Does BOS pick for LD6 hint at LD7 selection?
By Linda Bentley | February 10, 2010
'Mr. Braswell, as a small business owner, was the best pick for our state at this time’
PHOENIX – On Monday, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (BOS) appointed David Braswell to represent District 6 in the Arizona Senate, filling the post vacated by Republican Pamela Gorman, who resigned to run for the U.S. House of Representatives following Rep. John Shadegg’s announcement that he would not be seeking reelection. More...
Supervisors name Ed Bunch to State Senate
Shortly after Sonoran News went to press Wednesday morning, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors named attorney and businessman Ed Bunch to the Arizona State Senate to replace former Sen. Jim Waring in Legislative District 7, encompassing northeast Phoenix and Scottsdale. Waring resigned his seat to run for the U.S. Congress.
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Grover Norquist supports Gorman
By Steele Coddington| February 10, 2010
PHOENIX – Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform, described by Newt Gingrich as “The person who I regard as the most innovative, creative, courageous and entrepreneurial leader of the anti-tax efforts and of conservative grassroots activism in America . . . has truly made a difference and changed American history.” Norquist lent his support to Pamela Gorman in her campaign for the seat of retiring District 3 Congressman John Shadegg last Friday at a fundraiser in Phoenix.
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Town to meet with MCFCD regarding Cave Creek Wash
By Linda Bentley | February 10, 2010
High flows of long duration from recent storms caused channel shift and bank erosion
CAVE CREEK – On Feb. 3, Town Engineer Wayne Anderson sent a letter to Tim Phillips, chief engineer/general manager, Maricopa County Flood Control (MCFCD) explaining how the rain storms on Jan. 21, 22 and 23 sustained a high flow of up to 13,000 cfs for a long duration in Cave Creek Wash. More...
Phoenix Herpetological Society to the rescue!
By Pete Mohr | February 10, 2010
SCOTTSDALE – Phoenix Herpetological Society (PHS) Chairman Russ Johnson displays two of the 20 Ball Pythons from Africa, and Curator Dan Marchand gives a shoulder rest to one of the 50 Chinese Water Dragons received in Dallas, Texas, on Feb. 4 and transported immediately back to PHS. Johnson and Marchand rescued approximately 600 “animals” (mammals, reptiles, amphibians and arachnids) from a holding facility of the Dallas Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). More...
New credit card regulations kick in
February 10, 2010
BBB explains what it means to you
PHOENIX – Credit card holders can circle Feb. 22 on their calendar as the day when new consumer protections laid out in the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 kick in. Better Business Bureau explains what these new consumer protections mean to cardholders across the U.S. More...
