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School board lobbyist criticizes redistricting plans
A lobbyist for the Arizona School Boards Association warned a panel tasked with designing new school districts that the consolidation plans it is considering are poised to fail because of […]
Officially in: new lawmaker takes oath
Ready to the take the oath Tom Chabin, a Flagstaff Democrat, waits to be sworn in as the House’s newest member by Evelyne Bradley, 82, retired justice of the peace […]
Court won’t hear A.G. appeal in assessor case
The Arizona Supreme Court decided on Sept. 24 it will not hear Attorney General Terry Goddard’s argument against a Court of Appeals reversal of a felony conflict-of-interest conviction levied against […]
Hawaii Senator says Arizona’s private prisons are progressing
Two privately run Arizona prisons housing Hawaii inmates are safe and improving their services to inmates, said a Hawaii state senator who toured the facilities.Sen. Will Espero, chairman of the […]
‘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 […]
