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Arizona

Oct 12, 2011

Civil rights settlement near for deaf and blind in Harkins Theatres lawsuit

Harkins Theatres and the state are on the verge of settling a hard-fought, groundbreaking lawsuit that became the center of a national struggle between theater owners and the hearing and visually impaired.

Oct 11, 2011

Education advocates push for improved statewide database

Even as initiatives to increase school accountability go into effect, Arizona lacks effective database for tracking teacher performance and student achievement. And education officials say the state has a long way to go before it can even manage data in a meaningful way.

Oct 11, 2011

Pearce ads cost $10K to air, target FOX News and other cable outlets

Senate President Russell Pearce’s first TV ads will cost his campaign $10,000 and will target FOX News viewers, as well as other cable stations.

The ads, set to air this week, are timed to reach early voters in the Nov. 8 recall election against him.

Oct 11, 2011

Republicans cry conspiracy over redistricting

Republicans are really mad about redistricting. An approved draft (as in preliminary) congressional map strengthens the chances of Democratic incumbents Gabby Giffords and Raul Grijalva, both of whom narrowly won re-election last year. Republican freshman David Schweikert and Ben Quayle, on the other hand, appear to be on a collision course and could face each other in the primary in 2012. And Rep[...]

Oct 11, 2011

Lewis: Do you really want to talk ethics?

Pearce’s allies have seized on the controversy about donated school items that Lewis gave away when he was serving as a principal to show he’s not as saintly as depicted.

Oct 10, 2011

GOP redistricting complaints based on politicians’ self-interest

After the latest round of attacks and counter attacks by Republican and Democrat party leaders over the alleged unfairness of the draft congressional district map proposed by the Independent Redistricting Commission, I went back to read the actual requirements for redistricting in the Arizona Constitution.

Oct 10, 2011

IRC completes rough draft of legislative map

After a pair of rare weekend meetings, the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission completed a rough outline of 30 “placeholder” legislative districts and is hopeful that it will vote on a final draft map today.

Oct 10, 2011

Proposed congressional map has candidates searching for most favorable district

While Republicans denounce Arizona’s proposed congressional map, politicos on both sides of the aisle are eying the new opportunities it provides, and two GOP incumbents are preparing to fight each other for their political survival.

The districts are subject to change as the Independent Redistricting Commission begins a 30-day round of public hearings on the map. But based on the cu[...]

Oct 7, 2011

Parts of Arizona Medicaid plan rejected

Arizona can’t deny health coverage to about 60,000 low-income parents, federal health officials said today.

The state had asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to allow the elimination of health coverage of parents whose family income balls between 75 and 100 percent of the poverty level.

Oct 7, 2011

Dems fire back at GOP criticisms of IRC by filing records request with Horne’s office

The Arizona Democratic Party today filed an extensive records request with Attorney General Tom Horne’s office, hoping to find evidence that his investigation into possible open meeting law violations by the state’s redistricting commission is part of a coordinated Republican effort to besmirch the group and its work.

Oct 7, 2011

Census confirms Arizona’s housing boom and bust among tops in nation

The Census Bureau on Thursday confirmed what many Arizonans already knew: Over the last decade, the state built too many houses and didn’t fill enough of them.

Oct 7, 2011

Rocky start for Commerce Authority has fiscal hawks looking to rein in power

Outraged by what they see as exorbitant spending and questions of transparency, some lawmakers are considering taking back some of the power they gave the Arizona Commerce Authority last session.

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