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Mandatory drug tests for welfare recipients?
Supporters of a measure that would require all welfare applicants to be drug tested before receiving benefits say it would encourage people to get clean, as well as save the […]
New Capitol monument honors Navajo code talkers
Some looked fit for their age. Many walked with the help of canes. A few needed the assist of walkers or wheelchairs.More than two-dozen in all, they traveled to the […]
Senators who are teachers oppose guns on college campuses
A fierce floor debate looms over a proposal to allow guns in community colleges and state universities after the measure was given preliminary approval by a Senate panel on a […]
Appeals Court refuses to put sanctions law on hold
A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a consolidated plea to stop Arizona’s employer sanctions law from becoming effective while the court determines the legality of […]
Johnson continues voting against all bills
Senator marks 3 weeks of protest over budget stalemate
Indicted Renzi rejects call from GOP official to resign
An Arizona congressman indicted last week for fraud and extortion stemming from a federal land swap he orchestrated has said he will remain in office while he fights the corruption […]
$200,000 theft gets nursing home official 2 1/2 years
A supervisor for the management company of a troubled Ahwatukee nursing home was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison Feb. 27 for stealing almost $200,000 from the facility.Maricopa County Superior […]
Availability of alt fuels limits use by state vehicles
Steve Lopez, fuel island supervisor for the state motor-pool, fills a van with E-85 ethanol, one of the alternate fuels used by state vehicles. Four legislators were honored Feb. 26 […]
Arizona backs McCain in poll – sort of
Arizona voters support John McCain for president, but they don’t think he can beat Barack Obama in November, according to a new Cronkite/Eight poll.Released Tuesday by ASU pollster Bruce Merrill, […]
Appeals Court sides with Arpaio on jail hours dispute
The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled this week a Maricopa County judge overstepped her authority in December after ruling that Sheriff Joe Arpaio had to keep the county jails open […]
House Education Committee passes bill on AIMS alternatives
Thousands of high school students may not graduate this spring unless the Legislature passes a bill that provides alternatives to the AIMS test.Rep. David Schapira, D-17, a former high school […]
Bitter Smith forms congressional exploratory committee
Former Scottsdale City Councilwoman Susan Bitter Smith has announced she formed an exploratory committee to consider jumping into the 5th Congressional District race. Bitter Smith issued a statement blasting the […]
