The State Senate still intends to boot reporters out of rooms at the State Capitol that they've worked in for more than three decades -- it'll happen at the end of this legislative session, staffers say.
So, in the interest of preserving a (somewhat moldy) slice of history, here is a picture of what Capitol Media Services reporter Howie Fischer's desk looked like on a recent day:
What a frickin' sty! Not that ours is much better. But at least people can't just wander in off the street and p
Paul Chagolla
There were certainly no surprises from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office yesterday during a legislative hearing on unserved felony and misdemeanor warrants.
Back in November of 2007, Paul Chagolla, then the spokesman for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, told the Scottsdale Times that talk of unserved warrants:...appeared to be designed to "deflect scrutiny" on immigration issues and "relieve the pressure felt by other state law enforcement agencies for not aggressivel
Does this count as bad PR, or good?
John Paul Mitchell, a Republican candidate for governor, shares a Flickr photo account with his female roommate, and -- according to him -- she uploaded a picture of herself posing topless. A political consultant found the picture and published it along with critical comments, leading to an article by Casey Newton in the Arizona Republic.
The consultant, Kevin Spidel, has since taken down the picture.
John Paul will probably fare well in this micro-debacle
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The state parks department sent out the following news release this morning, announcing that "closed" signs were being taken down at state parks. The Arizona Republic's Casey Newton reports that some campers had already been evicted as a state government shutdown loomed. But after state workers were told to stay at their jobs, the parks department moved quickly to let people know their favorite haunts would be open for the upcoming holiday weekend.
Unlike many state expe
