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Recent Articles from Joe Martin, Cronkite News Service
Pollster: Arizona’s switch from red to blue state ‘inevitable’
Arizona has a national reputation for hard-core conservatism, but it’s inevitable that Democrats will hold sway in the state as the Latino population grows and independent voters surge, a pollster said.
Proposed Phoenix-Tucson high-speed rail routes up for public input
A jeweler based in Tucson, Erik Stewart makes regular drives two hours up Interstate 10 to do business in Phoenix. If a high-speed rail line connected the cities, he said he’d use it.
Experts: More than half of cancer cases in Arizona preventable
Experts offered lawmakers some grim statistics Wednesday on cancer in Arizona, including a forecast of 11,400 deaths this year and a 50 percent increase in cancer cases by 2050.
University presidents pitch lawmakers on value of research
Investing in research infrastructure at Arizona’s public universities is essential for the state to be competitive, Arizona State President Michael M. Crow told lawmakers Wednesday.
Former Redflex executive alleges ‘gifts and bribes’ to officials
A former Redflex Traffic Systems executive has accused the company of lavishing “gifts and bribes” on government officials in Arizona and 12 other states.
Bill would require U.S. citizenship for state prison guards
A state lawmaker wants to require Arizona Department of Corrections officers to be U.S. citizens, as is already the case with other peace officers, saying the change would help ease unemployment in his district.
