Freeway tax bill dies in House Transportation Committee
A bill by Rep. Lela Steffey to bypass voters and let the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors levy up to a half cent for freeway construction died Tuesday for lack of support in the House Transportation Committee. Steffey said the climate is not right to pursue it and urged public votes on such taxes. The measure would have expanded county tax authority while critics warned MAG’s planning roles hinder voter support. The panel will hear more freeway related bills next week.
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Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
House Transportation Committee
Lela Steffey
Mesa
Steffey
Rusty Bowers
R-Mesa
Itchfield Park
Board of Supervisors
Regional Public Transportation Authority
Maricopa Association of Governments
Citizens Transportation Oversight
Mittee. Mag
MAG
Transportation Committee
Williams Gateway Airport opens soon at Williams base
After months of work the interim lease for Williams Gateway Airport was signed in minutes. The project awaits final Air Force approval, aiming for a tentative opening next week with ceremonies about a month later. The Williams Redevelopment Partnership and Intergovernmental Agreement Group signed the document unanimously.
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Williams Air Force Base
Williams Gateway Airport
Air Force
Queen Creek
Mark Schnepf
Williams Redevelopment Partnership
Intergovernmental Agreement
Williams
Schnepf
Intergovernmental Agreement Group
America West
D&r Enterprises
Burglary Suspect Flees After 5 Hour Mesa Standoff
A Mesa man Charles Proby, 30, barricaded in his duplex at 1159 W Drummer Ave for five hours after allegedly burglarizing an apartment at The Pines. Police evacuated nearby homes, used pepper gas and a robot during the standoff. Proby fled through a ceiling into an attic crawl space then ran to Sam’s home, where officers captured him. He faced warrants for drug paraphernalia possession, marijuana production, and burglary.
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Mesa
Charles Proby
Drummer Ave
Pines
8Th Ave
Complex
Proby
Earle Lloyd
Chateau Homes
SWAT
Lloyd
Pro
Edna Sain
Sam
Alma School Road
Alma Park
S. Alma School Road
Francis Gentry
Maricopa County Superior Court
Wong in Ill Health Returns to Phoenix City Council
Wong, mayoral candidate in the 52nd largest city in America, returns to council meetings after stroke related illness. Dr. Robert Spetzler notes brain swelling may have caused the stroke. Opponent Dana Harper and ally Allan press for disclosure and caution about campaign fatigue. Wong, a Mesa native first elected to the City Council in 1986, expects no campaign impact.
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Wong
Robert Spetzler
Barrow Neurological Institute
Phoenix
Allan
Dana Harper
America
Writer Black on civ day sparks sports fan wrath
The piece attacks sports fans for monetizing athletics and mocks coverage of the Phoenix Suns pay per view controversy. It cites Barbara Ehrenreich and Time magazine discussions of the Bobbitt trials and gender debates, contrasting with Pulitzer nostalgia while urging critics to stay off the playing fields.
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Esuabhall
Bete
Phoenix Suns
PNC
Quindlen
Time Magazine
Barbara Ehrenreich
Bobbitt
Ehrenreich
John Wayne Bobbitt
Madam Pulitzer
Lorena Bobbitt
Arizona House urges stamp for Charles Curtis
The Arizona House unanimously asked the U S Postal Service to issue a postage stamp honoring Charles Curtis the nation s 35th vice president from Kansas The push came on his 133rd birth anniversary and stemmed from Steele Elementary School students in Tucson citing his Indian heritage and guidance for youth Curtis served under Herbert Hoover 1920 to 1933 after long terms in Congress and Senate as a great grandson of Osage chief Pawhuskie.
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Arizona House of Representatives
U.s.postal Service
Charles Curtis
Kansas
House
Curtis
Steele Elementary
Tucson
Herbert Hoover
U.S
House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Pawhuskie
Parents in Classroom Help and School Support Campaign
Parents can assist classrooms and participate in school support drives. The notice urges subscribing and donating to the school, highlighting care for children and schools and urging community involvement. Individuals and organizations are not named.
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MESA
Porter
Mike Rague
Gwen Cordiak
Peggy Scott
Shannon McGee
Wendi Conrad
John Quie
Tammara Craven
Pam Wardle
Gloria Adams
Phil Godin
Angela Glenn
Bruce Goodwin
Ann Henss
Rick Caron
Lisa Brown
Mike Cowan
White/Kamradt
Colledge, E.L.P
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Kelly Ettenborough
Tribune
Jerry Overton
University of North Dakota Center For Aerospace Sciences
BF Goodrich
Carlos Balcedo
Alma School
8Th Avenue
Boyd
Moring
The
Associated Press
Becky Weinberg
Margot Monahan
Cindy Grove
Alyson Dickinson
Marti Norris
Teresa Fullerton
Ellen Woods
Richelle Gonzales
Debbie Felts
Tina Sierra
Tammy Hale
Tribune Newspapers
Jersey City
N. Country Club
Taliano's
NCCU
E. Main
Mesa Buckhorn Plaza
Main & Recker
Subway
Cial
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