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Phelps Dodge sells to copper, gold company for $25.9 billion
For years, officials at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. talked about acquiring copper miner Phelps Dodge Corp. But discussions in recent weeks sealed the deal that will create the world’s […]
3 western Arizona cities seek study for regional airport
Members of the city councils for Bullhead City, Kingman and Lake Havasu City plan to ask the state to fund a study that will include a recommendation for the best […]
Organ donations surpass 1 million mark
The Donor Network of Arizona has surpassed the 1 million mark of people signed up to donate their organs, tissue and corneas. In recent years, organ donations have risen sharply. […]
IRC plans to appeal order that legislative district maps be redrawn
A state commission that draws the boundaries of Arizona’s legislative districts plans to appeal a judge’s order that its legislative maps were drawn without giving preference to making the 30 […]
Corrections refused to move French inmate convicted of killing husband
The Arizona Department of Corrections has reneged on a deal to transfer a French woman serving a sentence for killing her husband after learning that France might release her on […]
Shortage of engineers plagues local government agencies
A shortage of engineers applying for jobs with local government agencies, where some positions have been open for more than a year, means more departments are turning to outside contracts […]
About a Bill: Umbilical cord blood; donation, information
Rep. Bob Stump Law aids stem cell research What the new law does: Requires health care providers to inform expecting mothers about donation options regarding umbilical cord blood stem cells. […]
UofA buildings have ‘collaboration gene’
The newest buildings at the University of Arizona in Tucson have a purpose beyond the obvious. The UofA BIO5 Institute’s Thomas W. Keating Bioresearch Building and the UofA College of […]
Suit challenges school vouchers as unconstitutional
A lawsuit filed Nov. 14 on behalf of individual Arizonans and two national groups is challenging a pair of private school voucher programs approved by the Legislature, saying they unconstitutionally […]
Horne proposes funding hike for charter schools – Union leader objects
Arizona’s schools chief is going to ask the Legislature for an almost $80 million increase for charter schools next year, a move he says will equalize the per-student funding charter […]
Observer: Voter fatigue sinks Props. 106 & 105
Voters buried two statewide measures designed to conserve hundreds of thousands of acres of state trust land. Props. 106 and 105 were offered as amendments to the Arizona Constitution. Prop. […]
