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Telephones in Tucson
In 1881, five years after Scottish-born inventor Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the first electrical transmission of speech, the newfangled apparatus called a telephone was introduced to Tucson. That same year, amid considerable public curiosity, a small exchange opened its doors on April 1.
Applications for pot dispensaries now open
State health officials are now accepting applications from medical marijuana dispensaries.
Flake’s past lobbying becomes issue in Arizona Senate race
Since his first House campaign a dozen years ago, would-be Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake has worked diligently to cast himself as a conservative gadfly, willing to buck GOP leaders and even a Republican president.
Advocacy group calls fees by park rangers ‘intimidating’
An advocacy group says forest rangers are "intimidating" hikers into paying fees at recreation sites such as Sabino Canyon even though a federal court has blocked such fees.
Arpaio’s popularity in question amid lawsuit
The careers of most politicians would crumble under the heavy scrutiny that the self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in America now faces.
Pinal County chooses a new District 2 supervisor
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors has chosen Clark L. Smithson to be the new supervisor for District 2.
HUD awards $1M for Arizona housing discrimination
Federal officials are awarding $1 million in grants to help Arizonans who have been victims of housing discrimination.
Brewer signs bill letting ‘religiously oriented’ employers opt out of contraception coverage
Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill Friday that relaxes Arizona's requirement for health plans to cover contraception, legislation that supporters called a protection for religious freedom and that critics called an attack on women.
Brewer signs bill protecting denial of services on religious grounds
Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill that ensures Arizona workers won't lose their professional licenses for denying services on religious grounds.
Commerce Authority backs off controversial ‘stipends’
The Arizona Commerce Authority announced late Friday afternoon that it will not be awarding the $5,000 stipends it had earlier promised to15 companies eliminated from a competitive grant program.
The Goldwater Institute’s Clint Bolick sent a letter to the ACA earlier this month, warning that the awards for unsuccessful semifinalists in the agency’s Innovation Challenge could be a viol[...]
Sens. Shooter, Nelson headed for primary battle
A primary matchup is brewing between Sen. John Nelson of Litchfield Park and Sen. Don Shooter of Yuma.
Brewer task force to overhaul sales taxes
Gov. Jan Brewer is assembling a task force that will overhaul Arizona’s sales tax code and make it easier for business to comply with a system that she said is among the most complicated in the country.
