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State inspector appeals for contributions to close dangerous mines
The Abandoned Mine Safety Fund was signed into law in 1998. This fund is used to secure and close mines that pose a threat to public health and safety. Few... […]
Developmentally disabled clients need H2245
The damaging effects of the passage of Prop. 202, the minimum wage initiative, increase each day, as the providers who employ those with severe developmental disabilities face the prospect of... […]
Amendment on DUI bill goes too far
The Arizona Licensed Beverage Association (ALBA) has been the liquor licensee’s advocate since 1936. We continue in that role today. Protecting the right of our members to conduct their business... […]
One-woman institute caught up in legal
ambiguity The children of Robin Scoins have suffered one of the worst traumas any child can endure — being torn from a loving mother, all because of a false positive... […]
Payday loans are necessary
The recent article about Rep. Marian McClure’s efforts to ban payday lending is another unfortunate example of a legislator who, in an effort to help her constituents, will end up... […]
Arizona needs a modified NCLB
U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, who visited Arizona recently, received advice from business leaders and educators at a meeting convened by the Arizona Business & Education Coalition (ABEC) about reauthorization... […]
Scrap recyclers aren
I am a member of the Arizona Scrap Recyclers Association. Pete Dunn represents our association as our lobbyist and forwarded the article, Panel aims to thwart copper thefts, published March... […]
‘Nursing home crisis’ is manufactured
How do we allow a life-long public servant to be crucified with no process≠ Pat Chorpenning has brought the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services into modern times. A federal inspection... […]
Texas congressman perfect for Arizonans
Texas Republican congressman and physician Ron Paul has announced that he is running for president. This should be cause for celebration among Arizona Republican voters. When you combine Ron Paul’s... […]
Sentencing reform needed for first offenders, elderly
In 2001 Arizona had the eighth highest incarceration rate in the country. Its crime policy is driven by fear, media-created hysteria, political ideology and electoral opportunism. For politicians, good slogans... […]
Don’t regulate loan originators
H2320 would add another regulatory agency to a list that is already far too long. We already regulate three mortgage-lending entities: commercial mortgage bankers, mortgage brokers, and mortgage bankers. The... […]
Minimum wage is folly
Nearly every reputable economist recognizes the economic folly of the minimum wage. This is not rocket science. Just ask yourself this: if the idea of a legislated minimum wage made... […]
