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State Supreme Court blocks execution
Citing a pending U.S. Supreme Court challenge to lethal injection, the Arizona Supreme Court on Oct. 11 blocked the scheduled execution of Arizona death row inmate Jeffrey Landrigan.The Arizona […]
State Bar files ethics complaint against county attorney
A legal effort to stop a Maricopa County Superior Court judge from hearing cases presented by deputies of the county prosecutor will not be moved to another county, according to […]
Capitol Museum offers a touching exhibit
Max Ashton runs his fingertips across the image of a flower, then realizes it’s blooming from a cactus.This is a cactus pictured in Braille. Blind since birth, 11-year-old Max has […]
Republicans debate overturning Bush veto
Arizona Republicans in Congress face a difficult vote next week on whether to override President Bush’s veto of the reauthorization and expansion of a popular program that would provide health […]
Federal court sets March 4 as new ‘Flores’ deadline
A federal court has ordered the state to fund recently approved English instruction models by March 4 or face sanctions in a long-running lawsuit challenging Arizona’s English education system. Tim […]
Weiers: Employer sanctions law ‘about as clear as mud’
And when the discussion turned to how the law will affect businesses with multiple locations, House Speaker Jim Weiers conceded the language approved by the Legislature and signed by the […]
Lawmakers agree — fixing budget deficit won’t be easy
Two senators squared off about the impending budget shortfall at a meeting of community leaders Oct. 9, as the Senate’s Appropriations Committee chairman and assistant minority leader each spoke about […]
Funding cut for state’s domestic abuse shelters
By Marette Mendozamarette.mendoza@azcapitoltimes.comThe Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education was notified last week by the U.S. Department of Justice that it would no longer receive the department’s Legal Assistance […]
Report: Wastewater plants biggest polluters
Dirty Water Stephen Reed, federal field organizer for Environment Arizona, told reporters that more 40 percent of Arizona’s wastewater and other facilities exceeded pollution levels allowed by the Clean Water […]
Bee rejects editorials pressuring him on congressional race
Two newspapers in Tim Bee’s district have called on the Senate president to declare now whether he is running for Congress, but Bee is sticking to his game plan.Meanwhile, the […]
Foreclosure tide sweeps over Queen Creek neighborhood
Out on Phoenix’s suburban fringes, where cement mixers are fast colonizing what’s left of the hay and cotton fields, the day is winding to a close. The home hour has […]
38 measures on ballots in 7 states this fall
Famed cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong is using his star power to encourage fellow Texans to support a ballot measure this November that would secure $3 billion for cancer […]
