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Election Panel Postpones Possible Action Against Newly Elected House Member Gorman
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission postponed possible enforcement action against a newly elected member of the House when her primary election opponent expanded upon earlier allegations that she violated election […]
Border Patrol Testing Different Drones
The Border Patrol has started testing a second type of unmanned aerial drone for surveillance work along the Arizona-Mexico border. The agency started using the Hunter unmanned aerial vehicles this […]
DHS Promises Long-Awaited Behavioral Health Plan
A legislative committee was told Nov. 17 that the Department of Health Services will have a behavioral health plan that will be accepted next month by a judge who for […]
A.G. Opinion Limits Prop. 200 Scope, Backer Seeks To Expand It
In light of a recent attorney general’s opinion that says the scope of Prop. 200 is limited to certain welfare-related benefits, the chairman of the group that promoted the voter […]
State Official Says Full-Day K Improves Reading Skills
Statistics presented by the Arizona Department of Education to an interim committee studying state-funded full-day kindergarten classes show that longer classes for the young students play a role in increasing […]
Bennett Creates 3 New Senate Committees
Committee reorganization and chairmanships have been announced for the new Senate, and the chamber’s majority caucus has begun concentrating on its legislative agenda for 2005. The agenda will not be […]
Napolitano To Return To Work In A Few Days
Governor Napolitano is resting at home after being released from a Valley hospital Nov. 18. She will return to work in the next few days, according to a statement released […]
Prop. 200 Is Bad For Families, Communities
Arizona voters have approved Proposition 200, the so-called “Protect Arizona Now” initiative that is now headed to court. Irrespective of this outcome, none of us will be any more “protected” […]
Fannin Won’t Return As GOP Leader; Salmon Seeks Post
State Republican Chairman Bob Fannin announced Nov. 16 he won’t run again, and former Congressman Matt Salmon said he’s willing to forego a possible run for Congress to instead lead […]
Courts Listen – But Don’t Always Heed Attorney General Opinions
When an Arizona attorney general states a legal opinion, judges listen but they don’t always heed it. At the same time, an attorney general’s opinion can provide legal protection for […]
It’s A Simple Assignment: Fund All-Day Kindergarten
The charge of the legislative kindergarten study committee is to find a way to fund full-day kindergarten statewide by the 2009-2010 school year. Full-day kindergarten is currently offered in schools […]
Court Won’t Require Sentencing Factors In Murder Charges
When filing murder charges, prosecutors don’t have to spell out the specific facts that jurors must find to impose the death penalty, a sharply divided Arizona Supreme Court ruled Nov. […]
