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Cross Burning, Flag Burning Measure Stirs Emotions
A cross-burning bill sparked the passions of three legislators. The bill, H2694, seeks to outlaw the burning of a cross on the property of another person or in certain public... […]
Legislative Map Dispute Lands In 2 Courts, Deadlines Loom
A legal tug of war over which legislative district boundaries will be used in 2004 is now straddling two court jurisdictions. The Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) has filed a motion... […]
GOP District 20 Candidate Is 1st To Apply For Public Funding For 2004 Election Season
A number of candidates have noted that it’s not easy raising the $5 contributions needed to qualify for the public campaign funding that’s been available since voters approved the Clean... […]
Panel To Recommend Salary Hikes For State Officials
At $105,000 a year, the governor of Wyoming, the least populous state in the country, makes $10,000 more than Arizona Governor Napolitano. In Nevada, the attorney general is paid $20,000... […]
Immigration Town Hall Shows How Labor Policy Is Fraught With Contradictions
The recent Arizona Chamber of Commerce Immigration Town Hall illustrates how we have one foot on the brake and one on the gas when it comes to cheap labor. Illegal... […]
Lawmakers Should Oppose Attempt To Change Law On Concealed Weapons
Arizonans for Gun Safety (AzGS) strongly urges the Legislature to oppose any attempt to change Arizona’s law prohibiting the carrying of concealed weapons in places where alcohol is served. S1210... […]
A Marriage of Cultures
In 1863, Atanacia Santa Cruz married Sam Hughes, a Welsh immigrant who had prospered during the gold rush and settled in Tucson in 1858. The wedding was held in the... […]
Budget Similar To Napolitano’s, But With Less Borrowing
Plan Provides For Additional Spending If Revenues Increase
Report: Arizona Kids With Guns Don’t Expect To Get Caught
Although there are numerous laws that prohibit juveniles from owning handguns, most youths who report having carried a gun don’t think they’ll be caught by police, a recent report from... […]
‘$100 Million Less Than The Governor Wanted’
Senate Passes 20-Bill Budget, Ready To Talk To House
Arizona’s State Seal Has Evolved Over 140 Years
‘Ditat Deus’ (God Enriches) Is The Constant
News File For The Week of May 3
Arizona Farm Bureau President Kevin Rogers of Mesa, a cotton and alfalfa farmer, meets retired U.S. General Tommy Franks at the 2004 American Farm Bureau annual convention held recently in... […]
