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Bill advances stripping DEQ of authority to join Western climate group
A bill to prohibit the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality from engaging in a regional environmental protection effort feared by business interests cleared its first obstacle on March 3.The proposal,... […]
State officials scramble for federal education funds
The Governor’s Office, along with the state Department of Education, is preparing to apply for education money available in the federal stimulus package.The information relayed during a March 4 committee... […]
Dems urge Brewer to call special session on child care funding
Governor urges Legislature to restore $18 million in cuts
Transportation Board OKs stimulus projects, but final list needs tweaking
The Arizona Transportation Board approved a list of projects to be funded with money from the federal stimulus package, but changes are expected after the state’s 13 rural counties have... […]
No jaguars left in U.S. after death of Macho B
Kidney failure brought on by age — likely aggravated by the stress of capture — led to the death of the only known wild jaguar in the United States.The 15-... […]
Special election costs could exceed $11 million
Gov. Jan Brewer is asking the Legislature to put two items on the ballot for a special election that she believes would help close Arizona’s budget gap and revitalize the... […]
Governor to spearhead mental health reform
Gov. Jan Brewer has indicated to at least two Republican lawmakers that she will spearhead all efforts to reform state-run mental health services in Arizona. Reform efforts are expected to... […]
State auditor finds schools spending less in classrooms
Despite passage of a citizen’s initiative nine years ago that raises hundreds of millions of dollars for public education, Arizona’s school districts are now spending even less money in the... […]
‘I’ll see you in court:' Homeowners lose venue for fighting HOAs
Stephen Stark stands in front a shed, but not his. The homeowners association, he said, allowed the neighbor in back of his house to keep this shed, while denying his... […]
