BREAKING NEWS - 11/20/08 10:29 PM MST Gov. Janet Napolitano is reported to be at the top of Barack Obama's list for Homeland Security chief.
Reports: Napolitano tops Obama's list for Homeland Security chief
Gov. Janet Napolitano has been caught up by the wave of post-election rumors about administrative changes at the nation's capitol, and it appears she's at the top of President-elect Barack Obama's list of candidates for Homeland Security chief.
Speaker-elect Kirk Adams has winnowed the number of committees the Arizona House of Representatives will have the next two years and announced who will chair those panels.
The 18 committees of the past two years has been trimmed to 15 committees for the upcoming term, which begins in January.
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Burns names Senate committees, chairs
Senate President-elect Bob Burns has reduced the number of Senate committees and has announced chairmanships for Arizona's 49th Legislature.
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Will Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano take a post in Washington D.C. prior to the end of her term in 2010?
Up Close with Ann Kirkpatrick
For the first time in decades, Democrats hold the majority in Arizona’s eight-person Congressional delegation, and the party has Ann Kirkpatrick to thank for that. Kirkpatrick, a former prosecutor and state legislator, cruised to a 16-point victory over mining lobbyist Sydney Hay in Arizona’s sprawling 1st Congressional District.
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Pollster discusses McCain, Obama and the problems with polls
When Arizonans wanted to know whether John McCain or Barack Obama would win Florida, or how many U.S. Senate seats were likely to change hands, they had plenty of options. But if they wanted to know whether Tim Nelson had a chance against Andrew Thomas in the Maricopa County attorney’s race, or how public opinion was shaping up on Proposition 102, Bruce Merrill’s Cronkite/Eight poll was one of the key games in town.
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Come and git it
In the early part of the 21st century, some believe life in Arizona is too regulated. In the early days of Arizona, a bit more regulation would have been welcomed by many. A J. Henshaw came to Arizona in 1877 from California for health reasons. Within a week of arriving in Phoenix, he had the chance to buy the land where the Southern Pacific Railroad Depot was eventually built. Since Henshaw had no money, he traded his $40 horse ($770 when adjusted for inflation) that he rode from California to Phoenix for the land. A few days later, Henshaw sold the land for $250 ($4,810 when adjusted for inflation).
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The Rogue of the Mascot Mine
The Dos Cabezas’ post office was established April 8, 1879 and discontinued on Jan. 31, 1960, although the original building was still standing. In 1878, the town had a barber shop, a brewery, a general store, brickyard, hotel, blacksmith, hotel, stamp mill for gold ore and a population of approximately 300 people. The mines were worked for the next 80 years, but it was on its way to becoming a ghost town by 1960.
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