June 2009
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Ariz. House Gives Preliminary OK to Budget Bills
PHOENIX (AP) — Hours away from a possible partial state government shutdown, the Arizona House omitted two controversial tax proposals while giving preliminary approval Tuesday night to nine bills to revise a legislative budget approved June 4 but not sent to Gov. Jan Brewer.
The Legislature faced a midnight deadline to approve a new budget. The [...]
Brewer Tells Safety Agencies to Maintain Services
PHOENIX (AP) — Amid continued uncertainty about the state’s budget, Gov. Jan Brewer’s office says she has directed the state’s public safety agencies to maintain normal operations Wednesday.
Brewer spokesman Paul Senseman says that direction has gone out to the Departments of Corrections, Juvenile Corrections and Public Safety.
Legislative action on budget bills was continuing late Tuesday [...]
Arizona State Parks Have Begun to Close Due to Budget Impasse
Phoenix, AZ – The Arizona State Parks department has begun closing down all but two parks across the state before a midnight deadline. Parks will be closed and not reopen until the department has operating authority.
In order to reduce the economic impact for two rural communities, the Arizona State Parks department staff have signed special [...]
Ariz. House Approves Bill Allowing Guns in Bars
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House has approved a bill to allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry a gun into a business that serves alcohol.
The measure has pitted powerful groups representing gun and bar owners against each other.
It would require bar and restaurant owners who want to ban weapons to post a sign [...]
A Busy Weekend for Coconino Search and Rescue Crews
Flagstaff, AZ- On Saturday June 27, 2009 personnel of the Coconino County Sheriff Office Search and Rescue Unit received the report of an adult male who was rappelling with a friend in an area known as Sun Dance in the general vicinity of Blue Ridge. One of the two men rappelled a distance of approximately [...]
Paradise Valley to Refund Traffic Cam Tickets
PHOENIX (AP) — Paradise Valley giveth tickets and now the town will be taking 1,000 photo enforcement tickets away because of a bad yellow-light timer.
The ticket refunds are expected to total $36,000, officials said.
The town sent 1,063 letters June 22 informing drivers ticketed between May 7 and June 17 to expect a full refund of [...]
Phoenix Light Rail Marks Six Months of Service
PHOENIX (AP) — After six months, light rail riders are giving the trains running between Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa a thumbs up.
“It’s very easy, very straightforward. Everything is clearly marked,” said light rail rider M. Davis of Tempe.
Monthly ridership rose from 911,883 in January to 1,044,135 in April before dropping to 928,259 in May.
Metro light [...]
Audit Shows Deficiencies Within Child Agency
PHOENIX (AP) — A state audit of Child Protective Services accuses the agency of failing to investigate complaints of abuse in group homes and treatment centers in the required time frame.
The state auditor general’s report also found gaps in CPS record-keeping that have allowed treatment-center employees with substantiated complaints of child abuse to get new [...]
Arizona Moves to Allow Concealed Guns in Bars
PHOENIX (AP) — There was a time in the Wild West that cowboys had to check their guns before they could pull up a bar stool for a drink — rules that protected against the saloon gunfights that came to define the frontier era in places like Arizona.
But a bill moving through the Arizona Legislature [...]
Police: Booted Ariz. Frat Was Out of Control
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Pledges at a University of Arizona fraternity were slapped, yelled at and made to drink beer until they vomited, according to a police investigation.
Sigma Phi Epsilon came under scrutiny after several violations of campus policies were reported in the fall semester, many involving alcohol.
The university police’s investigative report, obtained by the [...]
