Advertise with Googlier.com TAMPA | Arizona Capitol Times https://azcapitoltimes.com Your Inside Source for Arizona Government, Politics and Business Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:11:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.11 https://azcapitoltimes.com/files/2023/05/az17.jpg TAMPA | Arizona Capitol Times https://azcapitoltimes.com 32 32 43761567 Native Americans in Arizona, elsewhere renew protests of Kansas City Chiefs mascot https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/02/09/native-americans-in-arizona-elsewhere-renew-protests-of-kansas-city-chiefs-mascot/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/02/09/native-americans-in-arizona-elsewhere-renew-protests-of-kansas-city-chiefs-mascot/#respond Fri, 10 Feb 2023 00:11:38 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=260210 A coalition of Native American groups from Arizona and other states who have lobbied the Kansas City Chiefs to abandon their mascot, logo and the fan-driven "tomahawk chop" said Thursday the team's return to the Super Bowl has emboldened them more than ever.

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/02/09/native-americans-in-arizona-elsewhere-renew-protests-of-kansas-city-chiefs-mascot/feed/ 0 260210 Phoenix led nation in inflation in 2022, but rise may slow in 2023 https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/01/03/phoenix-led-nation-in-inflation-in-2022-but-rise-may-slow-in-2023/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/01/03/phoenix-led-nation-in-inflation-in-2022-but-rise-may-slow-in-2023/#respond Tue, 03 Jan 2023 19:53:45 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=259234 After a year in which the Valley saw the nation’s highest inflation rate for metro areas, experts say consumers can expect inflation to ease in 2023 – but warn that it’s not going away entirely.

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2023/01/03/phoenix-led-nation-in-inflation-in-2022-but-rise-may-slow-in-2023/feed/ 0 259234 Who copied whom? GOP platform mirrors Arizona’s issues https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/31/gop-platform-mirrors-arizonas-issues/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/31/gop-platform-mirrors-arizonas-issues/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:21:48 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=50437 There are some planks in the Republican Party platform that seem to lead right to Arizona.

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/31/gop-platform-mirrors-arizonas-issues/feed/ 1 50437 From front-row convention seat, Arizona delegates get excited about Romney https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/31/from-front-row-convention-seat-arizona-delegates-get-excited-about-romney/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/31/from-front-row-convention-seat-arizona-delegates-get-excited-about-romney/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:10:49 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=50412 Mitt Romney wasn’t Donna Alu’s first choice in the Republican presidential primary field. The Tucson resident said she was a Herman Cain supporter earlier this year.

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/31/from-front-row-convention-seat-arizona-delegates-get-excited-about-romney/feed/ 1 50412 Mesa mayor skips election back home to talk art at Tampa convention https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/29/mesa-mayor-skips-election-back-home-to-talk-art-at-tampa-convention/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/29/mesa-mayor-skips-election-back-home-to-talk-art-at-tampa-convention/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:54:33 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=50334 Mesa Mayor Scott Smith was up for re-election Tuesday, but instead of campaigning back home he was in Tampa talking about public art.

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]]> https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/29/mesa-mayor-skips-election-back-home-to-talk-art-at-tampa-convention/feed/ 1 50334 Arizona delegates to GOP convention are waiting, but not worrying about storms https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/27/arizona-delegates-to-gop-convention-are-waiting-but-not-worrying-about-storms/ https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/08/27/arizona-delegates-to-gop-convention-are-waiting-but-not-worrying-about-storms/#respond Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:16:02 +0000 https://azcaptimes.wpenginepowered.com/?p=49937 The threat of a hurricane may have upended the schedule for the Republican National Convention, but the coming rains did not appear to worry Arizona delegates as they arrived in Tampa this weekend.

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