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State transportation panel approves $42.6 billion proposal
That State Transportation Board on June 19 formally endorsed a long-term $42.6 billion plan by the Arizona Department of Transportation to upgrade and create transportation systems across the state. The... […]
Lawmaker says gov. to blame for budget holdup
A Republican leader said Gov. Janet Napolitano has no business criticizing the Legislature for a painfully slow budget process because she is the reason negotiations are taking so long. House... […]
Religious expression in public school gets preliminary OK in Senate
The Senate has given preliminary approval to a measure that would allow public school students to wear clothing, accessories and jewelry that display religious messages or symbols without fear of... […]
Vital Records is next door — this is the Power Authority
Isaac Newton had his apple. Joe Mulholland made do with a pebble. Mulholland, executive director of the Arizona Power Authority, dropped the pebble on his office floor one day last... […]
Warning: Road work delays
States could face multi-billion-dollar shortfall in federal Highway Trust Fund
Minnesota could lose $142.5 million
The $142.5 million dollar hit in Highway Trust Fund dollars for fiscal 2009 represents a bloodletting that could result in the loss of nearly 5,000 construction jobs.It’s even worse than... […]
Johnson seeks another probe of 9-11 attacks
Karen Johnson is no stranger to conspiracy theories.The Republican state Senator from Mesa has contended over the years that fluoride, for example, should be removed from water supply because it... […]
Ahead – road troubles for Wisconsin
If the federal Highway Trust Fund follows projections and partially dries up at the end of the year, it will mean trouble for Wisconsin. "If you look at it, every... […]
Oklahoma expects delays on road construction
Oklahoma can't be expected to fill a $173 million pothole without some major delays in road construction projects. "The scope of that project may be changed or altered. That doesn't... […]
Divided Families: With many gone north, some Mexico towns short on young men
Family Needs • Francisco Javier Balderas Medina stands in the middle of a number of chicken coops at his family’s house and small farm near Jerez, Mexico. He says he... […]
Divided Families: Many headed to U.S. wind up at Maquiladora plants on border
Fair Trade • Neftali Fuentes’ cousin Hugo pours raw coffee beans into one of two roasters they have in their home in Agua Prieta, Mexico. The family runs the fair... […]
