Gov. signs mortgage licensing bill
Gov. Janet Napolitano has signed a proposal to license loan originators, a measure strongly backed by Arizona real estate professionals, financial institutions and housing officials. The Senate had passed the […]
Group urges federal funding to expand public transit
As the economy plunged early this year, federal lawmakers began considering ways to increase consumer spending to avoid a recession — and the solution they came up with was to […]
Sierra Club report card: A partisan grade?
Reps. Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce are not on the same page when it comes to the Sierra Club’s 2008 environmental report card.Campbell, District 14 of Phoenix, sits at the […]
Meyer begins write-in bid for DeSimone’s seat
A former emergency-room physician has been selected by Democrat leaders in a key Phoenix district to run as a write-in candidate in the September primary elections. Dr. Eric Meyer will […]
Arizonans could face 11 ballot measures
Voters will have a full slate of candidates to wade through when they hit the polls in November, but they will have a shallower pool of ballot initiatives than in […]
Gimmicks are gone, but more budget cuts likely
The new fiscal year is only a few days old, but senior lawmakers already say there is little doubt the Legislature will be called into a special session in the […]
Homebuilders group, TIME Coalition bicker over promises made
An uneasy relationship stemming from the fine print in a pact reached between Gov. Janet Napolitano and a prominent homebuilders group has taken an unexpected twist as parties involved in […]