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‘Flores’ Lawyer Monitors English Learner Stalemate
It’s ‘Too Soon’ For More Court Action, Hogan Says
Clean Elections Commission Executive Director Resigns
Colleen Connor, director of the Citizens Clean Elections Commission, a state agency that administers the Citizens Clean Elections Act, has submitted her resignation. Ms. Connor, who has served as the […]
Governor To Help Dedicate Royal Pipe Plant
The British are coming! On June 2, Governor Napolitano and Lord Paul of Marlyebone will dedicate the Bull Moose Tube plant at Casa Grande. The plant is a 125,000-square-foot facility […]
Suspect In Fake Bomb Incident Released
A 32-year-old homeless woman turned herself in to authorities May 23 in connection with the planting of a package marked “bomb” near the state Senate building May 16. The Maricopa […]
Recalls Of 2 Legislators Fizzle
Not since Superior Court Judge Stephen Abbey was ousted in 1924 from the Pinal County bench for arming himself with a pistol in the courtroom has any elected official above […]
Belief In Higher Standards Has Brought With It Good, Bad And Ugly
During the past decade, an enormous shift in educational philosophy has impacted Arizona’s public schools. With the election in 1995 of Lisa Graham Keegan as the Superintendent of Public Instruction […]
A Tale Of Two Vetoes
Who Broke The Deal Over English Learner, Corporate Tax Credit Measures?
State Schools Chief Tom Horne
By all accounts, officials of the Department of Education (ADE) had a successful legislative session. They were able to secure funding for nearly every program they sought and passed all […]
Deal On UofA Medical School In Phoenix Includes Midwestern University
Stakeholders in the Phoenix medical school gathered in a House conference room this month to discuss a thorny issue — what role, if any, might an existing medical university play […]
AIMS: What’s Right For Kids Vs. Adults’ Political Agendas
High-Stakes Test Evolves As Deadline Nears
Napolitano’s Vetoes Set New Record For Arizona Governors
Governor Napolitano is in a league of her own when it comes to vetoes of bills passed by the Legislature. Ms. Napolitano left her predecessors far behind this year when […]
Veto Of S1186: Governor Shouldn’t Block Will Of Voters
Last November, exactly 1,041,741 voters stated that they clearly want ID to be checked at the polls when voting. Unlike the governor, I took no position on Proposition 200 prior […]
