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‘False positives’ hamper GPS monitoring
Technical problems plagued the satellite monitoring of certain offenders on probation during its first year of implementation, a panel looking into the program was told Nov. 6.But panel members were […]
Trade-offs required for Phoenix commuter rail system
Car-dependant Phoenix is eying commuter rail systems being added by other Western metro areas but Arizona officials participating in the effort are being told the cost would be steep even […]
Lawmakers recommend killing pest control agency
A committee of state legislators aroused by reports of inefficiency and uneven enforcement measures by the Arizona Structural Pest Control Commission voted 5-3 to recommend to the Legislature in 2008 […]
GOP focuses on legislative races, trail Dems in fund raising
The state Republican Party’s focus next election cycle will be on legislative races, a top party official said. “In the past, this has been a very top-down party,” said state […]
Weiers vows legislation to fix employer sanctions law
Despite the hand-wringing from critics who said the committee formed to examine the employer sanctions law would not lead to significant changes to the law, House Speaker Jim Weiers says […]
Panel to study funding of GPS monitoring for sex offenders
At a time when the state is facing hundreds of millions of dollars of red ink, a panel hearing updates on the satellite monitoring of sex offenders is likely to […]
Lawmaker still objects to tax waiver for NBA all-star game
Phoenix Suns executives say the team is the favorite to host the National Basketball Association’s annual All Star Game in 2009, thanks in part to a tax waiver approved by […]
Campaign finance reformers target Supreme Court decision
Feeling handcuffed by a decades-old U.S. Supreme Court ruling, four U.S. senators have proposed amending the Constitution to grant lawmakers complete control to regulate the raising and spending of campaign […]
1st Congressional District: Who
Corporation Commissioner Kris Mayes and former Yavapai County Republican Chairman Steve Pierce said Oct. 29 they’re off the list of potential Republican candidates for the 1st Congressional District. Mayes told […]
Democrat spat over budget votes still percolating
Call it the issue that just won’t go away. Nearly 10 months after the Republican House speaker exercised his power and changed the committee assignments of several Democrat lawmakers at […]
Navajos, Gallup Agree on water pipeline pact
Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. and Gallup Mayor Harry Mendoza have signed a memorandum of understanding that calls for them to work together to see that two pipelines are […]
