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September 2013
The Standard &Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home
price index reported Tuesday that Phoenix
has posted 22 consecutive months of positive return. But the growth is slowing
down. Phoenix
was one of the seven metropolitan areas in the study with a lower annual growth
rate.
September 24, 2013
Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has been
honored by her alma mater. Giffords was
given the Ellen Browning Scripps Medal by Scripps
College in Southern
California. And, she had a message for the students of the school.
September 24, 2013
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is crediting Canadian law
enforcement officials for the arrest of a teen who had made Internet threats
against him and his family. The sheriff says the threats went too far.
September 24, 2013
The sign-up period for the Affordable Care Act begins next
week and the Arizona
branch of Organizing for Action is kicking off an effort to encourage
enrollment. They say they’re attempting to counter what the group says is the
misinformation being spread about Obamacare.
September 24, 2013
The National Transportation Safety Board is examining the
wreckage of a Vietnam-era ‘Huey’ helicopter, that crashed near Mayer over the
weekend. The crash killed 25-year-old Brynne Smith of Scottsdale and a second person on
board, who is believed to have been the pilot.
September 24, 2013
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is doing what the federal government will not. The state agency is holding public meetings on the federal plan for the future of the endangered Mexican Gray Wolf. Advocates say more Mexican gray wolves must be released into the wild to ensure the long-term survival of the endangered species.
September 23, 2013
The state Legislature wants to take back control of drawing Arizona’s congressional district maps. In 2000, voters passed Prop 106, which took redistricting away from the Legislature and gave it to the Independent Redistricting Commission.
September 23, 2013
Republicans in the United States House of Representatives have expressed their disapproval of the Affordable Health Act by passing a short-term spending plan that would defund it. Leaders of the U.S. Senate have said the measure is dead on arrival there.
September 23, 2013
The election law changes that raised Arizona's campaign contribution limits are also providing candidates with an unwanted and apparently unintended surprise. The surprise is a new requirement that candidates have separate campaign finance committees for the primary and general election elections, according to the Arizona Capitol Times.
September 23, 2013
Allegiant Air said it is still on schedule to finish inspecting the emergency slides in its fleet of MD-80 jets by the end of the month. The inspections have caused delays and cancellations for thousands of passengers.
September 23, 2013