Transportation, Energy, and Infrastructure

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• EDITORIAL: House bill on solar energy needs to go dark: Our view
  Feb 25, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Star
  Its lobbyist warned the House Government Committee that the bill is probably illegal, Capitol Media reported. Still lawmakers passed it, 5-2. Lesko said it should be up to lawmakers, not commission members, to set energy policy. We don't think so. I got a phone call from a Wall Street analyst this morning who wanted to know what on earth is going on in Arizona." The bill should be killed, and quickly.
• State faces 2 public school funding lawsuits
  Sep 18, 2009 — East Valley Tribune
  ...v. Horne, claims that in the 15 years since charter schools were created, "Arizona state officials themselves admit and acknowledge, public charter school students on average receive significantly less funding than do their counterparts in district public schools." The second suit, Hobday v. Horne, claims some school districts do not receive equal funding under Arizona's formula because of limited access to local property taxes. Arizona determines district and charter school...
• Limited District 1 sports begin
  Sep 9, 2009 — The Yuma Daily Sun
  Anybody can make a one-time $10 tax credit designation or any amount they can afford, Arviso explained.
• BRIEF
  Jun 7, 2009 — The Arizona Daily Star
  Transportation shouldn't be an expensive, dirty burden.
• State budget crisis puts crunch on contractors
  Apr 24, 2009 — East Valley Tribune
  ...projects soon will be hit by the state's budget crisis. The Arizona Department of Transportation said Wednesday it has repaid the state, ahead of schedule, $110 million in loans used for funding obligations. Without this money, ADOT said, some of its contractors and their subcontractors may have to wait longer for payment. "When that happens for a small business, that really impacts people and their families," ADOT spokesman Tim Tait said. The state treasurer warned ADOT...
• Town Hall hashes out transit solutions
  Apr 23, 2009 — The Arizona Daily Star
  The group said these changes need to be made by 2010. Another recommendation is to protect transportation funding from being used for other things in the state budget.
• ADOT contractors may have to wait for payments
  Apr 22, 2009 — East Valley Tribune
  ...crunch. Without this money, ADOT said, its hired contractors and their sub-contractors may have to wait longer for payment. "When that happens for a small business, that really impacts people and their families," ADOT spokesman Tim Tait said. Tait did not know whether these delays of payments would have an effect on highway projects underway. Also unknown is exactly how payments to contractors would be affected, either in size or frequency. David Martin,...
• Panel idea
  Apr 21, 2009 — The Arizona Daily Star
  ...said Si Schorr, a Lewis and Roca attorney and the Pima County member on the Arizona Transportation Board. In another discussion, Aaron Golub, an Arizona State University professor, said he supported raising the state gasoline tax from 18 cents to bring in a proportional amount of money today as when it was set in 1991, and raise it by inflation each year. "Some states index (their gas taxes) to inflation so they no longer need a vote," he said. The gas tax may need more...
• Arizona Town Hall opens tonight
  Apr 19, 2009 — The Arizona Daily Star
  Other recent topics have included housing, education, land use and planning, and health care.