapping consultant.
Redistricting panel to select mapping firm today
Following several hours of interviews last Friday, Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission will meet today to review mapping consultant applicants and select just one to help them begin to redraw Arizona’s political lines.
A Pyramid for the ‘Father of Arizona’
“Upon the summit, where he placed a sun flag, it was his dream to erect a temple where deity would be worshipped with solemnity on the uprising sun, a glorious manifestation of celestial omnipotence.”
Redistricting panel interviews mapping consultant applicants, delays decision
Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission interviewed four mapping consultant applicants Friday, but after nearly nine hours of interviews, public comments and closed-door discussion, the group adjourned without making a decision.
Independent Redistricting Commission: June 24, 2011
A live blog from the June 24, 2011 Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission meeting.
Horne: Anticipated fed stance could clear path for medical marijuana program
While the U.S. Department of Justice is imminently expected to release a statement clarifying their stance toward medical marijuana, Attorney General Tom Horne said Wednesday that if the federal government’s 2009 position is reiterated in the awaited clarification, the lawsuit he and Gov. Jan Brewer filed in federal court late last month challenging the legality of Arizona’s new medical mariju[...]
Crews fared well on key portion of Arizona fire
Crews fighting a wildfire in southern Arizona fared well in setting controlled fires aimed at eliminating forest fuels between the blaze and an upscale neighborhood.
Feds’ stance toward state medical marijuana programs expected at any moment
Medical marijuana activists say they expect the U.S. Department of Justice at any moment to issue a statement clarifying the federal government’s stance toward state-sanctioned medical marijuana programs – like the one approved by Arizona voters last year, but which remains in jeopardy as lawsuits surrounding its legality play out.
Evan Wyloge talks about the court battles brewing over medical marijuana
Arizona Capitol Times reporter Evan Wyloge talks about the latest lawsuit being filed over Arizona's new medical marijuana law and what it means for the heating legal battle that will play out over the next several months.
Wyloge discusses the medical marijuana lawsuit
Arizona Capitol Times reporter Evan Wyloge talks about the latest developments with Arizona's medical marijuana program.
