DENVER — Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter says western states must work together on water issues if the region is to continue to grow.

If sports teams can sell naming rights, then why can't Scottsdale?

August 27, 2004

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The National Football League will allow more local television stations to cover games from the sidelines next season under a policy change prompted by complaints from broadcast media.

Scottsdale's City Cable Channel 11 has dropped two long-running programs produced by outside entities and will turn to municipal employees first to appear on camera as part of a revised policy.

Prepared text of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's State of the State speech:

Arizona’s monument to the Ten Commandments likely will remain near the state Capitol in Phoenix after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that a similar Texas display doesn’t endorse a religion.

Arizona’s monument to the Ten Commandments likely will remain near the state Capitol in Phoenix after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that a similar Texas display doesn’t endorse a religion.

June 23, 2004

The rift between the Arizona Board of Regents and the community colleges deepened Tuesday after board president Chris Herstam unveiled how a study of the proposed university redesign will be carried out.

The city of Phoenix is launching a plan to invest up to $50 million in public money with banks and credit unions in the metro area with the goal of providing them with the capital to make loans to businesses and individuals.

From top to bottom, transportation officials in Arizona and across the country are eagerly and somewhat nervously looking to the federal government to drive change in the funding for transportation in the next 20 years.

A shift in political will across Arizona is pushing local police to start cracking down on the flow of illegal immigration.

A shift in political will across Arizona is pushing local police to start cracking down on the flow of illegal immigration.

Voters across the nation are heading to the polls to oust incumbent politicians, but many East Valley residents won’t have any challenger to choose from if they are in a throw-the-bums-out mindset.

East Valley tobacco shop owners fear that a new tax hike on their merchandise may cause sales to go up in smoke. Beginning April 1, the federal excise tax will be raised on tobacco products to support President Barack Obama’s recently signed State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

Retirement isn’t what it used to be for many people, and former Arizona State University President Lattie Coor is no exception.

Arizona continues to lag behind the national average in wages and personal income despite years of trying to attract companies that pay higher wages, according to two studies released Monday by the L. William Seidman Research Institute at Arizona State University.

Hundreds of state workers are facing unpaid furloughs and layoffs – potentially within a week – as agencies struggle to implement budget cuts approved last week, officials say.

Washington • Lots of states feud with the federal government. But Arizona has become something of a poster child of late.

State Sen. Jerry Lewis, R-Mesa:

State Sen. Jerry Lewis, R-Mesa:

Mesa is home to Arizona’s largest school district — and a whopping $130 million worth of annual purchasing power for items ranging from lunch food to computers to athletic equipment.

PHOENIX - Evacuation procedures will be under a spotlight as state officials review Arizona's emergency response plan in the wake of Gulf Coast hurricanes.