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Sanctions lawsuit only fuels ballot initiative
The lawsuit filed by a coalition of businessmen only adds fuel to the initiative that seeks even harsher penalties against employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers, according to a key […]
Suit cites 7 challenges to employer sanctions law
The claim by the Arizona Contractors Association and Arizona Employers for Immigration Reform seeking to have H2779 declared unconstitutional cites seven specific violations of federal and Arizona law.Here is a […]
Panel cuts 3 dozen officers from school campus safety programs
Faced with a $3.5 million shortfall because of rising salaries, a supervisory committee was forced to eliminate more than three dozen police and probation officers on school campuses as part […]
Governor names former Guard official to head veterans agency
Gov. Janet Napolitano has appointed a former National Guard official as permanent chief of the department in charge of providing services to some 600,000 veterans in the state. Napolitano made […]
State to assign hazardous waste inspectors to 3 border stations
An effort launched by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality will monitor Mexican trucks carrying hazardous waste that enter Arizona through three major border crossings — Nogales, San Luis and […]
Lawmakers unite to oppose 5 applicants for trial courts
The Maricopa County Commission on Trial Court Appointments was urged by several legislators to nix the application of a county commissioner they claim purposefully undermined a controversial initiative, but that […]
Retired patent attorney wants governor to back hydrogen power plan
A retired Phoenix man wants to revolutionize the way America uses energy and now that American interest in alternative energy sources is at its highest, he believes the time has […]
Federal money to prepare Phoenix for response to terrorism
Arizona Department of Homeland Security received $33.7 million in federal funding July 18, with much of it going to help Phoenix and Tucson prevent or respond to an act of […]
Sanctions foes balk at ‘cover’ language
Opponents of the state’s employer sanctions program say a pair of clauses intended to prevent Arizona companies from having their business licenses revoked if they follow the law may not […]
Group worries about ‘ripple effect’
Coalition: New sanctions law could devastate economy
Arizona Latinos to attend California leadership session
Ten of Arizona’s major Latino leaders will travel to California, hoping to return with a new insight into Latino leadership.The trip is possible through a partnership between Triadvocates, an Arizona […]
