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Sixth District Congressman Jeff Flake will lend his support to a new drive to ban public funding of political campaigns instead of running his own anti-public funding campaign. Matthew Specht, spokesman for the Arizona Republican, said Mr. Flake “has read ...

Governor Napolitano says gasoline prices are “now being controlled by the market.” At her weekly news briefing Sept. 2, the governor said continued high gas prices are reflective of the oil shortage in Venezuela and from Iraq, the after effects ...

Assumes Presidency Of National Legislative Group

Governor Napolitano introduced two prospective new members of the Arizona Board of Regents to the Capitol press Sept. 2 and she and the nominees were immediately questioned about the board’s recent increase in university tuition. The new regents, whose nominations ...

By Phil Riske

Sponsors of a proposed amendment to the Arizona Constitution to ban public funding of political campaigns have taken the first formal step to qualify the issue for the 2004 general election ballot. “No Taxpayer Money For Politicians” filed its ballot-measure ...

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Some Call Latest Appeals Court Ruling

The Tanque Verde Unified School District has held down administrative costs at the expense of the staff, but staff prefers working there because of a friendly working environment, concludes a performance audit by the Office of the Auditor General. An ...

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