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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... […]
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.... […]
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... […]
‘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... […]
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... […]
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... […]
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... […]
Brewer: tax hikes not off the table
As the transition from Janet Napolitano’s administration to Jan Brewer’s officially began, the secretary of state appeared to take some parting shots at the outgoing governor’s policies, saying the course... […]
AG’s Office argues police search case at U.S. Supreme Court
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Court of Appeals decision limiting police power to search passengers in cars during traffic stops.Arizona is... […]
Senate announces statutory committee assignments
Senate President-elect Bob Burns has announced the members of the 2009-2010 statutory committees. Now, all standing and statutory committee assignments have been announced for the 49th Legislature. House Speaker-elect Kirk... […]
Singled out
Juvenile court judge earns another term after rare recommendation for removal
