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U.S. Dept. of Education finalizes rules for distribution of stimulus money
The federal government will release hundreds of millions of dollars to prop up Arizona’s schools system with a proviso that the money must be used to restore education funding to... […]
Feds pouring $813 million into Maricopa County
Only Cook County, Ill., receiving more stimulus money
Republicans to Democrats: Let’s vote on your budget plan
Republicans lawmakers have challenged Democrats to deliver a budget proposal and put it up for a vote, saying the minority party will fail to convince all of its members to... […]
AZ judges cleared to probe suspicious payments
Drug traffickers had modified SUVs to haul thousands of pounds of marijuana across the border — with help from scouts, night-vision goggles and encrypted radios. Posting large sums of money... […]
Flake uses lobbying scandal to push earmark case
U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake represents Arizona’s 6th Congressional District. A growing scandal over a lobbying firm specializing in defense issues has given U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake his latest target in... […]
Constitutional loophole might allow tax hike without supermajority
A loophole in a constitutional provision that requires two-thirds of lawmakers approve a tax increase might allow legislators to raise taxes to cover massive budget deficits in the next few years... […]
Ex-ADOT director tabbed for federal highway job
President Barack Obama has said he plans to nominate former Arizona Department of Transportation director Victor Mendez for administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. Mendez, a two-decade ADOT official, was... […]
Sen. Waring gets married
Sen. Jim Waring, a Phoenix Republican, got married on March 28 in Tempe.Waring wedded Kitty Enright, a restaurant owner. Enright grew up in Tempe and is a third-generation Arizonan. Waring,... […]
Federal law would create competition among drug firms
Federal legislation that would expedite the arrival of generic versions of biotechnology drugs onto the market has stirred up controversy in the U.S. Senate and among the nation’s biotech firms.... […]
Childhood board sues state over fund sweep
The Arizona Early Childhood Development and Health Board asked the Arizona Supreme Court on March 30 to prohibit the transfer of interest earnings from the board’s fund to the state... […]
Former EPA official Grumbles to head DEQ, federal prosecutor to lead gaming department
Gov. Jan Brewer named former EPA assistant water chief Benjamin Grumbles as the next director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, while Mark Brnovich, a longtime federal prosecutor with... […]
Chasing Bioscience
Arizona’s emphasis on gene-based therapy could be the state’s best bet
