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Concealed guns in locked cars are OK at AZ public colleges
beginning today
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New AZ abortion law goes quickly to courts
New abortion
restrictions approved by the Legislature, including a 24-hour waiting
period, are not an "undue burden" on women and should be allowed to
take effect this week as scheduled, attorneys for the state are arguing
to federal and state judges.
"Simply because the law makes th...
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Changes in pot
penalties sought
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Brewer
says voters could put sales-tax-hike idea on ballot
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Giffords
recall filed; it could be test case
Federal, state laws in conflict over those in Congress
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| Arizona
sales tax hike won't be on Nov. 3 ballot |
Brewer
has harsh words for tax-hike foes
Attacks heat up over sales-levy referral that lacks the needed votes in
Senate |
| Brewer want tax increase, Legislature doesn't |
New law boosts spaying, neutering
State rules for shelters affect pets lacking licenses, shots |
Medical
pot initiative launched
Would provide protections against
getting fired from jobs
An initiative drive launched Thursday would give some people who are
prescribed marijuana and test positive for the drug on the job the same
legal anti-discrimination protections against getting fired as women
and minorities.The measure, dubbed the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act,
would... |
| Tucson
firm to lead plan for Nogales |
Thumbs
twiddle in Legislature's weirdest session
By Daniel Scarpinato
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
PHOENIX — Next on Rep. Nancy Young
Wright's to-do list: organize her budget briefing books.
Then she's got a stack of letters from school kids and constituents to
respond to — individually.
The Oro Valley Democratic legislator has plenty of time for such tasks
these days.
Usually around Apri...
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Brewer
hints at backing gun-in-car law
Gov. Jan Brewer signaled her support Friday for laws to
expand the rights of Arizonans to carry loaded weapons in their cars,
and maybe even into bars.
Brewer told members of the National Rifle Association meeting here of
the long-standing relationship between Arizonans and their fir...
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Brewer
increases pressure for a temporary tax hike
Gov. Jan Brewer is turning up the heat
on state lawmakers in her push to get a temporary tax hike to balance
the budget for the next three or four years.The governor said Friday
that the only way to deal with the anticipated $3 billion deficit next
fiscal year without bringing in more...
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AZ
Supreme Court elects next chief justice
The Arizona Supreme Court has elected
Vice Chief Justice Rebecca White Berch as the state high court's next
chief justice.
Berch will replace current Chief Justice Ruth V. McGregor when McGregor
retires July 1.
McGregor announced her retirement plans earlier this week during her
Sta... |
| Legislators
will have to tackle budget woes first |
Election
preview Published: 07.27.2008 |
Cops: DUI ruling
endangers public
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HB 2630 concealed
weapons; petty offense |
| List of Gov. Napolitano's 2008 initiatives |
2008
legislative session concludes with 5 vetoes, 17 signatures from governor |
| SCC
shortfall now projected at $3.5 million |
At
least 11 measures likely to be on ballot
Transit taxes, trust lands,
home-buyer rights on list |
| Bill
would make school recess mandatory |
Rock-roll park back
on agenda
Backers seek aid from state for
project in Eloy |
| House
gives initial OK to bid to ban gay marriage |
Legislators'
self-promotion is target of bill |
Arizona
fails to protect nursing home residents
State is slow to investigate and act
on abuse, neglect |
Voters may
revisit same-sex marriage |
| Initiative
wants anti-bias law to include sexual orientation |
Feds defend
Arpaio on crime sweeps
Immigration officials say sheriff is
following law |
| State
legislature hopes to overrule voters on budget |
Ballot
measure would protect sexual orientation |
| Legislation
rebuilds legal shield for people acting in self-defense |
2
abortion bills are vetoed by Napolitano |
| Napolitano
vetoes abortion restictions |
Bid
for ban of AZ gay marriages is derailed
Fall referendum off the table; Bee to
kill Senate measure |
| Initiative
drive targets unions' political funds |
Ariz.
lawmakers seek to ease teacher crunch by expanding program |
| Governor
gets bill on minors' abortions |
Recyling
bills are bottled up in Legislature
Partisan dispute in House shows no
sign of easing |
| Pinal is
nation's fastest-growing county |
Gun-brandishing
bill goes to Senate
Teacher exams |
| House
wants property tax gone for good |
Bills would ease
gun rules despite public's concerns |
Bill
'requires' a nurse for every school
Proposed legislation has opt-out
clause; many districts cry no cash |
Ariz.
bill favoring low-level speeders advances |
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State
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AZ
House panel OKs PE and arts school bill
It would bar cutting electives to
offer more math and science |
Bill:
Guns the cure for school shootings
Unarmed students, teachers 'sitting
ducks,' legislator says |
| AZ
legislators mount bid to foil governor on photo radar |
Ariz.
bill allows gun anywhere in vehicle
DPS opposes measure, which would ease
law for those who lack a permit |
| Panel
says pull your gun if you feel endangered |
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| Self-snuffing
cigarettes bill heads to full House |
Bigamy,
cellphones, cloning on legislative agenda this year |
| Lawmakers
revive plan for entrant firearms ban |
AZ bill
would let guns onto campuses |
| Bill
on property-tax repeal advances in House |
Senate
bill: Guns on premises up to each restaurant |
| Napolitano
rejects abstinence-only funds |
AZ
bill gives tax credit for dual- flush toilet |
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Arizona
lawmakers gear up for session
Budget tops list of everyone at the
Capitol |
Here and Now- McCain, Legislature by Steve Goldstein
for KJZZ.
KJZZ's Here and Now featured pollster
and analyst Mike O'Neil and East Valley Tribune editorial writer Le
Templar discussing the ramifications of Arizona Senator John McCain
winning the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary. |
AZ Issues Summary |
State's
title as capital of astronomy is eroding
Science leaders seek to protect $250M
annual benefit for Arizona |
Governor's
plan hits fast drivers, counties' coffers |
| Legislators
weigh dire revenue forecasts |
2
lawmakers want property tax that funded education to end |
| GOP
budget plan would triple governor's spending cuts |
Plan
would limit number of legislators' bills |
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| Goddard:
Purge DNA files automatically on acquittal |
Nogales
city spokesman now court clerk
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| Tucson
Time Capsule: KKK leader scouts border |
Arizona
City to decide on incorporation in election Tuesday |
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AZ
pursuing appeal over non-English-learner order |
| More
math, science proposed for prep graduation requirements |
3
GOP lawmakers voice opposition to mine project |
| Prop. 207 hampers
municipalities |
Legislature
looks for ways to pay for new highways |
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Tubac
mired in debate: Stay rural or go suburban?
A Blue Heron crane enjoys the
quiet flow of the Santa Cruz River near Interstate 19 at Tubac.
Developers are flocking to the area, but others want to maintain the
its rural, open spaces and natural beauty. |
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Tumacacori wilderness sought
Grijalva's bill would protect
Highlands area
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Peña Blanca Lake is part
of the 83,400 acres in the Tumacacori Highlands, which U.S. Rep.
Raúl Grijalva, a Tucson Democrat, would like to set aside as
wilderness.
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Mortgage-fraud
bill OK'd
To clamp down on the bad mortgage
deals that inflate Valley home prices, state lawmakers gave their final
approval Monday to a bill that would make mortgage fraud a felony. |
Capitol improvements costly
Historic building may be temporary
site for some legislative functions |
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Voters
warned about petitions
Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer
is reminding voters to carefully read petitions before signing them
after several people complained that signature gatherers for a
redistricting campaign told them it would lower gas prices.
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Initiative
effort on illegal jobs continues
Backers gathering signatures fear new
law will be 'gutted' |
Group
seeks ballot measure to limit property taxes |
| Legislators
budget their time |
Denial of
bail to entrants pushed
Courts unsure how to interpret
Proposition 100 |
| Talk of new
Capitol bubbles up anew |
At
age 50, dam still generates love, hate |
Ariz. House
OKs stiffer DUI law
Wants ignition lock on vehicles of
offenders |
2
bills keep consumers' personal data private - Without
dissent, lawmakers voted to bar retailers from selling or otherwise
sharing information that they collect from a customer's driver's
license or other state-issued ID. Violators could end up paying fines
of $500 for a first offense — and $5,000 the third time. |
| AZ House: Prove legal
status to do business |
Big tax hike for
roads argued |
| Voters
could tell drivers to hang up |
Bill
would protect right to keep weapons during an emergency
Measure inspired by confiscations
after Katrina |
House
lawmakers push Clean Elections changes
House lawmakers gave preliminary
approval Monday to the most significant changes to the state's Clean
Elections system since voters approved it in 1998. |
Clean
Elections bill unanimously passes in House |
| Under bill,
Ariz. would opt out of national ID card |
Talks
heated on details of smoking ban
Agency weighs buffer zones, club rules |
Most states
underpay foster care; Arizona an exception
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marriage debate stirs anew in Legislature |
Soon, you can put
in your 2¢ on AZ quarter |
| Capitol's last cowboys
ride on |
Inaugural
remarks by The Honorable Ignacio J. Barraza |
| Senate
panel's head would mandate legislative role in citizen initiatives |
Tobacco taxes
off-reservation only |
| Debate:
Wide divide on marriage initiative |
Goddard:
Voters OK'd 80¢-a-pack cigarette-tax hike despite ballot error |
| Props
200, 205: different paths to more voting |
High court
clears state to enforce voter ID
Tosses lower court decision that
blocked enforcement |
Vote split on rival
smoking measures
Both propositions hold majorities in
Arizona poll |
Voters to decide
whether $1 million is worth your vote |
| Other
2006 ballot measures |
The 10 top 2006
ballot issues
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| Court
OKs ballot description of Prop. 106 land initiative |
Casinos bring
surge of funds to tribes, Arizona |
| Rivers
pushed to the brink |
Prop.
206's language smoky |
Hispanics
are becoming more politically united
Our view: Immigration protests appear
to have been the catalyst that is bringing them together for a common
cause |
Fear
of activist judges, losing couples' rights frames debate |
| Cluttered Nov. 8
ballot is stirring concern |
Initiatives attracting big
money
Out-of-state donations at issue |
Stage
set for ballot battle on state land
Voters to decide: conservation or
development |
Marriage-
initiative opponents raise more
Amendment foes get larger donations
from fewer donors |
| Minimum-wage vote
likely on fall ballot |
Cast a
vote, win $1 million: Initiative makes ballot
The first initiative to qualify for
Arizona's November election ballot is a measure intended to boost voter
participation by awarding $1 million to one randomly chosen Arizona
voter just for casting a ballot. |
| AZ
initiative calls for all future voting to be by mail |
3 illegal-entrant issues
may be on ballot
Punishment for employers still under
debate |
Judge
rejects English-learner spending plan as insufficient |
| Initiative
seeks to restrict government land seizures |
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| Study: Laws
restricting teen drivers can cut deaths |
Schools
get little extra from state's land sales
Regular education budget takes bulk
of the proceeds |
Avoid shams that foil
masterpiece
Superstition Vistas could be
a headline-grabbing model project, with innovative solutions to
challenges like transportation.
It could raise billions of
dollars for Arizona schools, because this property in northern Pinal
County is state trust land, with revenues earmarked for education. |
State
legislator Smith to step down Monday in campaign-spending flap |
| Arizona's Liberty
Bell being refurbished |
Study finds no
damage from peyote in Navajos |
| Snowbowl
lawsuit straining Babbitt's rapport with tribes |
Study finds no plus or minus for vouchers, charters
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Voucher
bill on path to Napolitano
Public tuition funds for private
schools need final House OK |
Santa Cruz
rejects tall poles
Many in county decry TEP plan for
electric line |
| Napolitano
vetoes English-only bill |
Petition
drive would enlarge small pens of farm animals |
Study urges
more English funding
It says $200M more is needed to get
job done |
Legislator
could lose seat
Scottsdale lawmaker broke finance law,
commission report |
| Indian casino
take is nearly twice Nevada's Arizona schools, services benefit |
Arizona Impact
of Native American Casinos |
| Goddard: Voters need
not show ID |
Panel passes
bill to make English official language |
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California
Bill Would End Electricity Deregulation
from Morning Edition, Tuesday , May 20, 2003
A California state Senate committee considers a bill that would remove
competition from the state's retail electricity market. Approved in
1996, deregulation was meant to reduce electric bills, but prices
skyrocketed during blackouts in 2000 and 2001. Hear NPR's Scott Horsley.
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Voter-approved
Initiatives
(Phoenix, AZ)
On Wed 5/14/03 on Here & Now Lobbyists Sandy Bahr of the Sierra
Club and Stephen Slivinski of the Goldwater Institute talk about the
effects of voter-approved initiatives on state spending. In recent
years, voters have passed propositions enacting a 6-tenths percent
sales tax to fund teacher pay hikes, directed a tobacco tax increase to
pay for expanded health care and passed a medical marijuana law, among
others.
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