Paul Wehrle, Smallpox Researcher, UofA Graduate, Dies
Paul F. Wehrle, an infectious and communicable diseases expert who helped wipe out smallpox, has died in San Clemente, Calif., at age 82. Mr. Wehrle died May 11 of natural... […]
Arizona Leads West In Prisoners Per Capital
Arizona has more prisoners per capita than any other state in the West, according to federal statistics. The state also has moved up to ninth from its previous ranking of... […]
Long-Running Land Dispute To Be Resolved
A long-running dispute between the state Land Department and Maricopa County is expected to be resolved soon. The dispute over the 19,000-acre section of state trust land has stymied Apache... […]
Supreme Court Disbars Ex-Pima County Prosecutor
The Arizona Supreme Court has disbarred a former Pima County prosecutor, siding with a commission that found he had violated ethics rules by knowingly eliciting false testimony in a capital... […]
State Close To Seeking Design Proposals For New Archives Building
Creation of a new home for the state archives will take another step within 30 days as proposals will be sought for design of the building. Although funding for construction... […]
Goddard OKs Rules Against Phone Slamming, Cramming
Attorney General Terry Goddard on May 21 approved new Corporation Commission rules intended to help protect wired telephone users from unauthorized charges and service changes. The commission in December had... […]
Appeals Court: State Can’t Seek Restitution For Aiding Prison Escape
Another Ruling States Arrest Warrant Can’t Replace Search Warrant
Split Develops In ‘Protect Arizona Now’ Initiative Campaign
The leadership of Protect Arizona Now (PAN), a local advocacy group that is circulating an initiative petition to prohibit anyone who cannot prove U.S. citizenship from voting or receiving state... […]
Napolitano Backs Moderates – Does That Include GOP≠
Governor Napolitano says she would like to see “more moderation” in the Legislature, but she deliberately stepped around a reporter’s question whether she will campaign for Republicans who have supported... […]