August 19, 2004

DENVER - Qwest’s relationship with the Arizona School Facilities Board was so tight in 2001 that a company sales executive had an office at the state agency with access to its computers, phones and stationery, according to testimony here Thursday.

State agencies that already weathered a series of budget cuts since January may have to slice again - and deep.

Some Arizona Corporation Commission members are questioning why Johnson Utilities didn't notify the agency about a spill in Pinal County's Cambria Ocotillo neighborhood before they approved letting the utility expand its service area to two other neighborhoods.

It’s the perfect recipe for danger — lots of sunshine, crowded lakes and Memorial Day weekend. As Arizonans flock to the lakes, hauling boats along the highways, state officials are increasing manpower on land and water to gear up for the busy and dangerous summer months.

It’s the perfect recipe for danger — lots of sunshine, crowded lakes and Memorial Day weekend. As Arizonans flock to the lakes, hauling boats along the highways, state officials are increasing manpower on land and water to gear up for the busy and dangerous summer months.

Last week, the Arizona Department of Insurance held public meetings on its proposed health insurance rate review rulemaking in Tucson, Phoenix and Flagstaff. Public health and consumer groups testified to the need for increased transparency and consumer involvement in the rate review process.

Calling it key to economic development, Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday proposed abolishing the state Department of Commerce and replacing it with what she describes as a quasi-public agency.

Legislators should take advantage of the Valley’s redhot real estate market by speeding up the sale of state trust lands to better fund schools and teachers, Arizona Senate President Ken Bennett said Monday.

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From leaner food boxes to longer waiting lists, local social service agencies are feeling the pinch. As the economy continues to tank and the cost of everything from groceries to gas keeps rising, more people are asking social service agencies for help.

State lawmakers moved Thursday to make further budget cuts over the objection of foes who said it will endanger senior citizens, leave roads unplowed, make the border less safe and result in the closure of all state parks.

Rising tuition costs are far from the only impediment keeping Arizonans from completing a college degree.

Sonya Tefertiller, 29, wears an orange jumpsuit to class at Rio Salado Community College.

SALT LAKE CITY -- A committee that blends Utah and Arizona state agencies, nonprofits and representatives from polygamous groups wants to help service providers learn how to work with plural families.

The local Area Agency on Aging will offer community education training in Mesa next week on medication misuse among older adults. The free workshop will be 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 for professionals, volunteers, caregivers, and family members of those 55 and older. It will be in the program room at Mesa’s Red Mountain Library, 635 N. Power Road.

Geological hazards in Arizona that can threaten homes, property owners and developments are being exposed in an online guide.

Slower-than-anticipated job growth for the second half of 2006 has led the Arizona Department of Economic Security to scale back its 2006-07 job growth forecast from 256,000 to 228,000 jobs.

Hundreds of people sat at rows of tables monitoring computers in the ballroom of a historic Chandler hotel on Tuesday. On the walls, large television screens flashed news from a TV network called the Video News Network.

AAA Arizona lost a battle last year to strengthen teen driving laws, but hasn't given up on reducing the number of teen fatalities.

Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday promised to seek more funding for public schools for the coming budget year.

Backers of extending the state’s temporary 1-cent sales tax submitted more than 290,000 signatures Monday to put the issue on the November ballot.

Tempe prosecutors on Tuesday decided not to file charges against a high school principal and teacher suspected of failing to report early allegations of sexual misconduct by a fellow staff member.

Benjamin Harrison: According to the “Fact Check” Perspecitve article in the Tribune on Feb. 1, Matthew Ladner was correct in one part of his article; there is overspending in public education. I may even say that the district level is a bloated leech on the state spending. The rest of the article was rubbish. I can give the scoop in four simple facts.