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Richardson: Americans need to ‘sacrifice’ for common good
New Mexico’s governor visits Phoenix; touts energy issues
Feds settle with hospital group over nurses’ wages
The federal government has reached a proposed settlement with an Arizona hospital association, which the Justice Department had accused of actions that caused wages for the state’s temporary nurses to […]
3 decades later — high court rejects appeal in double homicide case
The Arizona Supreme Court on May 30 rejected the appeal of a man sentenced to die for two murders committed more than 30 years ago. Joe Clarence Smith killed two […]
Governors expect slower growth, tighter budgets in ’08
Only three states ran into red ink this year, while more than half sailed through with higher-than-expected revenues. States overall are finishing a spending spree, but the best revenue picture […]
Board reprimands official over ‘inappropriate’ Web page
The state Board of Fingerprinting on June 5 reprimanded its executive director for a MySpace.com page in which he described himself as a “wild debaucher” who volunteered to help children […]
Results of Pima County sales tax vote disputed
A Pima County Superior Court judge on June 12 will hear arguments to determine if a delay is warranted for a public records dispute between the county’s Democratic Party and […]
Inmate must pay restitution while appealing conviction
A woman imprisoned for fraud and theft is not entitled by court rules of criminal procedure to avoid making restitution payments to victims while she appeals her conviction, the Arizona […]
Lawmakers get one-day break as leaders discuss budget
State lawmakers got a one-day break during the last week of May as their leaders held marathon meetings to reconcile the competing Senate and House budgets. The break came on […]
Fire protection bill for unincorporated areas goes to governor
The Legislature approved a measure to allow non-contiguous county islands to form a fire district, providing a way for thousands of East Valley residents living in unincorporated areas to receive […]
Lawmaker puts spotlight on African nation genocide
Twice in the final weeks of May, one of Arizona’s most liberal lawmakers gave brief floor speeches actually praising President Bush. The United States, Rep. Kyrsten Sinema said, is taking […]
Arizona rejects California power pitch
Saying they won’t hurt Arizona utility customers to benefit Californians, state regulators have rejected a utility’s plan to build a $581 million cross-desert power transmission line to carry electricity generated […]
