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Whither the housing recovery: It's a precarious prediction
As a homeowner, it made my heart sing (or at least hum softly) to notice four neighborhood homes not just with for sale signs on them, but with "sale pending" dangles added to the usual "must see" and ...
07 Jul, 2011
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New EPA regulations could impact Arizona
The Navajo Generating Station near Page, AZ uses about 8 million tons of coal a year to provide 2.25 GW of power and nearly 95% of the electricity for the huge pumps on the Central Arizona Project can ...
01 Jul, 2011
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Greens well positioned after Democratic Party ballot purge in Tuscon
Tucson's mayoral election is shaping up to be a two-party race, but due to a series of petition signature challenges, it’s not the two parties you would expect. This November, voters in Tucson w ...
29 Jun, 2011
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Supreme Court upholds free speech in California and Arizona
In two separate cases Monday, the Supreme Court struck down laws in California and Arizona as violations of the First Amendment: a California ban on violent video games and an Arizona campaign finance ...
28 Jun, 2011
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Supreme Court upholds free speech in California and Arizona
In two separate cases Monday, the Supreme Court struck down laws in California and Arizona as violations of the First Amendment: a California ban on violent video games and an Arizona campaign finance ...
28 Jun, 2011
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4 min read
New party on track to gain ballot access in California
In addition to the Democrats and Republicans, there are four other ballot-qualified political parties in California, and over a dozen smaller political bodies which are formally attempting to gain b ...
08 Jun, 2011
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Public pensions operate under far laxer accounting rules than private pensions
Government pensions, including CalPERS and the other public pension plans in California, are permitted to use far laxer accounting standards than private pension plans. This allows them to greatly ove ...
06 Jun, 2011
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3 min read
A frank discussion of the Fourth Amendment and civil liberties
From police actions, to court rulings, to the impending renewal of key provisions of the Patriot Act next week, the debate over the Fourth Amendment, its meaning, and its relevance could not be any mo ...
21 May, 2011
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4 min read
New drug tunnel found as thousands protest drug war in Mexico
Lost in last week's coverage and commentary of the unfolding Osama bin Laden story was the discovery of yet another drug tunnel on the U.S.-Mexico border, this time in Arizona. Border Patrol agents wo ...
12 May, 2011
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4 min read
California's installed renewable energy numbers may surprise you
If asked what type of renewable energy is most prevalent in California, most would choose solar or wind, but in reality, those two forms of renewable energy aren't even close. Instead, the current Cal ...
12 May, 2011
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3 min read