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Governor appoints veterans chief
Gov. Janet Napolitano has appointed a former National Guard official as permanent head of the department in charge of providing services to some 600,000 veterans in the state. General Richard […]
Union blasts chain for selling old baby formula; Bashas’ says campaign is smear tactic
Bashas’ vs. the union Mike Proulx, Bashas’ president and chief operating officer, seated at café inside a south Phoenix Food City, talks about the family owned supermarket chain’s battle with […]
Governor acts on final bills
Gov. Janet Napolitano on July 2 took action on the final 34 bills of the Legislative session, signing 29 and vetoing five. Included were three immigration bills, a bill regarding […]
Pinal politics could decide future of 1st Congressional District
No longer is Flagstaff the political center of Arizona’s 1st Congressional District. Pinal County with its unprecedented growth is rising to the occasion. Four of the five probable Democratic candidates […]
Lawmaker targets stores that sell out-of-date baby formula
In the wake of recent public concerns, Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-15, and other Democratic lawmakers announced plans to sponsor legislation that would outlaw Arizona businesses from selling outdated cans of […]
Governor signs bill penalizing municipal use of tax incentives
Lobbyists for cities and towns failed to dissuade Gov. Janet Napolitano from signing a bill that penalizes municipalities in Maricopa and Pinal counties from offering tax incentives to lure businesses. […]
Top 10 Issues of 2007
Budget dissent The House approved the budget in a series of votes June 19, despite dissent. In early January, Arizona Capitol Times laid out what were expected to be the […]
Napolitano signs clean-air bill, vetoes gun legislation
Gun owners won’t be able to lock up their pieces at public places and events that ban weapons, some Arizonans will have to watch their use of leaf blowers and […]
Law shelters some work centers from minimum wage suits
Owners and operators of handicapped work shelters are breathing easier now that legislation shielding them from minimum wage-related lawsuits has been signed into law. The bill, H2245, frees work centers […]
Elected county officials get 13% pay hike
Elected county officials are getting a pay raise. Giving county officials a raise is complicated as the Arizona Constitution spells out specifically how and when their salary can be increased. […]
Governor might call special session to ‘fix’ immigration law
Sanctions bill boosterRep. Russell Pearce, R-18, at a July 2 press conference praises Gov. Janet Napolitano for signing a bill (H2279) that sanctions employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants. With […]
