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October 2013
While other Arizona
lakes with federal connections are closing, one big one, close to home remains
open. Lake Pleasant Park Supervisor David Jordan says the lake is open and expects
a large influx of visitors who are unable to enjoy other parks.
October 04, 2013
A Federal judge Thursday threw out a challenge to a 2011
state law that bans abortion, based on the race or sex of the child. The NAACP
and the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum had challenged the law,
claiming its premise that Asian women abort girls because they prefer boys, and
black women are more likely to be talked into terminating a pregnancy, was
based on racial stereotypes.
October 04, 2013
The cost of gas continues to drop in Arizona, with the statewide average down
four cents from a week ago, at $3.31. And AAA spokeswoman Michelle Donatti
says the declines could be even more dramatic in the next couple months.
October 04, 2013
Don’t look for Grand
Canyon National Park
to reopen during the government shutdown, even if somebody comes up with the
cash to operate it. In 1995,
then-Governor Fife Symington negotiated a deal
to keep part of the Canyon open with $17,000 a day in donated
money.
October 04, 2013
Mining has been a staple of Arizona’s economy for the past century. But recent state and federal budget cuts have put the Arizona Mine Inspector’s Office in a deep hole symbolic of the mine shafts it monitors.
October 04, 2013
The University of Arizona is renovating a landmark that the school calls its "front porch." "Old Main" is one of the Arizona's oldest public buildings.
Old Main, the oldest building on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, was originally built in 1891.
October 03, 2013
For as much rancor as Phoenix’s temporary food tax has generated, public hearings on the issue have not been well-attended. As of Wednesday afternoon, the city had received 14 public comments over the course of nine meetings.
October 03, 2013
Arizona farmers are upset with Congress for not approving an extension to the Farm Bill before the government shutdown. Some farmers are now worried about getting government loans for next year’s crops.
October 02, 2013
Gov. Jan Brewer and the director of Arizona’s Medicaid
program have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the state’s plan to
expand its health care program for the poor. The Goldwater Institute filed a lawsuit last month on behalf
of some state lawmakers and others.
October 02, 2013
The continued federal government shutdown is starting to affect some of Arizona's state agencies. According to the current state budget, the Arizona Department of Transportation is set to get about $178 million from the U.
October 02, 2013
