Ariz. House to consider bill to block new casino
Legislation intended to derail a Southern Arizona tribe's plan to build a Las Vegas-style casino-hotel in a Phoenix suburb is on a fast track in the Arizona Legislature's 2-week-old session, with the full House scheduled to consider it Tuesday.
UpClose with Jason Rose
Public-relations consultant Jason Rose caught the political bug in 1992 as an intern for a Republican U.S. Senate campaign in California. Never one to shy away from singing his own praises, Rose likes to tell the story about how he penned what he believes is still one of the best letters he ever wrote to the campaign manager and consultant of the candidate.
Kaites among Coyotes bidders; bid said insufficient
Former senator John Kaites has teamed up with Jerry Reinsdorf and Tony Tavares, former baseball team owner, in a bid to keep the Phoenix Coyotes in Glendale, the Phoenix Business Journal reports.
Judge rejects sale of Coyotes, move to Canada
Professional hockey will live on in the desert, at least for a while. Billionaire Jim Balsillie failed in his bid to have a bankruptcy court judge order the Phoenix Coyotes sold to him and, over the NHLa��s objection, moved to Hamilton, Ontario. His downfall was his self-imposed June 29 deadline for completing the deal.