Arizona Republic
Mar. 19, 2009
Gov. Jan Brewer said Wednesday that state lawmakers opposing a tax hike are in "denial" of the severity of the state's fiscal crisis, and she urged legislators of both parties to rally behind her budget-rescue plan.
Meeting with The Arizona Republic, Brewer conceded that the plan she unveiled two weeks ago "maybe wasn't received quite as well as I had hoped for" among legislators. But she remains convinced of its necessity in closing an approximately $3 billio...
The New York Times
Mar. 16, 2009
TEMPE, Ariz. — When Michael Crow became president of Arizona State University seven years ago, he promised to make it “The New American University,” with 100,000 students by 2020. It would break down the musty old boundaries between disciplines, encourage cutting-edge research and entrepreneurship to drive the new economy, and draw in students from under-served sectors of the state.
He quickly made a name for himself, increasing enrollment by nearly a thir...
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