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Code for mandate? Lawmaker says no
One hour of coding instruction is not going to teach anyone to create the next generation of Minecraft. But Sen. John Kavanagh figures that if students are exposed to understanding code and what it can do, then a handful will be encourage to want to know more.
Trump call for merit-based immigration puzzles experts, advocates
Immigration advocates are unsure what the merit-based immigration system President Donald Trump called for on Feb. 28 would do for the country because they don’t know exactly what the he meant.
Reporter Gary Grado promoted to Arizona Capitol Times Managing Editor
Award-winning journalist Gary Grado has been promoted to the position of managing editor of the Arizona Capitol Times. He will replace veteran editor Tom Spratt, who is retiring on March... […]
Attorney with criminal record to serve as special prosecutor
Gary Husk, a lawyer with a criminal record who also figured in a scandal involving the Fiesta Bowl has been selected to serve as a special prosecutor in two death-penalty homicide cases in Pinal County.
In Arizona, Trump’s promise to save coal jobs is colliding with reality
The decision to close the Navajo Generating Station, a coal-powered plant near Page, Arizona has become the first real test of Trump’s promise to save coal jobs.
State testing finds lead in public school drinking water
The Department of Environmental Quality is in the early stages of getting local education officials to test some 7,000 school buildings throughout the state for lead in the drinking water.
Ducey’s hand out for fed fix of state roads
Unwilling to even consider a gas tax hike, Gov. Doug Ducey is now counting on the Trump administration to help Arizona deal with its road-construction needs.
HB2404 could resolve legal questions over pay-per-signature payments
A bill to ban pay-per-signature payments for Arizona initiatives and referenda could help resolve a long legal battle that has split federal appellate courts across the country.
Ex-Arizona sheriff loses bid for jury trial in contempt case
Ousted Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has lost his bid to have a jury decide whether he should be convicted of a criminal contempt-of-court charge for disobeying a court order in a racial profiling case.
Court slams Arizona agency over delayed appeals filings
The chief judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals is ordering the state's massive social services agency to immediately file citizen appeals of its decisions or face contempt of court proceedings.
Texting while driving ban on teenage drivers is near the finish line
After years of trying, Sen. Karen Fann, R-Prescott, is steps away from getting her proposal to ban teenage drivers from texting signed into law.
Senate moves Borrelli billboard bill
Four Democrats joined with most of the Republicans to allow construction of up to 35 of these internally illuminated signs within 60 miles of Laughlin, Nev.
