Arizona News
Brewer Campaign Manager Posts Apology
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s campaign manager is apologizing to anyone offended by his suggestion that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry Goddard is gay.
A message posted Wednesday on the website of Brewer campaign manager Chuck Coughlin’s political consulting firm says his suggestion Tuesday regarding 20-year-old rumors about Goddard was only intended to make a [...]
Prison Sentence for Man in Helicopter Crash
PHOENIX (AP) — A man who led authorities on a chase through midtown Phoenix which resulted in a deadly news helicopter crash is headed for a lengthy prison stay.
A judge handed down a 25-year prison sentence Friday to Christopher Jermaine Jones after he pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated [...]
Judge Blocks Higher Ariz. Copays for AHCCCS
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge is temporarily blocking Arizona from charging higher copays to some people enrolled in the state’s Medicaid system, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System.
A stay issued Friday by U.S. District Judge Earl Carroll runs through Oct. 31. Lawyers for people challenging the higher copays say that allows them to request a [...]
Prop. 109 Brings Hunting, Fishing Rights to Ballot
FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today) – On November 2nd, Arizonans will head to the polls to vote in the 2010 Midterm Elections. One interesting and little known ballot measure facing Arizona voters is proposition 109, a proposed constitutional amendment that would place the right to hunt and fish in Arizona alongside the right to bear arms and [...]
ABOR to Meet on Scholarships, Budgets
The Arizona Board of Regents will hold a sheduled publlic meeting, highlighting a discussion on the Regents High Honors Endorsment Scholarship and the AIMS Scholarship.
This meeting will be held in the Memorial Union at Arizona State University in Tempe.
The three state universities will present their state operating budget requests Thurday morning.
President John Hager will present [...]
Grand Canyon National Park Waiving Entrance Fee
Grand Canyon National Park will be waiving Entrance fees on National Public Lands Day, Saturday, September 25, 2010.
National Public Lands Day will be celebrated by National Parks around the country. The volunteer effort, which started in 1994, is the country’s largest hands-on volunteer effort, working towards improving public lands.
Everyone visiting Grand Canyon National Park on [...]
Appeals Court to Mull Ariz. Immigration Law Nov. 1
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court set a Nov. 1 date for hearing arguments in Gov. Jan Brewer’s appeal of a ruling that put parts of Arizona’s new immigration law on hold.
Brewer asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to reverse the ruling that arose out of a lawsuit by the [...]
State Begins Search for Redistricting Commission
The State of Arizona is currently seeking qualified individuals to serve on the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. The Redistricting Commission was created by a voter approved ballot initiative in 2000 in an attempt to prevent gerrymandering by state legislators and ensure fair and unbiased redistricting. The Commission is made up of five members- two democrats, [...]
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