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Pearce recall election challenge: Ruling expected in mid-August
by Alia Beard Rau
- Jul. 22, 2011 01:28 PM
The Arizona Republic
The Arizona Republic
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge will hear
arguments Aug. 8 on whether he should dismiss a legal challenge to the recall
petitions collected against Senate President Russell Pearce.
Pearce fell from grace; now he must scramble to save his seat
Senate
boss pulling out stops in fight to halt recall
Six months ago, I would have told you that there was no way Senate President
Russell Pearce would be recalled from on high.
Then he
began a reprisal of his 2010 glory days, pushing a fresh pack of immigration
bills and some kooky scheme to nullify federal laws 
at a time when we desperately needed the Legislature to focus on the economy.
Three
months ago, I would have told you that there was no way that 7,756 voters in
Pearce's conservative Mesa district would sign a petition to force the state's
most powerful politician to put up a fight for his political life Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2011/07/23/20110723pearce-scramble-roberts.html#ixzz1Swu8FZ9U
2 men, woman dead, and 2nd woman
critically wounded; murder-suicide possibility probed.
More news »
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Phoenix voters to settle tiff over gas station
Residents
start campaign to bury plan for empty lot
Phoenix voters will be asked to settle an argument between neighbors who oppose
construction of a gas station in east Phoenix and the corporation that wants to
build it.
Residents
don't want QuikTrip to build a gas station on a vacant lot at the southwestern
corner of 44th Street and Palm Lane, across the street from their homes.
· Rose said the Takhars are fighting for the
neighbors, not business territory. He noted, though, that they have a hefty
investment in the trailer park and gas station. "They invested $3.5
million on that corner," Rose said.
Mike Thornbrugh, a
spokesman for QuikTrip Corp., said this is not a story of David and Goliath.
"They've gone out and hired attorneys to represent them, and they've gone
out and hired petition circulators, and they've gone out and hired a
professional consultant," Thornbrugh said. "I think Takhar is using
them for his own interest." Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2011/07/23/20110723phoenix-voters-gas-station.html#ixzz1SwvCpHgR
Montgomery backs down in conflict over attorneys
County attorney and supervisors face off
The
faceoff Friday centered on who appoints attorneys to represent the county in
civil litigation, an issue that has already been established in case law.
Feds trying to help Arizona farmers and
ranchers
By The Associated Press
Published: July 22, 2011 at 3:53 pm
Arizona’s San Carlos
Apache Reservation has been designated as a primary natural disaster due to
losses caused by drought, high winds, excessive heat and wildfires this year.
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture announced Thursday that farmers and ranchers in Apache, Navajo,
Gila, Pinal, Graham and Greenlee counties also qualify for natural disaster
assistance because their counties are contiguous. All qualified farm operators
in the designated areas are eligible for low interest emergency loans from
USDA’s Farm Service Agency, provided that eligibility requirements are met.
Farmers in eligible
counties now have eight months to apply for loans to help cover part of their
actual losses. The farm agency will consider each loan application on its own
merits, taking into account the extent of losses, security available and
repayment ability. http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2011/07/22/feds-trying-to-help-arizona-farmers-and-ranchers/
Congressional Candidate Kirk Adams: I'm
"the Youngest Speaker in Arizona History." Not Quite *UPDATED*
UPDATE: See Adams' response to House Speaker Age-Gate here.
Former Arizona House Speaker and current Congressional candidate Kirk Adams issued a press release recently claiming he was "the youngest speaker in Arizona history."
The release says Adams "shocked the Republican establishment and political class, winning the speakership at only 35 years of age and one full term in office -- making him the youngest speaker in Arizona history." http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2011/07/congressional_candidate_kirk_a.php
Former Arizona House Speaker and current Congressional candidate Kirk Adams issued a press release recently claiming he was "the youngest speaker in Arizona history."
The release says Adams "shocked the Republican establishment and political class, winning the speakership at only 35 years of age and one full term in office -- making him the youngest speaker in Arizona history." http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2011/07/congressional_candidate_kirk_a.php
