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Rep. Groe begins 10-day DUI jail sentence
Rep. Trish Groe began serving a 10-day sentence in Maricopa County Jail on Dec. 20 after pleading guilty earlier in the week to a misdemeanor drunk-driving charge. The plea agreement […]
Goddard settles with developers for $12.1 M
Attorney General Terry Goddard announced a $12.1 million settlement on Dec. 20 that ends a 2005 lawsuit leveled against land developer George Johnson, who was sued on behalf of five […]
Arizona moves to regulate greenhouse-gas tailpipe emissions
Draft rules on restricting tailpipe greenhouse gases in Arizona are nearly ready, though it could be a case of hurry up and wait.The state’s rules will mirror California’s and are […]
Lawmaker begins property-tax revolt
What started as a grassroots attempt to place California-style caps on property taxes is now knocking on the doors of the Legislature. Sen. Jack Harper, R-4, has lifted language from […]
Fixing budget a priority; special session to follow
Legislative leaders and the governor have agreed on a plan to accelerate work to resolve a budget deficit for the current fiscal year that could reach nearly $1 billion.Although the […]
Farmers, developers unite to oppose federal water bill
Leaders of Arizona’s agricultural and development community have joined forces to oppose federal legislation that they said would give the United States Environmental Protection Agency broad control over “ponds and […]
Term limits could trigger shorter sunset reviews
Term limits are changing the way lawmakers view sunset reviews.The head of the Senate Judiciary Committee made that observation after a panel he co-chairs voted on Dec. 12 to recommend […]
MCSO deputies make arrests at immigration march
As marchers for immigrants’ rights made their way from an east Phoenix furniture store toward City Hall, Maricopa County sheriff’s deputies reportedly stopped nearby motorists and checked their immigration status […]
Toll road from West Valley to Prescott proposed
A state senator is proposing that a toll road be built to Prescott from the West Valley intersection of Loop 303 and 75th Avenue, a move that is likely to […]
Judge won’t preclude witnesses’ testimony in agent’s trial
A federal judge said that he won’t exclude eyewitnesses’ testimony from the trial of a Border Patrol agent accused of fatally shooting an illegal immigrant near the border. At a […]
Bashas’ accuses unions of ‘strong-arm tactics’
Supermarket claims defamation in lawsuit
Pearce apologizes for ‘misstatements’
Says sanctions law applies to undocumented workers on payrolls Jan. 1
