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• $41.5 million for Reclamation upgrades
  Mar 12, 2010 — The Yuma Daily Sun
  During that time, water user demand and weather conditions often change, she explained.
• Penny wise, pound foolish?
  Mar 12, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  Without his medication, he acts out violently in school. Son Michael, 13, also has Asperger's and ADHD. Severely mentally ill adults, dependent on The Guidance Center and medications to get them through he day, will no longer be eligible. Therefore, all hospitals throughout the state will likely be "cost shifting" and passing "hidden health care taxes" to insured consumers. In Williams, Nickles continues to struggle to make ends meet.
• Border Boletin
  Mar 10, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Star
  If you remember, Obama mentioned immigration just once in his State of the Union address, casting serious doubt on how a priority it is for the White House. Citizenship would not be granted lightly, the White House said. Undocumented workers would need to register, pay taxes and pay a penalty for violating the law.
• Developer reveals plans for Chandler corner
  Mar 10, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  ...said Teri Killgore, Chandler's downtown redevelopment manager. However, developers Benton-Robb in 2008 sold its property on the southeast corner of Chandler Boulevard and Arizona Avenue, as well as development rights to an L-shaped city-owned parcel south of Guedo's Taco Shop and an existing Jack-in-the-Box (NASDAQ:JACK) restaurant, to COR Arizona Land Company, based in Fayetteville, N.Y., she said. The land is considered part of Chandler's downtown historic square, Killgore...
• Developer reveals plans for downtown Chandler
  Mar 10, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  ...said Teri Killgore, Chandler's downtown redevelopment manager. However, developers Benton-Robb in 2008 sold its property on the southeast corner of Chandler Boulevard and Arizona Avenue, as well as development rights to an L-shaped city-owned parcel south of Guedo's Taco Shop and an existing Jack-in-the-Box (NASDAQ:JACK) restaurant, to COR Arizona Land Company, based in Fayetteville, N.Y., she said. The land is considered part of Chandler's downtown historic square, Killgore...
• EDITORIAL: Foisting cost of public safety on counties saves nil: Our view
  Mar 10, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Star
  Olivia Cajero-Bedford and Matt Heinz, both Tucson Democrats, voted against it. Al Melvin, R-Tucson, suggested the counties might be amenable to paying a per-head fee for youth committed to ADJC. Shifting costs to them is not a cost reduction.
• Secret Snowbowl talks break open
  Mar 10, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  John McCain and Jon Kyl blasted the U.S. Department of Agriculture in a letter Monday, though they each support snowmaking at Arizona Snowbowl.
• Kirkpatrick opposes White House jobs bill
  Mar 9, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  Cyndy Cole Mar. 7, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- It was only last month that U.S. Rep. Last week, she proposed cutting pay for Congress by 5 percent.
• Closing coal plant a numbers game
  Mar 8, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  Coal (OOTC:WTNCF) (TSX:WTN') (TSX:WTN) , plus royalties to the Navajo Nation, said Scott Harelson, an SRP spokesman. SRP currently gets about 6.5 percent of its retail energy from renewable sources. The authors, with a group called Natural Capitalism Solutions, propose more efficient energy use, retraining people who now work in the coal energy industry, and covering 134 million square feet of the 336-mile Central Arizona Project canals with solar panels. The cost of that...
• Economic summit lists Yuma incentives
  Mar 8, 2010 — The Yuma Daily Sun
  With only US Airways (NYSE:LCC) going to Phoenix and United Airways going to Los Angeles, options are limited. So Yuma needs to become a travel hub to make itself more attractive, Dale said. "One thing I want to emphasize, the plan is a long-term perspective. Particular emphasis is given to tracing changes in economic and demographic conditions since the first summit process in 2001. Also, an industry cluster study is under preparation.
• State seeing venture capital dry up
  Mar 7, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Star
  ...venture capital investment from 2002 to 2008, says a Milken Institute report on Arizona high-tech development issued in December. Since a $600 million infusion in 2000 during the height of the dot-com boom, statewide venture capital investments have averaged $161 million annually. Lack of access is a hindrance Venture capital has helped nurture companies like Tucson's Ventana Medical Systems, which attracted $20 million in venture funding in the 1980s. Ventana grew into...
• US seizing drug money, but cartels have plenty more
  Mar 7, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Star
  Officers in Nogales recently found $58,000 in undeclared cash inside the luggage of a 37-year-old woman on a bus heading into Mexico. Vera-Moroyoqui was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison, and his father, Efren Vera-Romero, was sentenced to three years, court records show. The agency seized 107 weapons across the Southwest border in fiscal 2009, up from 72 in 2008 and 97 in 2007.
• AZ reps remain on health-care fence
  Mar 5, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Star
  We need to get this bill passed." Although majorities of the Senate and House approved separate health-care versions, they must settle on identical versions before it can become law.
• Cocopah funds aid Somerton, Wellton
  Mar 5, 2010 — The Yuma Daily Sun
  Cocopah Indian Tribe donated $21,252 checks to the city of Somerton and the town of Wellton on Thursday. The checks were accepted by Wellton Mayor James L. Deermer and Somerton Mayor Martin Porchas at the Cocopah Tribal Council Chambers. The money is for projects benefiting the local communities. The town of Wellton used the contribution last year toward the funding of the YCAT Orange Route. "We are so pleased to be included in the tribe's contributions again this year...
• Schnepf proposes Q.C.'s first cemetery
  Mar 5, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  But, because the community hasn't had a cemetery, they've had to go to Mesa or Chandler once they passed away. Former Mayor Mark Schnepf is working to fix that. Plans to turn the northwest corner of his family's farm into the area's first cemetery are under review by Maricopa County. We have invested so many generations of our lives into this farm," Schnepf said. "We've been part of the Queen Creek history for four generations.
• Tech nonprofit scores $400K from Chandler
  Mar 5, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  The money will come from a city fund set aside to help private developers restore downtown buildings. A.J. Chandler Park and to widen sidewalks and enhance the corridor's landscaping. Major companies like Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) have invested billion of dollars in the city's Price Road technology corridor.
• UMC, UPH to combine into single company
  Mar 5, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Star
  William M. Crist, the UA's vice president for health affairs. "Rather, we'll grow the clinical enterprise. Both Burns and Aldrich said they are supporting the process. Though nothing has been finalized, the plan is that UMC would manage both hospitals and their clinics. Pima County owns UPH Hospital, and UPH has a lease to operate it.
• BRIEF
  Mar 4, 2010 — The Yuma Daily Sun
  ...funds in support of the coalition. According to the release, the funds will help pay for medical services for low-income, uninsured and underinsured Yuma women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer. Tickets are available at Dillard's, the Historic Yuma Theater and the Regional Center for Border Health Inc., 214 W. Main St. in Somerton, and at the door the day of the event. Tickets are $10, which includes entry to a raffle for a Dillard's basket and a limousine ride.
• Issue undecided
  Mar 4, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Star
  ...the project by Tuesday of this week to avoid losing the funding, officials allocated the money to another project, Ritter said. Those funds will now be used for pavement preservation on Interstate 10 between South Houghton Road and the freeway's junction with Arizona 83. Work on that project, similar to one recently done on I-10 from Houghton to South Rita Road, is expected to begin shortly, Ritter said. Since early 2008, ADOT has discussed replacing the metric signs along I-19.
• Tucson's source of water runs low
  Mar 4, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Star
  River Basin in Wyoming that supply a large percentage of Colorado River water are particularly low in snowpack right now, said Brenda Alcorn, a senior hydrologist for the river forecast center. DID YOU KNOW The Central Arizona Project is a 336-mile network of pipelines and canals pumping Colorado River water uphill from Lake Havasu, in Western Arizona, south and east to Tucson. Its supply is dependent in part on the storage levels in Lake Powell. The CAP is expected to...
• Chief drafting new illegal immigration policy
  Mar 3, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  ...-- Chandler's new illegal immigration enforcement policy could be in place in about 60 days, after the City Council last week repealed the old policy, adopted 11 years ago in the wake of a controversial police sweep called the "Chandler Roundup." Police Chief Sherry Kiyler has been tasked with crafting and implementing the new policy, which is expected to give Chandler police officers more latitude in questioning people suspected of crimes if they are in the country legally. The...
• EDITORIAL: Marana should delay its plans for a new landfill: Our view
  Mar 3, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Star
  The property is owned by Marana Vice Mayor Herb Kai and his brother, John Kai Jr. We believe that the usual process for annexation has arguably been subverted.
• New casino east of Flag takes shape
  Mar 3, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  Navajo Nation accepted a $100 million line of credit to start building casinos around the reservation. But it later set that idea aside in favor of tapping a tribal trust fund instead. The tribe opened its first casino east of Gallup in 2008. NO PAYMENTS TO INDIVIDUALS The Twin Arrows project is possible, in part, due to a 300-acre land donation from the Leupp Chapter. One local family had loudly opposed the casino in the past. Gaming could add jobs for Navajo...
• The Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff, Around the Town column
  Mar 3, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  Participants will attend a keynote lecture, "The 'R' word: The ethics of rationing health care," which will be presented by Joan McGregor, professor of philosophy at Arizona State University. She is a faculty member in Arizona State University's School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies. Mountain Line bus service is offering free bus rides (bus routes 2 and 7) for anyone attending the event. Some services require personal documents.
• Finding new work a full-time job
  Mar 2, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Sun
  Moving out of the city could present complications. Baron said that after he was laid off, he began to find ways to conserve. His credit card companies told him the same thing. Baron's mantra for finding work in Flagstaff is to attend all professional meetings and network, network, network. He is on COBRA insurance for now. Baron said he has been able to shelter his children from his struggle to find work.
• Jobless-pay delay looms for thousands
  Mar 2, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Star
  ...funding for unemployment benefits is extended, whether immediately or later, Meissner said it's important that unemployed people continue to file claims and weekly updates promptly. He said any delays in filings could delay payments if and when funding is reinstated. The Senate funding holdup affects recipients getting extended benefits -- payments after the initial 26 weeks, Meissner said. Besides increasing the stress on unemployed workers, a delay in funding could increase...
• District 1 board tours schools
  Mar 1, 2010 — The Yuma Daily Sun
  All the schools are at performing level for AZ Learns (state standardized test) and they're all using the Promethean boards. Soft capital covers texts, computers, furniture and other critical supplies. Peeling paint has now become a problem for Fourth Avenue Junior High, and the district could use additional funds. There's some inequities that allow teachers with less seniority to earn more than others.
• Got your flu shot?
  Mar 1, 2010 — The Yuma Daily Sun
  Brooks said the Health District has been out of the seasonal flu vaccine since last month. Brooks said many local health care providers and pharmacies still offer the flu shot.
• Yuma a 'tree city USA' for third time
  Mar 1, 2010 — The Yuma Daily Sun
  One such bilingual session was held last fall. "Our goal is healthy trees in Yuma," Bealmear said. Its mission is to inspire people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees. More on the foundation and its programs can be found at www.arborday.org.
• County may oppose Marana landfill
  Feb 28, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Star
  The resolution will ask the town to send the entire issue back to the Marana Planning Commission. "There simply isn't sufficient information. By approving a plan for the land before annexation is finished, the town would be annexing the property into a zoning that allows a landfill.
• Local Tea Party gets 'Time' mention; Brown to visit for McCain fundraiser
  Feb 28, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Star
  McCain is today leading the fight on behalf of Arizonans to stop the government takeover of our health care system, Mr.
• Wildlife crossings, fences on CAP called a noticeable success
  Feb 28, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Star
  Twenty-three died. In all, 216 animals, including dogs, cats, snakes, burros, javelinas, hawks, coyotes, sheep and cattle made it through the fencing during those years.
• Gurgling creeks may be saying our short-term drought is over
  Feb 27, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Star
  Even those that are haven't fully recovered, a Pima County official said. The first of three ponds still had water, but it was far less than enough to spill into a second pond, which has been dry since early 2009.
• Mesa OKs $10M for Fiesta District makeover
  Feb 26, 2010 — East Valley Tribune
  Smith wants to discourage long-distance travel on that road. "I'm saying, 'Thank you. Mesa would add a third lane in each direction east of Country Club to speed up traffic and add bus pullouts. Known as scalloped streets, these stretches can narrow roads from as many as three lanes to one where a landowner has yet to develop the property.