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Mills reports $1.2 million spent in guv campaign
As if his television advertising blitz left any doubt that he was willing to spend freely on his gubernatorial campaign, Buz Mills on April 8 filed a campaign finance report showing he'd spent $1.2 million since entering the race.
Bill would require 8th graders to take citizenship exam
A proposed strike-everything amendment to S1404 would mandate that public and charter schools require that eighth-graders pass a civics test of at least 20 questions. Those questions would be taken from a portion of the exam given by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as a required step in the naturalization process.
Contempt of court ruling vs MCSO deputy is upheld
The Arizona Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a contempt of court finding against a Maricopa County Sheriff's detention officer who rifled through a lawyer's file during a court proceeding last year.
Brewer asks feds for more border security
Brewer is asking for more National Guard troops along the border to boost security and assist U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel.
Brewer, agencies, advocates kick off campaign to prevent child abuse
Gov. Jan Brewer, joining law enforcement officials and representatives of child advocacy groups at a news conference, said each Arizonan has a responsibility to help keep children safe from abuse.
CEO of failed bank named financial institutions chief
The former CEO of a failed bank that went into receivership with federal officials in December will be Arizona's next top banking regulator.
Gov. Jan Brewer on April 6 named Valley Capital Bank CEO Lauren Kingry as the next superintendent of the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions.
Brewer bucks federal gun laws, asserts state rights
According to two bills signed by Gov. Brewer, Arizonans will no longer have to worry about federal regulations or about registering their firearms as long as it was manufactured in Arizona, and no city or municipality can make any laws that would differ from those of Arizona.
Thomas resigns day early to run for AG
Outgoing Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is leaving office a day earlier than expected to pursue his candidacy for the Arizona attorney general's post.
Senators accelerate work on non-budget bills
From modifying rules that govern mixed martial arts to asserting the state's authority to regulate greenhouse gases, senator hunkered down on March 18 to deliberate more than three-dozen measures.
Support for payday lenders grows where money flows
In the March 5 edition of the Arizona Capitol Times, three of the state's chambers of commerce ran a full-page ad on page 2 supporting the "short-term consumer financing industry," or in English, the payday lenders.
Campaign finance now in uncharted territory
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that corporations and labor unions can spend freely on political campaigns, Arizona has a simple choice - create new regulations to monitor that type of spending, or run the risk of an entire election cycle being dominated by millions of dollars worth of anonymous advertising.
Antenori chosen to replace Paton
The Pima County Board of Supervisors has filled one open seat in the Legislature only to create another one. Supervisors appointed Frank Antenori on March 2 to replace Jonathan Paton,... […]
