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Mar 10, 2011

Census: State’s Hispanic population up 46 percent

Figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau Thursday show Pinal County grew faster than any other in the state between 2000 and 2010, with the tiny town of Maricopa leading with a giant 4,000 percent population increase.

Mar 10, 2011

Senate to consider ban on texting while driving

A bill to ban texting while driving is scheduled to be considered by the Arizona Senate on Thursday.

Mar 10, 2011

Details from Arizona census coming on Thursday

The first detailed look at 2010 census data for Arizona will be made public on Thursday afternoon.

Mar 9, 2011

Senators: Bundgaard says incident involved gun

Senators say Majority Leader Scott Bundgaard's plea to keep his leadership post included saying that more information will come out regarding an alleged domestic violence incident, including that his ex-girlfriend handled a gun in his car at one point during the altercation.

Mar 9, 2011

Arizona Senate approves state militia bill

A bill approved by the Arizona Senate would broaden the governor's power to form a state military force other than the National Guard.

Mar 8, 2011

Group gives Arizona a grade of C for efforts to curb child sex trafficking

Arizona should have a zero tolerance policy for men who engage in sexual intercourse with underage prostitutes, a former congresswoman said Tuesday. Linda Smith, founder of the advocacy group Shared Hope International, presented the state with a grade of C for its efforts to protect children from sex trafficking.

Mar 8, 2011

Arizona settles suit with payday lender Quik Cash

A major payday lender has agreed to pay as much as $170,000 to settle a consumer fraud lawsuit filed by the Arizona Attorney General in 2009.

Mar 8, 2011

Ethics panel may meet on Arizona Senate GOP leader

The Arizona Senate Ethics Committee's chairman says he's willing to have a hearing on Senate Majority Leader Scott Bundgaard but doesn't want to do anything that could taint any possible future criminal proceedings.

Mar 8, 2011

Meetings set on mining around Grand Canyon

Public meetings are being held this week on proposals to address mining around the Grand Canyon.

Mar 7, 2011

Pressure mounts from both sides for Bundgaard to step down

The state Senate's majority leader refused to resign from the Legislature on Monday as he drew bipartisan criticism over a roadside altercation with a woman who was his girlfriend at the time.

Mar 7, 2011

Arizona Senate Dems call for Bundgaard to resign

Several Democratic senators are calling on Senate Majority Leader Scott Bundgaard to resign from the Legislature because of an alleged domestic violence incident, and for an ethics investigation if he doesn't.

Sen. Ron Gould, who chairs the Senate Ethics Committee, wants Bundgaard to at least resign his leadership post.

Mar 7, 2011

Christian Palmer talks about how the major hurdles Andrew Thomas faces

Yellow Sheet Report assistant editor Christian Palmer talks about how former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas' fortunes have quickly changed.

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