States Control: Arizona

Arizona immigration law an unpleasant reminder of Chandler’s past

In late July 1997, police officers fanned out across this Phoenix suburb searching for illegal immigrants. Working side by side with Border Patrol agents, police demanded proof of citizenship from children walking home from school, grandmothers shopping at the market and employees driving to work.
Source: The Los Angeles Times (online), June 6, 2010

District sues parents … to shut them up!

Liz Hill, the assistant state ombudsman for public access, told the Goldwater Institute, which is defending the taxpayers, that she is unaware of any other situation in which a government agency went to court to block public access to public records that by law must be available.
Source: WorldNetDaily, March 10, 2010

Some restrooms at UA will be ‘gender neutral’

Soon, restrooms at the University of Arizona will come in at least three varieties: men’s, women’s and "gender neutral".

Source: Arizona Daily Star (online), November 16, 2006

Recycling violators face a crash course in trash

The city is developing a program similar to driving school to decrease the amount of garbage that ends up in blue recycling bins.

Residents who get a ticket from Avondale’s sanitation department could opt to attend recycling school to lower fines, which could add up to $445 with court fees.

Source: Arizona Central, April 3, 2006

Parents question restraint of girl, 8

Authorities say that it was an 8-year-old girl’s out-of-control behavior that led a Phoenix police officer and school staff members to handcuff her, restrain her feet and force her to take prescribed medication – all in front of a classroom full of third-graders.

Source: The Arizona Republic (online), November 21, 2005

State plan: ID needed for ballot to count

Arizonans who show up at the polls without identification would be allowed to cast a ballot, but their vote wouldn’t count unless they later produce identification.

Source: Arizona Central (online), September 9, 2005

Governor vetoes bill requiring all voters to show identification

Gov. Janet Napolitano vetoed legislation Friday to bar some people who show up at the polls without identification from voting.

Source: Arizona Daily Star (online), April 2, 2005