Archive for October, 2009

Allen: Fraud plan was ‘pat on the head’ for Seel

Rep. Carl Seel may think that Sen. Carolyn Allen tried to run his fraud reduction scheme through the ringer last spring, but the Scottsdale Republican now says it was actually legislative leadership who put her up to the task.

Capitol Quotes 10/30 

“He just arrived, like a lot of freshmen, believing that he’s going to save us from ourselves… He probably thinks he’s going to work his way to the White House. And he’s not alone in that.” – Sen. Carolyn Allen, a Republican from Scottsdale, speaking Oct. 28 about the approach taken by Rep. Carl Seel [...]

Kingman’s version of the Springerville Madonna

Thank you for the article on the Springerville Madonna of the Trail statue, located along the National Old Trails Highway, a precursor of Historic Route 66 (Harry Truman and the Springerville Madonna, Sept. 4, “Times Past”). However, the people of Kingman have a different view of the decision regarding where the statue was to be [...]

Digging the hole deeper: Too many tax cuts hurting Arizona

As the Legislature debates proposals to raise taxes and proposals to cut taxes, how many Arizonans realize state taxes have been cut over and over again during the past two decades to the point that now our the state budget loses $1.5 billion a year?

UpClose with Ken Chapa 

Ken Chapa, 33, is to the go-to guy for productions that want to film in Arizona. His title is film office manager in the Arizona Department of Commerce. It’s a role that requires wearing many hats. He markets the tax-credit incentives available to production companies that film in Arizona. (Another Commerce employee crunches the numbers.) [...]

Pioneer Aviators 

In 1916, four men were assigned to fly reconnaissance with General John “Blackjack” Pershing’s punitive expeditionary forces in Mexico to help chase Pancho Villa. Ira Rader, John B. Brooks, Ralph Royce and Arthur Reed Christie were among America’s earliest military aviators and were frequent visitors to Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson.

Group educates, encourages and advocates for women business owners 

The Center for Women’s Business Research reports that 10.1 million business firms in the United States are owned by women, employing more than 13 million people and generating $1.9 trillion in sales. Women-owned ventures also account for 40 percent of all privately owned firms.

ASU professor brings health care expertise to reform effort 

Earlier this year, ASU professor Marjorie Baldwin contributed to the national debate regarding health care reform, advocating incremental changes and warning against rushing into a broad, public health care system that covers everybody.

Terry Goddard Warns Consumers to Beware of Fraudulent Flu Products

Attorney General Terry Goddard is warning Arizonans to be wary of products sold online that claim to diagnose, prevent, treat or cure the H1N1 flu virus. Goddard urges consumers to purchase only FDA-approved items and talk with their physician when they consider purchasing any drugs, nutritional supplements or other products claiming to protect against the [...]

Terry Goddard Warns Consumers to Beware of Fraudulent Flu Products

Attorney General Terry Goddard is warning Arizonans to be wary of products sold online that claim to diagnose, prevent, treat or cure the H1N1 flu virus. Goddard urges consumers to purchase only FDA-approved items and talk with their physician when they consider purchasing any drugs, nutritional supplements or other products claiming to protect against the [...]