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Competing trust land measures began with an argument
Both sides claim kinship to original proposal for trust-land reform
Court bars voter ID enforcement
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has ordered that Arizona’s identification requirements to cast ballots and register to vote be immediately suspended until the court issues a […]
State tax collections up again, but below projection
State tax collections for the second month in a row increased from a year earlier but slipped slightly under projections already below the record-setting levels set in the last two […]
Session wrap — state by state: AZ-MD
Arizona Budget deal trumps bickering The Arizona Legislature wrapped up a 164-day session June 22, passing a $10 billion budget that helps fund all-day kindergarten at public schools and increases […]
Session wrap — state by state (continued): MA-TX
Massachusetts Adopts sweeping health care initiative Massachusetts, already famous for breaking new ground on the gay marriage front, in 2006 adopted historic health care reforms now being eyed by other […]
Session wrap — state by state (continued #2): UT-WY
Utah’s Billion-dollar surplus divides lawmakers Utah’s governor is Republican, and Republicans outnumber Democrats in the Legislature by a 2-to-1 margin. Despite that rock-solid GOP majority, Utah’s Legislature was bitterly divided […]
Goddard, Montgomery, clash over crime fighting efforts
Law, order and debateAttorney General Terry Goddard, a Democrat, squares off against his Republican opponent, Bill Montgomery, on Channel 8’s Horizon. The Arizona Capitol Times co-sponsored the debate. Candidates for […]
Smith awaits decision on penalties — deal or no deal
David Burnell Smith David Burnell Smith may be through with politics, but he is still paying the price for holding, and later being ousted from public office. Almost two years […]
5 GOP candidates lose suit challenging matching funds for publicly funded opponents
Don’t get mad, sueReps. Gary Pierce (left) and Kirk Adams, both District 19 Republicans, are among five privately funded GOP candidates suing the Citizens Clean Elections Commission. A Maricopa County […]
Munsil: Mass deportation of illegals ‘impractical’
Napolitano campaign says opponent’s immigration plan is ‘flimsy’
About a Bill: Inactive State Funds; Elimination
Rep. Bob Burns S1385 keeps ‘books cleaned up’ What the new law does: Deletes 116 state funds that have been deemed inactive by the General Accounting Office of the Department […]
