Senate Reconsiders, Approves ADEQ For Another Decade
Senate Republicans were “playing with fire” in their actions that could have shut down the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), says Sen. Carolyn Allen, R-8, sponsor of the bill […]
Valley of the Moon
Someday in your life When heaven is a sunlit crown Perhaps in the spring time In the late afternoon Travel to the rainbow’s bend to this Faerie Town And know […]
Sports Authority Says Budget Cut Endangers Cardinals Stadium
One of the measures rejected by Governor Napolitano when she vetoed 16 of the 17 budget bills approved by the Legislature could put completion of the new Arizona Cardinals football […]
Proposals Aim To Discourage Meth Production
Rep. Tom O’Halleran says he is determined to protect children from the foul effects of living in a meth lab, but says a Senate bill that seeks to increase jail […]
Rep. Quelland Thanked For Care Home Stance
Because of my interest with nursing care home reforms, I have recently been in communication with Rep. Doug Quelland, R-10, chairman of the House Health Committee. I informed him that […]
Lawmakers Split Along Party Lines On Schiavo Case
While state legislators are divided along party lines over whether government should have intervened in the Terri Schiavo case, many have one thing in common when it comes to making […]
Order For Rep. Burnell Smith To Forfeit Office Expected To Take Weeks To Resolve
Weeks of administrative and judicial hearings and political disagreement appear to be in prospect in the wake of the Citizens Clean Elections Commission’s directive for Rep. David Burnell Smith to […]
Private Schools Aren’t Held To Public School Standards
Research demonstrates that vouchers have failed to improve student achievement significantly or consistently for students who have left public schools. So why promote a program that isn’t effective≠ [School Vouchers […]
Budget Passed With Little Public Debate
Of all the dreadful experiences at the Legislature, the absolute worst has been the process and result of this year’s budget “debate.” In point of fact, there has been no […]