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Sylvia Allen

Nov 2, 2010

A BIG ‘thank you’ from Allen

Sen. Sylvia Allen, who is well poised to retain her eastern Arizona seat in Legislative District 5, has sent a “thank you” email to supporters, calling her constituents “the best... […]

Sep 20, 2010

4 vie for Senate majority whip, leader

The jockeying has begun for Senate leadership positions besides the presidency, the Arizona Capitol Times has learned.

Aug 24, 2010

Allen pulls away in LD5 Senate race

Sen. Sylvia Allen is slightly leading in the Republican primary race for the Senate in Legislative District 5, which encompasses a sprawling rural area in eastern Arizona.

May 26, 2010

Senator asks Brewer: What’s the plan?

Sen. Sylvia Allen sent a letter to Gov. Jan Brewer on May 26 asking her one overarching question: What’s your plan?

May 17, 2010

Environmental group gives Legislature, governor ‘F’

A prominent environmental group said this year's legislative session will go down in history as one of the most devastating for the state's natural resources.

Mar 11, 2010

Power line cost pits lawmakers vs. ACC  

The Arizona Corporation Commission decided three years ago that homebuilders should pay the cost of extending power lines to new houses, but some lawmakers now want to go back to the way things used to be and force utility companies to foot the bill.

Mar 3, 2010

Senate kills texting while driving ban

For the second year in a row, the Arizona Senate on March 2 shot down an attempt to ban texting while driving amid concerns about imposing too much government regulation.

Feb 19, 2010

Senate passes bill to stop roadside sales of animals

The Senate has approved a bill that would ban the sale of animals along roadways and in public parks across the state.

Feb 18, 2010

Legislation would lengthen divorce wait time

Social conservatives say Arizona should stand up for marriage by making it take longer to untie the knot. A Senate committee on Feb. 17 approved a bill to triple to 180 days the state's current 60-day period that courts must wait before considering a divorce request.

Feb 11, 2010

Senate panel backs changes to photo enforcement

Arizona legislators say they want to make the state's groundbreaking and controversial highway speed-camera program fairer even while waiting for voters to decide whether to repeal it outright.

Feb 10, 2010

Bill to give sheriff, other county officials control over budget fails

Legislation aimed at giving county sheriffs and other county officers full control over their budgets failed to get the nod of a Senate panel on Feb. 10.

Feb 3, 2010

Konopnicki to challenge Allen for Senate seat

The Republican primary election in a rural Arizona district is shaping up to be an exciting one, as a term-limited member of the House has announced he will challenge the district's incumbent Republican senator.

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