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Signatures filed for ballot measure hiking minimum wage to $6.75
Ready to File Bob Grossfeld, a consultant for an initiative campaign to raise Arizona’s minimum wage, speaks to the media in front of boxes of petitions ready for filing with […]
High court hears line-item veto arguments
‘The fundamental question is — does the governor have the legal right under our Constitution to line-item veto things that are not an appropriation≠’— Senate President Ken Bennett The Arizona […]
Last of the bills: Governor vetoes 9, signs 19
Governor Napolitano has vetoed nine bills and signed 19 others passed by the Republican-led Legislature during its regular session. Bills vetoed include measures dealing with human egg donors, an existing […]
Arguments made in Legislature vs. Napolitano
House Speaker Jim Weiers appeared today at the Arizona Biltmore for the Phoenix Chamber Legislative Wrap Up. Both Mr. Weiers and Senate President Ken Bennett left the event to attend […]
Minimum wage group files for ballot
Rebekah Friend, president of the Arizona AFL-CIO, spoke to a rally of supporters for a ballot proposal to increase the minimum wage. Petitions with 200,000 signatures were filed today with […]
Governor appoints new DES director after Berns resigns
Governor Napolitano has appointed Tracy L. Wareing as director of the Arizona Department of Economic Security. Ms. Wareing replaces David Berns, who resigned to join the Seattle-based Casey Family Programs […]
13,000 Social Security numbers taken in burglary
Burglars broke into the offices of a national retirement investment company in downtown Phoenix and stole four laptop computers, one of which had the Social Security numbers of 13,000 public […]
State ombudsman role expands to mediate public records requests
A bill authorizing two additional state employees to help mediate disagreements between those who are seeking public records and government agencies and school districts was signed into law June 21 […]
Judge rejects request to change voter ID law
A federal judge has rejected a request to temporarily prevent Arizona election officials from requiring that federal mail-in voter registration forms be accompanied by additional proof of citizenship. Lawyers for […]
States explore limits of abortion policy
The U.S. Supreme Court looms large in the history of abortion in the United States, but state capitols from the 1800s to now have been the crucibles of America’s evolving […]
Arizona Guard backing up Border Patrol in Yuma
Arizona National Guard troops have begun practicing the skills they’ll need in the coming year, assuming support roles to free Border Patrol agents to handle law enforcement assignments in the […]
