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Federal Judge Denies Minority Request To OK New Legislative Map
A U.S. District Court judge has denied a request to put new legislative boundaries into effect immediately, which leaves the decision on which boundaries will be used for the 2004... […]
Bill Allowing Guns In Bars, Restaurants Is Defeated
The Senate defeated a bill on May 25 that would have made it legal to take guns in bars and restaurants if the bearers weren’t drinking alcohol and if the... […]
Earlier Deadline For Initiatives Goes To Ballot
Arizona voters will get to decide in November whether initiative petitions must be turned in three months earlier. The House on May 25 voted 33-25 to send HCR2009 to voters.... […]
Healthy Forests Bill Sent To Governor
Fire Prevention Measure Contains Business Incentives
3 Departing Senators Reflect On 2004 Session
Three departing senators reflected on the 46th Legislature with Arizona Capitol Times. They are Sens. Linda Binder, R-3, Minority Whip Pete Rios, D-23, and Jim Weiers, R-10, former speaker of... […]
Senate Accepts $7.36 Billion House Budget
Governor Says It Meets Many Of Her Priorities
Appeals Case Opens Door To Recognizing Same-Sex Marriage, Judge Writes
In the same week that the state Supreme Court turned down a challenge to a prohibition against same-sex marriage, a dissenting judge in the Court of Appeals says that the... […]
Adjournment Numbers
The 2004 Regular Session of the 46th Arizona Legislature adjourned sine die on Wednesday, May 26, 2004, at 9:58 p.m. The session ran 136 days, making it the 11th longest... […]
Senate Confirms Corrections Chief, 4 Others, On Last Day
If two investigative reports into January’s Lewis Prison Complex standoff are critical of actions taken by Arizona Department of Corrections Director Dora Schriro, it’s up to the governor to take... […]
Health Savings Accounts Will Aid Small Business
This week is Arizona’s turn to host a national tour by the U.S. Small Business Administration to promote Health Savings Accounts. Since 60 per cent of the 43 million Americans... […]
State Lands Proposal Sacrifices 8 Million Acres
The state trust lands proposal from the utility, housing, livestock industries and a few so-called conservancy groups is a bad deal that violates the public interest. [Action On Trust Land... […]
