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AZTrans released its findings last October, in a 109-page report that Scottsdale, and everyone with the power to stop the cameras, has since been determined to downplay and ignore. When it comes to cameras on the freeway, whether they'll actually
Republican House and Senate leaders are heading for a showdown today with Gov. Janet Napolitano over full-day kindergarten, teacher pay and tax cuts that could get their budget plan vetoed outright. A veto or protracted negotiations could push the
The first lawmaker in the nation removed from office for violating a public campaign funding system will try to win back his seat in the Sept. 12 primary. Ousted state Rep. David Burnell Smith, R-Carefree, officially filed to win back his seat as
A rollback initiative funded by Big Tobacco and Arizona business owners would allow smoking in all bars and some restaurants statewide. The issue will be on the November ballot and would overturn smoking bans in cities including Tempe and Prescott
[If you believe this crap from the Washington Post, I have some oil well to sell you.] The race for Arizona's Republican-dominated 5th District is considered competitive for the first time in a decade. Analysts point to troubles in the White Hous
A legislative effort to ban speed cameras on freeways, Senate Bill 1146, has little chance of becoming law before the Scottsdale experiment ends. The bill passed the Senate and was received Feb. 17 by the House, where it is stalled.
Kevin DeMenna, who lobbies on behalf of association boards and managers, said he will seek a veto. He called the measure “legislation by anecdote,’’ arguing that it’s a solution without a problem.
Cathi Herrod, interim president of the conservative Center for Arizona Policy, said that proponents of the Protect Marriage Amendment still need many tens of thousands of signatures to ensure it qualifies for the ballot.
President Bush will nominate Arizona state regulator Marc Spitzer to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the White House said. Spitzer, currently a member of Arizona's Corporation Commission, before he could begin serving on the FE
The appointment of a mining industry lobbyist to the Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission was called a bad decision. "If ever there was a conflict of interest, this one ranks up there on the top. ... directly help, influence opinions o
The attorney for Jason Grimsley said that federal agents tried to pressure the former Diamondbacks pitcher into wearing a listening device to lure other major-league players into confidential conversations in an effort to find incriminating evidence
Valley Metro Rail is spending $6.3 million on artwork designed by artists around the country for all 27 of its rail stations. It is one of the state's priciest public art projects, a reflection of the $1.4 billion cost of the entire system.
Arizona State University officials cut an outrageous deal with insiders on the sale of the ASU president's house that appears to have shortchanged taxpayers more than a half-million dollars. ASU failed to sell the property to the highest bidder,
Singer/songwriter Billy Preston, known as the "Fifth Beatle," died Tuesday in a Scottsdale, Ariz., hospital. Preston accompanied Britain's Fab Four on "Let It Be," "The White Album" and "Abbey Road." His ke
Gov. Janet Napolitano's vetoes are about to put her in the Arizona history books again. A year after setting a single-session record for Arizona governors with 58 vetoes Republican Jane Hull set the old record of 28 in 2001 the first-term Democra
Gov. Janet Napolitano gave wine drinkers cause to clink their glasses in celebration, signing legislation that allows Arizonans to get shipments from out-of-state wineries. The move will let small wineries in Arizona and other states to ship directly
Republican lawmakers backing the tax cuts said the city leaders were resorting to scare tactics to keep the Legislature from returning part of the state's record revenue surplus to taxpayers. "The piggy squeals when you pull them away from t
When it comes to million-dollar contracts at the Arizona Department of Transportation, it's all about whose back gets scratched. Braunstein discovered a hornet's nest of alliances between ADOT staffers and the private companies it hired.
TUSD's 12,000 bus-riders from fifth grade down a plastic watchband, a small black box hooked to a belt loop or a key fob. The devices will let administrators, teachers and parents know when students get on a bus, when they get off, where they are
Reporters pretending to be teens on the Internet to lure adults may be great television. But the Arizona Supreme Court ruled it isn't enough to get their targets arrested. In a unanimous decision, the justices concluded people lured to meet with
Braxton Bilbrey continues to exceed expectations. Not only has the 7-year-old Glendale boy become the youngest person to complete the 1.4-mile swim from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco, he did it faster than expected, completing the swim in 47 minut
Arizona Sen. John McCain received a cantankerous reception at the New School's commencement, where dozens of faculty members and students turned their backs and raised protest signs and a student speaker mocked him as he sat silently on stage.
Tempe gave housing assistance funds to the son of Councilwoman Barb Carter despite disclosing numerous conflicts of interest and indications he was ineligible for some programs. The city auditor raise questions about how Carter got $25,900 in federal
The watchdog arm of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development has launched an investigation into allegations that Councilwoman Barbara Carter's son improperly received thousands in federal housing funds.
[But feel free to let him know about other concerns.] The president was to take a tour of the border Thursday, then give a speech aimed at driving home Monday night's prime-time address calling for National Guard troops to help strengthen the bor
Costs for building the Valley's light-rail system will pick up dramatically next year, but the project is on pace so far to land within its $1.3 billion construction budget. Next fiscal year it will cost $459 million to build and manage the syste
Tempe housing officials gave Councilwoman Barbara Carter's son a $17,500 loan and perhaps more in additional federal housing assistance. This is the latest example of city help that has flowed to Colby Carter, 32, over the past several years.
Republican legislative leaders released a proposed state budget reducing income and property taxes over two years and providing new spending for education, border security and highway construction. The Republicans' proposal sharply contrasts w
The bill requires 15 days in jail for a first offense, 30 days for a second offense, 60 days for a third offense and 180 days for any additional offenses. Prostitution is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months in jail, but the bill mandates jail
In a rare type of discovery, researchers have identified a whole new genus of cricket in caves in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument in northwestern Arizona. A genus is a major subdivision within a family of living things that typically include
