Dangerously Overweight Trash Hauls Avoided Penalties
Trucking companies with dangerously overweight trash loads escaped penalties even though a state police officer documented more than 2,600 overweight loads on the roads between the Marana transfer station and […]
Coal Firm, Navajos, Sued Over Alleged Discrimination Against Some Tribes
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against a coal company and the Navajo Nation for discrimination against other American Indians. The case should help clarify how […]
Time Is Right For Substantial Tax Relief
The big-spenders are ecstatic. You can almost hear them screaming, their fists clenched with cash, “look at all this money!” Yes, there’s been a great deal of fanfare and hoopla […]
Voter IDs Will Create More Work For Counties
Secretary of State Jan Brewer lashes out against the League of Women Voters and others regarding Proposition 200 and voter IDs at the polls. [Review The Facts On ID At […]
Rep. Paton, 2nd Lieutenant
He may be a freshman legislator, but Rep. Jonathan Paton has been around Capitol politics since the mid-1990s, when he was an intern and a lobbyist. Now that he’s on […]
Ex-Senate Candidate Is Now A Fugitive
Downing-Garcia Had Been Indicted On 6 Felony Counts Related To Misuse Of Campaign Funds
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Potential Candidates Begin Filing Process; List Includes Teen Who Seeks Governorship
Former Director Of State ACLU Diagnosed With Alzheimer
Louis Rhodes, the former director of Arizona’s American Civil Liberties Union, says he’s been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Mr. Rhodes takes a drug that may help manage symptoms and delay […]
States Have Trouble Tracking High School Dropout Rates
A new report on high school graduation rates sharply criticizes states for fudging statistics on dropouts and for setting “appallingly low” goals for boosting the number of students who get […]
Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector Changes Methods For Counting Illegal Immigrant Deaths
The U.S. Border Patrol’s Tucson sector has changed its methods for counting of illegal immigrant deaths, dramatically increasing the number for this fiscal year by 21, to at least 100. […]
Lawmaker Burnell Smith Files New Reports For ‘04 Campaign
Facing possible ouster from office, state Rep. David Burnell Smith, R-7, has filed a new set of campaign finance reports that an accountant testified showed Mr. Burnell Smith didn’t overspend […]