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ASU moving ahead with Lake Havasu City campus
Arizona State University is moving ahead with plans to establish a Lake Havasu City campus that will offer a limited number of undergraduate degrees.
Jobs bill: smooth start, feisty middle, undramatic passage — like a budget plan
The day-by-day, play-by-play account of how one of the most sweeping tax cut packages was passed.
New lawmaker profile: Sen. Don Shooter, R-Yuma
This is one of a series of biographical sketches Cronkite News Service is producing about new members of the Arizona State Legislature. Each follows this format and includes a mugshot and video.
Jobs bill survives late Senate debate
Despite strong objections from Democrats and some Republicans, the Senate leadership Tuesday evening pushed ahead to debate the jobs bill, a maneuver that moves the business-tax-cutting legislation closer to passage.
Having cleared the debate, the bill now goes to the full Senate for a formal “aye” or “nay” vote, which is expected on Wednesday, Feb. 16.
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Vets of Foreign Wars to burn flags in Lake Havasu City Saturday
A huge flag burning in Lake Havasu City Saturday. But don't worry. It's the Veterans of Foreign War Post 9401s annual American flag retirement ceremony.
Capitol Quotes: April 23, 2010
“If he doesn’t have the courage to vote his conscience, that’s Konopnicki’s problem, not mine.” — Sen. Russell Pearce, on Rep. Bill Konopnicki’s comments that he had problems with S1070, but felt obligated to vote for it nonetheless.
Arizona State Parks should negotiate with Lake Havasu City
Late last June, the lack of a state budget produced the very real possibility that on July 1, the Windsor Beach unit of Lake Havasu State Park would not open. This situation worried citizens and business owners in Lake Havasu City, because July 4 is one of the busiest times of the summer boating season and Windsor Beach provides primary boating access to Lake Havasu and the Colorado River.
State Parks board OKs agreements to keep two parks open; chairman decries budget cuts
Two state parks got new life Wednesday when the Arizona State Parks Board approved partnerships with local officials, but the board’s chairman said such efforts will be in vain if the Legislature keeps slashing the agency’s budget.
