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The Arizona Supreme Court has announced appointments to two committees. Chris Cummiskey, director of the Government Information Technology Agency, has been appointed to the Commission on Technology for a term ending June 30, 2005. Judge David L. Phares of the ...

An Arizona technology trade group is launching a magazine to inform readers about the state’s high-tech industries and its work force. TechConnect, which is set to starting rolling off the presses in February, will also promote Arizona as a good ...

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality unveiled a Web site on Dec. 15 that will provide five “live” views of the Phoenix area that residents can use to see how much pollution may be floating in the air. The site ...

More Arizonans took part in the electoral process in 2002 than in 1998 — if participation is measured by how many people outside Maricopa County gave a campaign contribution, a new study shows. The Clean Elections Institute, which promotes public ...

Issues surrounding medications for children with psychiatric disorders and seizures will re-emerge in the Legislature next year, says a physician who also is a senator. One of the last snags in negotiations over the recently passed Child Protective Services bill ...

New Law Requires All Child Abuse Complaints To Be Investigated

The article about citizens intimidating the illegal immigrants was incredible to me. [3 Democrats Support Suit Against Border Vigilantes, Page 4, Dec. 12] These persons are performing the tasks our government is unwilling/unable to do and should be rewarded with ...

The three Democratic lawmakers who support the suit against the so-called “border vigilantes” should be ashamed. Lawmakers such as Rep. Prezelski, Rep. Miranda and Rep. Downing are largely responsible for doing nothing to help stop the invasion of illegals (they ...

In 1910 G.E.P. Smith, the acclaimed University of Arizona hydrologist, declared in a widely referenced and oft-cited report that the Santa Cruz River was an “ever dwindling stream.” As Arizona statehood approached, the hydrologist concluded that the river had diminished ...

A ruling is expected in January over whether the Independent Redistricting Commission met the state Constitution’s requirement to create enough competitive legislative districts, a lawyer connected with the case said. “The judge has indicated he will rule in January, perhaps ...