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arizona politics

Aug 9, 2011

McCain faces angry crowd at Gilbert town hall

An angry crowd of constituents voiced their frustration at U.S. Sen. John McCain over issues ranging from characterizing "tea-party" members as "hobbits" to the nation's faltering economy.

Aug 9, 2011

Several turned away from McCain Tucson town hall

Several Tucsonans didn't get to see Sen. John McCain Tuesday morning.

Aug 1, 2011

Mister nice guy: Pearce foe decries ‘bully politics’

When he declared he was challenging Senate President Russell Pearce, Republican Jerry Lewis offered overarching goals that no politician really could argue against — investing in education, attracting companies to Arizona, a fresh start for Mesa.

What he refused to say was how his political positions differ from Pearce’s.

Jul 25, 2011

Ruling goes against doctors who wanted payment to testify

A group of doctors who treated an infant victim in a murder case lost in a bid July 21 to obtain $350-an-hour fees from the state for their time to testify at trial.

Jul 25, 2011

Pearce challenger Jerry Lewis to make it official

In a move that could have significant reverberations for the political establishment in the East Valley, a Mesa Republican is expected to announce Tuesday that he will challenge one of Arizona’s most influential politicians.

Jul 25, 2011

Education reform idea ‘moving down the track’

A group of business and education advocates that held a meeting in Scottsdale last month to discuss a possible education ballot measure for the 2012 elections has conducted a poll that reportedly shows broad support for a proposal that would restructure how schools are funded - provided there is accountability tied to improving test scores and graduation rates.

Jul 22, 2011

Phasing out: Feelings mixed on demise of 2-decade old Enterprise Zone program

If one were to measure the success of Arizona’s Enterprise Zone program by some of the eulogies that followed its demise, you might question why it was even created in the first place.

But a flurry of applications from businesses hoping to cash in on the expiring property tax breaks in the Enterprise Zone program leaves no doubt that it will be missed.

Jul 21, 2011

Mad as hell and not going to take it any more

Chuck Coughlin wants everyone to know that Brewer isn't backing Pearce in his recall because she owes him for getting elected governor, and he's taken to his company's blog to shout it from the digital rooftops.

Jul 19, 2011

It would have been news if she hadn’t backed him

Brewer's decision to endorse Pearce and appeal for financial support to help his campaign didn't strike most railbirds as odd, even though the two have clashed in the past.

Jul 19, 2011

With law on hold, availability of nonsurgical abortions continues — for now

WASHINGTON – A sharp drop in surgical abortion procedures in Arizona has been offset in recent years by a corresponding rise in nonsurgical procedures — the abortion pill.

Jul 19, 2011

The Governor’s 1912 Race — for the Train

The bald pate and rotund body seen here on the Capitol veranda is that of George W.P. Hunt, photographed on Valentine’s Day, 1912, delivering his inaugural address as the state’s first governor.

Jul 19, 2011

Court orders renewed federal oversight of Tucson school desegregation

A federal appeals court Tuesday ordered a lower court to renew its oversight of a decades-long desegregation order against the Tucson Unified School District.

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