The Week (At the Arizona Capitol) March 3-7

In the week after the drama over SB1062, the legislature turned back to the usual routine. The deadline to file bills has already passed, so now the committees in the House and Senate are in the process of going through the bills that have passed through the other. In that spirit the House has been…

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The Week (At the Arizona Capitol): Feb. 17-21

On Monday, a bill that would permit the government to construct a “virtual fence” at the border between Arizona and Mexico passed through the Senate Government and Environment committee. The bill would provide $30 million out of the state general pay for the fence. Sen. Bob Worsley (R-Mesa), the sponsor, said he doesn’t trust the…

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A watch from parched Mt. Lemmon as fire season lies ahead

[Photos by Jade Nunes] SUMMERHAVEN – Despite recent rainfall, prolonged  drought brought fears in  California about a dangerous and costly wildfire season that could be looming as winter wanes. And here in Summerhaven, the small town that sits at 8,000 feet above Tucson near the summit of Mt. Lemmon, drought and a warm, dry winter…

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