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Arizona among states with green-building laws that ‘lead by example’
Even on the Las Vegas Strip, where over-the-top casino and hotel complexes are the norm, the $4.8 billion Echelon is sure to stand out. Slated for completion in 2010, the […]
Report: Mexico’s largest copper mine full of health hazards
Employees at Mexico’s largest copper mine are exposed to dangerous levels of mineral dust and acid mist, according to a report released by the union whose strike has idled the […]
Lawmaker proposes ‘Cell Phone User Bill of Rights’
Fed up by the way he said he was treated by his mobile phone provider, a state senator is taking on the cell phone industry. Sen. Jim Waring, R-7, has […]
GOP race in South Carolina reflects larger contest
The Republican presidential fight in this southern bastion of rough-and-tumble politics reflects the race at large — a jumble that could go any which way.History raises the stakes and, if […]
Arizona case on English learning nears high-cost junction
With potentially high stakes for Arizona taxpayers and thousands of predominantly Hispanic students, a federal appeals court is being asked to decide whether the state has done enough to improve […]
Tucson falls short of downtown revitalization
Albuquerque pulls ahead with hotel, museum district
Artillery, armored vehicles to greet Arizona legislators
Legislators and state employees will arrive at work one day soon to find armored vehicles brimming with guns and artillery pieces outside the state Capitol.Despite appearances, it won’t be part […]
Navajo president vetoes bill to abolish government reform
Navajo President Joe Shirley Jr. has vetoed legislation that would have given a Tribal Council committee the authority to make laws and review tribal enterprises, including casinos.The measure sought to […]
Groundwater pollution cleanup project under way in Tucson area
A new $5 million facility to pump and treat contaminated groundwater and suck out toxic chemicals from the soil has gone into operation in Tucson, beginning what is expected to […]
Proposed ballot measure targets race, gender preferences
A proposed initiative to forbid governments and political subdivisions in Arizona from discriminating against or granting preferential treatment on the basis of race, sex and national origin was filed Nov. […]
Lawmaker wants fire protection kit on all police cars
Nearly seven years after a Phoenix police officer was critically burned when a speeding taxicab slammed into his Crown Victoria cruiser, turning it and him into a fireball, a Phoenix […]
Iowa squashes pumpkin tax
Apparently spooked by news in The Des Moines Register of his state’s pumpkin tax, Iowa Gov. Chet Culver, a Democrat, squashed the 2006 ruling, calling it “ridiculous.” Before Culver took […]
