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Newspaper
Mesa Tribune
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1994
Page
6
Editorial calls out gaps in adoption law highlighted by Baby Jessica cases and a Glendale adoption dispute. It urges creation of a putative fathers registry and full informed consent to prevent future upheaval for children, birth parents, and adoptive families.
The Arizona Senate advanced a measure by Sen. Lester Pearce to close a tax loophole, aiming to tax professional estate liquidators collecting sales tax. Critics warn the bill could allow taxing private yard sales and private-party deals, risking overreach on small neighbor yard sales. Sen. Pat Wright urges House clarifications to prevent unintended tax on private sales while preserving estate liquidators’ duties.
Hal DeKeyser, editor of the Scottsdale Progress Tribune, reflects on reporting a bus tragedy that killed a 12 year old girl. He weighs the duty to inform against intruding on families’ grief, urging gentleness, privacy, and respect while acknowledging the headlines’ urge for broader trends and public safety lessons.
In a Republican led push two anti consumer bills pass the Arizona House, moving to the Senate. HB 2099 limits rate case actions by the Corporation Commission enabling potential rate hikes after limited review. HB 2327 would remove RUCO from rural cooperatives, raising concerns of mismanagement and higher costs for consumers. Debbie McCune Davis warns against diluting rate making.
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