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Harper first to file bill to repeal property tax
Sen. Jack Harper has filed a bill to keep in place a property tax relief program that is set to expire next year. One of the biggest battles this past […]
All Aboard: Metro light rail begins public service
The Metro light rail line will begin operation in Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa on Dec. 27. After years of planning, lots of funding, a few headaches and the addition of […]
The best Capitol quotes of 2008
January“Happy New Year. I thought I would start on a positive note, since the revenue news is so negative.” — Richard Stavneak, Joint Legislative Budget Committee director.“I’m actually real glad […]
Former Page school chief pleads guilty to theft
Former Page Unified School District Superintendent Greg Conway, 57, of Mesa, pleaded guilty Dec. 17 to theft and agreed to pay $85,000 in restitution, Attorney General Terry Goddard announced. Conway […]
PR firm changes name, adds partners
Hamilton, Gullett, Davis & Roman, a prominent Arizona strategic communications and public affairs firm, is changing its name to reflect a reorganization and expansion of the six-year-old firm.The new name […]
Clean Elections to probe Quelland campaign spending
Attorney Lee Miller, representing state Rep.-elect Doug Quelland, argues against an investigation into whether his client violated the Clean Elections law. The Clean Elections commission voted to investigate the allegations. […]
Guv’s meet-and-confer order stirs anti-union pot
Vu Nguyen, a Service Employees International Union organizer, hands a flyer to ADEQ employee Warren Mason (right). The executive order giving state workers the ability to unionize and regularly meet […]
‘Soldier’s soldier’ Salazar takes command at AZ National Guard
Gen. Hugo Salazar is the first Latino to lead the Guard in Arizona. It was 1983 when Hugo Salazar was watching television and saw one of the Army’s famous “Be […]
Election officially over as Arizona electors cast votes for McCain
D. Michael Rappaport signs the electoral ballot with John McCain’s name on it. Congress meets Jan. 8 to count all 538 electoral votes. The likely outcome, 173 for McCain, 365 […]
Singled out
Juvenile court judge earns another term after rare recommendation for removal
Manufacturing summit discusses challenges, opportunities
Napolitano expresses support to AZ industry leaders via video
