Scottsdale high school students quizzed local lawmakers and debated political issues Wednesday. Now, they just need to actually vote.

October 13, 2004

The public can expect to hear what contract firefighters who work in Scottsdale think about creating a municipal fire department since a disputed gag order was lifted Friday.

Mesa leaders are meeting in special session today about conflict-of-interest concerns related to their decision to give away a historic house.

MIRAMAR, Fla. - When Ramiele Malubay takes the stage on "American Idol," the 20-year-old with punkish blond streaks in her dark hair comes off as bubbly, polished and even a little edgy. That's not exactly the young woman her friends and family say was too shy to sing "Happy Birthday" a few months ago.

The Gilbert Town Council is adopting a policy to allow employee groups and unions to take part in salary negotiations.

Elections tend to rile up our readers, especially those who write letters to the editor. This election cycle was no different, and it came with a couple of allegations that we keep comments supporting certain points of view — those we do not agree with — out of print. That is simply not the case.

Proposed new high school graduation requirements go before the Scottsdale Unified School District governing board for a vote next week.

Within minutes of being sworn in, the new Chandler City Council voted Thursday to offer to rehire ousted City Manager Mark Pentz.

Within minutes of being sworn in, the new Chandler City Council voted Thursday to offer to rehire ousted City Manager Mark Pentz.

Recently, we voters were introduced to John McCain's choice of a vice presidentialrunning mate; but unlike John McCain, Barack Obama or Joe Biden, Sarah Palin was completely unknown to the American public.

Survivors of murder victims cannot recommend whether the killers of their relatives should be executed or spared, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Monday.

Sal Alinksy's followers are targeting Russell Pearce in order to silence one of the most active and conservative voices in Arizona. As a voter in LD18, I'm not happy about this turn of events.

The voice of Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is coming into Scottsdale homes to encourage voters to support tougher regulations for the city’s two strip clubs.

University students from across the state expressed their dismay Wednesday at the timing of a proposed tuition increase coming less than a year after paying the largest increase in Arizona’s history.

In the midst of election season, as we are pulled in multiple directions for our vote, we need to look seriously at one of the election’s most important issues — education, and why it matters for Arizona’s future economic vitality.

If Joy Burke were born three days earlier, she'd be able to vote in November's general election. "I'm missing it by three days - I'm really disappointed," said Burke, a senior at Tempe's Marcos de Niza High School. "I think it would really benefit the high school if a lot of kids get to go vote."

WASHINGTON - The narrow defeat of a proposal to ban flag desecration marks the second time in a month Senate Republicans have lost bids to amend the Constitution in ways designed to inspire social conservatives to vote in the midterm elections.

WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled Senate is set to vote today on two Democratic proposals to start redeploying U.S. troops from Iraq this year, a week after both houses of Congress soundly rejected withdrawal timetables.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate sent a stinging rebuke to federal communications regulators and the Bush administration Tuesday, voting 55-40 to overturn new media ownership rules that could put newspapers, TV and radio stations into the hands of fewer owners.

We were warned about Rick Renzi eight years ago. You may remember that excellent candidates were passed over in favor of the charismatic carpetbagger, whose robust election treasury allowed for slick brochures to inundate rural Arizona mail boxes. Now, the Justice Department alleges something is amiss with the interloper.

Supporters of a push to maintain the character of some of Scottsdale’s oldest neighborhoods are upset by a city board’s decision to vote down a historic preservation plan.

April 16, 2005