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Bee: State-only guest worker program won't work
A guest-worker program operated on a state-by-state basis will not work, Senate President Tim Bee said during a debate with U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson last weekend. The candidates […]
Immigration: the unspoken issue
McCain, Obama mum on immigration on night of big speeches
Trio seeking Sen. presidency
A three-way contest for Senate president is shaping up among Majority Leader Thayer Verschoor and committee chairmen Chuck Gray and Bob Burns.All three Republicans have approached colleagues for support, the […]
Storm damages Capitol flagpole again, topples Luke statue
A powerful storm that swept through downtown Phoenix in late August ripped a copper statue from its moorings and bent the 90-foot flagpole that sits in front of the Capitol, […]
Three vie for House speaker
The election that will have the most impact on the flow of legislation at the state Capitol won’t be closely watched by anyone but the most politically connected, even though […]
Blendu mulls GOP chairmanship, but obstacles remain
State Sen. Robert Blendu is considering a run to become the next chairman of the Arizona Republican Party after he lost the primary election for his district’s House seats.“This has […]
Pair of Dem write-ins first ever to qualify for Clean Elections money
A pair of Democrats who waged a write-in campaign for the Legislature in this month's elections far surpassed the number of votes needed for their names to appear on the […]
Money for fixing Arizona schools runs short
To plug budget gaps, state lawmakers have raided a fund intended to help school districts make repairs and some officials say it's put a real hurt on districts that […]
McCain says change – and Palin – headed to Washington
The Arizona delegates gathered to see John McCain accept the nomination for president Sept. 4 at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. ST. PAUL – John McCain has served […]
Kirkpatrick wins Dem spot in CD-1; Hay leads Livingstone in close GOP race
Ann Kirkpatrick captured the Democratic nod for the nation’s largest congressional district, Arizona’s 1st District, in the Sept. 2 primary election, according to unofficial results released by the Secretary of […]
