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Phoenix joins 4 cities in push for bullet trains
Planners for five key Western cities, including Phoenix, said Wednesday that they will seek $50 million from Congress in the next transportation bill to study the feasibility of a high-speed passenger-rail network. Comment?
Elissa Mullany Big Beneficiary from Phil Gordon's Federal PAC
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Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon established a federal political action committee in late 2007, hoping, he later said , to "educate members of Congress on the needs in Phoenix." But in its two years of activity to date, the committee's biggest beneficiary has been Gordon's girlfriend, Elissa Mullany. Comment?
Ex-Mayo chief to lead ASU program
... also has campuses in Phoenix and Jacksonville, Fla. In recent months, Cortese has questioned some aspects of Congress' health-care-reform efforts. He has, for example, said that lawmakers should change the way Medicare reimburses doctors for their ... Comment?
ASU Invites Community to Discuss Job Creation in Metro Phoenix onA Friday
... leaders and nonprofit leaders.A The focus is to listen to these leaders about what they believe the White House and Congress should do to help create jobs and restart Arizona's economy. Comment?
New Oversight Report on Economic Stimulus Projects
... economic growth. This report shows that much of the stimulus bill has been a failure." Nine months after Congress passed a $787 billion economic stimulus package the rolls of the unemployed have grown by millions and, by any measure, more jobs have ... Comment?
Prescott Valley Town Council backs rural mayors association
... services." The association plans to take its message to the Legislature, the Governor's Office, state agencies and Congress, according to the resolution. Council action on the resolution followed deliberations on other matters, including unanimous ... Comment?
Wood pile burning set for Saturday
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management and local fire departments plan to burn piles of brush in the Congress and Black Canyon City areas Saturday. Comment?
... who made millions investing in Indian bingo halls and slot-machine parlors in Arizona and California before Congress authorized tribes to open full-blown casinos. He hosted Donald Trump to a University of Arizona football game, rode in luxury cars, ... Comment?
Contractors who cite discrimination can sue
... it cannot be sued by Fleming. But Bybee and his colleagues said they did not read the law that way. "We think Congress meant for us to refer to Title 1 for guidance in determining whether the Rehabilitation Act was violated," the judge wrote. Bybee ... Comment?
... to put on a most entertaining party." Dec. 4, 1909 "The details of the pursuit of Marin, the slayer of Wendes at Congress Junction, by Sheriff Smith and two deputies is decidedly interesting. Marin was brought to the county jail in this city ... Comment?
... representing more than 5,000 community anti-drug groups. CADCA's National Coalition Institute was established by Congress to increase the capacity and effectiveness of community anti-drug coalitions. The mission of CADCA is to build and strengthen ... Comment?
The Score : Solo artists featured at Parasol Project
.l... Singer Matt Shultz and the band Cage the Elephant will play an all-ages show Wednesday at Club Congress. Courtesy of Cage the Elephant The Score : Solo artists featured at Parasol Project Parasol Project is celebrating the one-man band with a ... Comment?
... and 8 p.m. Admission is free. --E.R. A Sea of Rubber and Vinyl Tucson Fetish Heat 8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 5 Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St. www.azfetishball.com If Keanu Reeves can manage to look hot in pleather, so can anyone. And everyone and ... Comment?
Could losing make Hayworth a winner?
Losing his seat in Congress was the best chance J.D. Hayworth had to advance his political career. Comment?
... Not only was this financial arrangement laid out in a Reclamation Act amendment in 1906, but over the years, Congress, the Arizona Supreme Court and state Legislature all have acknowledged the concept of using one resource to pay for another, SRP ... Comment?
COBRA insurance subsidy program ends soon
... care coverage out of reach for many, Families USA contends. But U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick said, via e-mail, that Congress may discuss proposals to extend the temporary assistance in December, although it has not worked out details. "We need to be ... Comment?
Government incompetence on full display
... after the passage of the bill, the national unemployment rate is even higher than Obama predicted it would be had Congress not passed his bill. So where is the stimulus money? What happened to that crucial $787 billion Obama had to spend, to "get ... Comment?
Hayden record falls, contributions to Tempe stand tall
... was regrettably eclipsed when 92-year-old U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., became the longest-ever serving member of Congress, surpassing an achievement that had resided in our state for four decades. Closer to home the milestone was particularly ... Comment?
COBRA insurance subsidy program ends soon
... care coverage out of reach for many, Families USA contends. But U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick said, via e-mail, that Congress may discuss proposals to extend the temporary assistance in December, although it has not worked out details. "We need to be ... Comment?
Dems suggest tax to pay for war
As President Barack Obama prepares to announce a new strategy and troop increase for the war in Afghanistan, many Democrats in Congress are bridling at the likely cost. Comment?