National group calls education reform bill anti-science
A recently introduced Senate bill seeks to include in K-12 science courses discussion on the controversial issues of evolution, global warming and cloning, but the National Center for Science Education calls the measure anti-science legislation.
Lawmakers eye pension fund for research cash
Lawmakers are trying to tap the state's main retirement system for public employees to replace state funding for research projects meant to help spur economic development.
Science Foundation sues state over sweep of 21st Century Fund
Science Foundation Arizona has filed a lawsuit claiming that the state breached a contract when lawmakers raided the 21st Century Fund in January and failed to reimburse $18.5 million the nonprofit already had spent.