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Schools concerned about English-language learners mandate
TUCSON — Officials in some school districts are concerned about a state mandate going into effect next school year that will require all public schools to teach four hours of... […]
Dip in holiday spending adds to budget woes
A drop in retail sales during the historically busy holiday shopping season was one of the factors that contributed to the state missing its projected revenue mark for the tenth... […]
Tougher border ID rules take effect at Mexican border
TUCSON — New rules for the types of identification U.S. or Canadian citizens must present to cross into the country from Mexico took effect Jan. 31, but a senior federal... […]
High school student running for Tempe mayor
A Tempe Corona High School student has become Mayor Hugh Hallman’s only competition in the city’s upcoming election for mayor. Senior Derek Lull filed his paperwork late Jan. 28 to... […]
State advises Evergreen nursing home residents to move
Jerry Oliver was astonished to find out that the staff of the Ahwatukee nursing home where his mother stayed couldn’t recall when they had last helped her take a bath... […]
Obama warns Arizona voters against ‘same old cast of characters’
Barack Obama shares the stage in Phoenix with Gov. Janet Napolitano and Caroline Kennedy. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama on Jan. 30 addressed a nearly full Arizona Veterans Memorial... […]
Will states say ‘no’ to Adam Walsh Act≠
Facing a 2009 deadline to comply with a controversial federal law intended to crack down on sex offenders, states are nearing a crossroads. They either must fall in line with... […]
Martin: State’s spendable cash runs out in late May
Noting he’d have few options to pay the state’s expenses unless lawmakers act, State Treasurer Dean Martin said Jan. 22 that a revenue shortfall has the state on track to... […]
Court rules Arizona must allow ‘choose life’ license plate
A federal appeals court ruled Jan. 28 that an Arizona commission violated the First Amendment rights of an anti-abortion group by denying a request for a special “choose life” license... […]
‘McQualifications’ to make debut in Britain
LONDON — Can the hot fat fryer rival the Bunsen burner≠ The British government is giving McDonald’s Corp. — along with a rail company and an airline — the power... […]
Arizona state history librarian retires, replacement named
Langlois ends 17-year career just before new building opens
