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Ownership of 9/11 memorial adds to controversy
The legal status of the state’s recently dedicated Sept. 11 memorial appears to be in limbo. Memorials constructed on Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza are typically privately funded, with ownership turned […]
Federal court backs tribes’ regulation of casino gaming
A federal appeals court has upheld a upheld a lower court’s ruling that the federal National Indian Gaming Commission overstepped its statutory authority in imposing operational regulations on some casino […]
$250,000 makeover for ‘Horizon’ set; Channel 8 begins looking for donors
New home for Horizon A rendering of the proposed Horizon set Channel 8’s Horizon has been on the air for 25 years. The set for the nightly news and information […]
Officials meet to address immigration
Leaders ask feds for funds to double number of agents
Newly elected officials can’t use pre-session window to raise officeholder funds
Publicly funded incoming freshman officeholders won’t be raising funds from lobbyists anytime soon to help defray the costs of reaching constituents during the legislative session. The Citizens Clean Elections Commission […]
Johnson wants to take critical look at
Senator favors local control over schools, less state intervention
Losing CAP candidate drops lawsuit after hand count backs up machine tabulation
A lawsuit alleging irregularities in the Central Arizona Project board election was dropped after a hand-count supported the election-day machine tabulation. The suit was filed by Sam George, who ran […]
Ex-treasurer sentenced to 3 years probation: Petersen ordered to pay $4,500 in fines, restitution
Former state treasurer David Petersen was sentenced on Dec. 11 to three years of supervised probation by a Maricopa County Superior Court judge for filing a false or incomplete financial […]
Report: Urban development, increasing traffic put wildlife at risk
No crosswalk for elk Proposed wildlife corridors would give wildlife a safe place to cross highways and keep motorists from having to dodge animals like this elk. Chickens aren’t the […]
Economic advisers cautious on revenue outlook
Economists who advise the Legislature’s budget staff are turning more cautious about the state’s economy. Private and government economists who serve the Joint Legislative Budget Committee staff’s finance advisory committee […]
State mine inspector indicted on 9 counts of fraud, theft
State Mine Inspector Doug Martin State Mine Inspector Doug Martin has been indicted on three counts of theft, three counts of fraud and three counts of procurement code fraud, Attorney […]
