Legislature Shares Blame For Trust Land Not Reaching Potential
Sen. Jake Flake was quoted in your March 18 issue: “Forty-four-thousand acres isn’t a small amount. If you were to develop that 44,000 acres, we’d be taking in $10-15 billion.” […]
Lawmakers Experience Adoptions Firsthand; See Need To Improve Foster Care
Earlier this month, a Glendale lawmaker’s family doubled in size, as a healthy boy and a healthy girl were added to the ranks of the Murphy clan. These additions weren’t […]
Sen. Toni Hellon
Toni Hellon came to the state Senate in 2000 via careers in journalism and local politics. This Tucson Republican was editor-in-chief of the Tombstone Epitaph before starting up her own […]
Opponents Of AIMS Test Passage To Graduate Seek Legislative
Legislative opponents of the looming requirement that high school students pass the AIMS test to get a diploma call it bad public policy. It’s a concern that also hits close […]
Womens
National Women’s History Month is over. Did anyone pay attention? Next month, we observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and in October, Domestic Violence Awareness. Will anyone notice? Who pays attention […]
Measure Giving Senate Authority Over Judicial Appointments Stalls
A ballot measure that a senator says would politicize the state’s judicial system has lost bipartisan support and might not be heard in committee in time to get it to […]
Nogales—The Early Years
This is Morley Avenue in Nogales, photographed about 1920. The building at the left with a scalloped parapet and striped awning covering the second floor windows was the Hotel Brickwood. […]
News File for the Week of April 4, 2005
Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles E. Jones was recently honored by the University of Arizona Alumni Association and the Law College Association of the Rogers College of Law. Mr. […]
Reaching Our Potential As One Of The Nation’s Largest Metro Regions
It’s not enough to be among the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the country. In order for our region to reach its full potential, Greater Phoenix must also be among […]
Protecting The Environment: For Some, It’s Part Of Daily Routine
Farmers, Rancher And Lawyer Practice Conservation Work Ethic
State Differ On Keeping Drivers’ Minds On The Road
New Hampshire is the only state that doesn’t require adult motorists to wear seat belts, but it does ticket drivers for eating, drinking, talking on a cell phone or fussing […]