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Don’t allow schools to leave ‘No Child Left Behind’ program
The Senate subcommittee on Education made an emotional and unrealistic statement this week by unanimously voting in favor of a bill (S1180) that would allow Arizona school districts to opt... […]
Flake opposed Prop. 106, now he wants fund to protect agriculture
After appearing in TV political ads to oppose Prop. 106, which would have preserved 690,000 acres of state trust land to create a “green belt,” provide watershed, and give a... […]
HOAs should not control local streets
Legislators across America are increasingly being asked by their constituents to resolve issues that HOAs create each year. A good example is H2254, which covers public service and municipal vehicles... […]
Trainer continues to fight for boxing license in Arizona
I have been a gym owner and manager/trainer of boxers in Phoenix since 1994 and have had boxers compete for berths in the past four Olympics. I have more than... […]
Educating kids is not a conservative or liberal issue
Too many Arizona children have been trapped not in failing schools but in our failing debate about schools. Conservatives advance an educational agenda touting educational liberty and options for families,... […]
Disabled workers can earn new minimum wage without losing Social Security
statusWith the concern in recent days regarding the effect of the new minimum wage on employees with disabilities working in job shelters, there is good news. Contrary to popular belief,... […]
Keg registration won’t curb underage drinkingIn an attempt to curtail
underage drinking, there is a push from some legislators to have some form of keg registration imposed on the retail licensees that re-sell keg beer off premises. One of the... […]
Goddard tallies number of prosecutions of public officials
The recent prosecutions of former State Treasurer David Petersen, State Mine Inspector Douglas Martin and Maricopa County Schools Superintendent Sandra Dowling have led some to suggest that I am trying... […]
Don’t exempt disabled from new minimum wage
Paying minimum wage to people with developmental disabilities (spurred by passage of Proposition 202) has become a lightning rod that has divided the disability community. This issue has pitted operators... […]
Best of Capitol Mall should include a weighty issue
As Senator Barbara Leff’s daughter, I felt obligated to participate in the Best of the Capitol Mall 2006 survey. Best of the Capitol Mall, Dec. 15 I did my American... […]
Boxing manager vows to continue fight for license
My name is Joe Diaz and I am a citizen of the U.S. I am the owner of Joe Diaz’s Top Level Boxing Gym in Phoenix. I have been fighting... […]
Minutemen operate within the law
“Self-deputized?” Are your reporters even vaguely familiar with state law, in particular Article 2 Section 26 of the Arizona Constitution which guarantees a citizen’s right to defend not just himself,... […]
