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Lawmaker calls for universities to provide fast-track degrees
Unable to push through a cap on university tuition hikes to control costs, a state lawmaker said she wants to require schools to offer what amounts to a “stripped-down” degree.
San Tan Valley residents closer to dream of incorporation
The nearly 110,000 residents of San Tan Valley are within a few steps of being able to seek a vote to incorporate the community.
Facing ‘decaying infrastructure,’ transportation committee moves toward hiking gas tax
State lawmakers took the first steps this afternoon to asking voters to hike what they pay every time they fill up their cars and trucks.
Despite heavy rain and snow, officials strive to keep Lake Mead water level up
Those contingency plans were the focus of a panel discussion organized by the Arizona Capitol Times on February 7. The forum came at a pivotal time.
Kelly vows to get local input as feds seek way to close southern border
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly told a House panel Tuesday that a wall will help close the “gaping wound” of the U.S-Mexico border.
Police pushback causes Rivero to revise effort to weaken “Shannon’s Law’’
The sponsor of legislation to weaken “Shannon's Law” agreed Tuesday to stop trying to allow people to fire off guns in the city within a quarter-mile of any residence.
Arizona Capitol Museum to open exhibit on ex-Gov. Symington
The museum says personal mementoes and a trove of family history items that Symington found in a trunk belonging to his mother form the exhibit's centerpiece.
House panel pushes funding increase for smart kids
Lawmakers want to restore $3.5 million for Arizona’s gifted students.
Lawmakers kill bill to cap tuition at universities
It’s back to the drawing board for Republican Sen. Sylvia Allen of Snowflake in her attempt to clamp down on university tuition increases and ensure students leave college paying the same tuition as when they started.
9th Circuit, known as nutty 9th by conservatives, weighing Trump’s immigration order
Some legal scholars say the 9th Circuit's liberal reputation is overblown and that the court has moved to the middle as some of President Jimmy Carter's appointees ai??i?? who were considered extremely liberal ai??i?? have taken semi-retired "senior" status or passed away.
Ducey’s proposed use of ‘miracle drug’ could be costly
Gov. Doug Ducey calls Vivitrol a “miracle drug,” some worry it is an expensive, understudied quick fix to a much larger problem.
House members balk at bill to give state senators 4-year terms
Saying it will lead to greater continuity, more stability and less campaigning, the president of the Arizona Senate wants four-year terms for state lawmakers. But not for everyone. Just senators.
