February 2010
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State Senate Votes to Ban Obscuring License Plates
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Senate has voted to prohibit covers that obscure license plate numbers, which some drivers use to avoid photo enforcement speeding tickets.
The Senate gave preliminary approval to the measure sponsored by Phoenix Democrat Ken Cheuvront (SHEV-ront) on Thursday.
Cheuvront says the devices should be illegal because they help people break the law.
Senators [...]
Report says Arizona Classroom Spending has Dropped
PHOENIX (AP) — A new state report says Arizona school districts’ spending continues to shift away from the classroom.
The auditor general’s office reported Thursday that the statewide percentage of districts’ dollars spent in the classroom fell to 56.9 percent in the 2008-09 school year. The rest of the money was spent on non-classroom costs like [...]
Gold Medals Stolen from 1972 Olympian’s Ariz. Home
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Three gold medals have been stolen from the Arizona home of former Olympic swimmer Melissa Belote, who won them as a 15-year-old at the 1972 games in Munich.
Belote, now 53, normally kept the medals in a safety-deposit box, but had put them underneath clothes in a dresser drawer at her Tempe [...]
Yavapai County Deputy Shoots Armed Man
ASH FORK, Ariz. (AP) — Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials say one of its deputies fatally shot an armed man at a gasoline station near Interstate 40.
Authorities say the deputy was in the area Thursday morning after responding to an earlier call involving an armed man who was confronting customers at an Ask Fork business.
The uniformed [...]
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Coconino Supervisors Pullback on Cell Phone Law
FLAGSTAFF (AP) — Coconino County is letting the state take the lead in banning text messaging while driving.
The Coconino County Board of Supervisors Tuesday decided not to enact a sweeping proposal from an advisory board aimed at blocking text messaging, speaking on a cell phone, or using a two-way radio while driving.
The county’s Board of [...]
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