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4 hrs ago | MyFoxPhoenix

Travel Not Advised Near Casa Grande

Two people are dead after their small sport utility vehicle crashed into a commercial vehicle during a dust storm in south-central Arizona.

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Fri Nov 27, 2009

The Arizona Daily Star

State IDs MVD sites that will close due to cutbacks

PHOENIX a ' Motorists in several Arizona communities will soon find themselves without a Motor Vehicle Division office.

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Related Topix: Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix Metro, Maricopa County, AZ

MyFoxPhoenix

Groups Contend Bills Cross Legal Lines

The Arizona Supreme Court is being asked to overturn the Legislature's use of budget laws to set state policy on topics ranging from teachers' seniority rights and immigration enforcement to mortgage lawsuits and municipal building codes.

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Related Topix: Arizona Government, Immigration Reform, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Arizona State University

Thu Nov 26, 2009

KTVK Phoenix

Most applicants for Mesa PD chief live close-by

The City of Mesa has been running a nationwide search for the next police chief, but few outside of Arizona are interested in the post.

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MyFoxPhoenix

AAA: Gas Prices Averaging $2.61 a Gallon

AAA Arizona reports that gas prices on Thanksgiving Day in Arizona are averaging about $2.61 for a gallon of regular unleaded.

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Related Topix: Thanksgiving, Life, Holidays

The Heartland Institute

Fighting A Coercion Clause

In 2006, long before there was an Obama administration determined to impose a command-and-control federal health care system, a young orthopedic surgeon walked into the Goldwater Institute here with an idea.

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Related Topix: Arizona Government, Medicaid, Health, US Supreme Court

Wed Nov 25, 2009

MyFoxPhoenix

Explosives Found In and Near NAU Dorm

Authorities say five explosives in plastic bottles containing hydrochloric acid were found early Wednesday in and around a Northern Arizona University dormitory.

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Related Topix: Northern Arizona University

Valley Morning Star

Ariz. prison on lockdown after fight involving 100

An Arizona corrections official says a fight has broken out among more than 100 inmates at the Lewis prison complex west of Phoenix, injuring three inmates and a corrections officer.

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Related Topix: Arizona Government

KGUN-TV Tucson

Arizona agency identifies MVD offices being closed

The Arizona Department of Transportation is identifying which 12 Motor Vehicle Divisions will be closed because of state budget troubles.

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Related Topix: Ajo, AZ, Kearny, AZ, Superior, AZ, Willcox, AZ, Maricopa County, AZ

Tucson Region

GOP blasts league of cities for suit vs. immigrant law

PHOENIX a ' Gov. Jan Brewer and top Republican leaders lashed out Tuesday at the League of Arizona Cities and Towns for its lawsuit challenging a new law designed to crack down on illegal immigrants getting public benefits.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Illegal Immigration, US News

Tue Nov 24, 2009

East Valley Tribune

Arizona job market hardest hit by recession

Volunteer Charlene Newman works the desk between helping job seekers at a Goodwill Job Center in Chandler.

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Related Topix: Chandler, AZ

Tucson Region

'Reality sets in' as Brewer OKs $144 million in cuts to schools

PHOENIX a ' Without a single Democrat in support, state lawmakers agreed Monday to immediately cut $300 million in state spending, half of that from education.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Barney Frank, Democrat

The Arizona Daily Star

Huge revamp of higher ed envisioned

PHOENIX a ' Arizona is getting a $1.5 million grant as the first step toward creating "no frills" programs within the university system where students can get degrees for less than what they now cost.

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Related Topix: Phoenix, AZ, Maricopa County, AZ

Free Republic

Arizona Governor Election Arpaio Is Strongest GOP Candidate in 2010 Arizona Governor’s Race

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is the Republicans' best shot at holding onto the Arizona governorship in 2010 against likely Democratic candidate Terry Goddard.

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Related Topix: Arizona Government, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Maricopa County, AZ, Janet Napolitano, US Governors

Mon Nov 23, 2009

ABC15.com

State Legislature approves $300 million in spending cuts

The Arizona Legislature has ended its special session after approving a package of bills to eliminate about a quarter of the state's $2 billion shortfall.

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Related Topix: Arizona Government, US News

Yuma Sun

Arizona Lottery sales holding up

Even as residents cut back on spending due to the uncertainties of a sagging economy, the Arizona Lottery's sales are holding up, the latest figures show.

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Related Topix: Lottery, Arizona Government, Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, Yuma, AZ

Sun Nov 22, 2009

WPEC-TV West Palm Beach

Marijuana found in melon shipment

Department of Transportation officials arrested and charged the driver, 31-year-old Richard Garfield Coulton, with marijuana trafficking after Thursday's discovery.

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Related Topix: Arizona Government

Phoenix New Times

Approved! State of Arizona Gets $700 Million Loan Just to Keep Lights On

Remember when banks were lending money to people that had no means of paying it back and the entire economy came crashing down? The Bank of America apparently has no memory of this because it just approved a $700 million loan to the Arizona state government, which happens to already be about $2 billion in the hole.

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Related Topix: Arizona Government

Sat Nov 21, 2009

MyFoxPhoenix

Park Fees Going Up in Arizona

The Arizona State Parks Board has approved higher fees for the 30 state parks, beginning next March.

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Arizona Republic

Death sentence for kids' killings 25 year ago

A Tucson man has been sentenced to die in the bludgeoning death of his girlfriend's two children more than 25 years ago.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

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