Councilman Sal DiCiccio gains sympathy from locals when a video clip from a city council budget meeting goes viral. In the clip, which makes the rounds on YouTube and on local television news stations, Mayor Phil Gordon calls DiCiccio “childish” and refuses to answer his questions about obscured funds that may have been covertly earmarked for city employee pay increases.
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Among others, the following bills become law: SB1610 The Colt Single-Action Army revolver becomes the state’s official firearm.
SB1188 Prohibits gay couples from adopting children in Arizona. SB 1495 Grants the Governor the power to create The Arizona State Guard, a volunteer militia, for “any reason considered to be necessary.” SB 1406 Allows Arizona to build a border wall on private, state or federal property ( if allowed) along the Arizona Mexico border using inmate labor and private contractors.
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Wilcox testifies in a state Bar ethics hearing against Maricopa County Attorney General Andrew Thomas, in response to a 2009 lawsuit against Wilcox in which Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio accused her of taking business loans from an affiliate of a nonprofit while voting to approve grants to its parent organization. Earlier this year, an out-of-county prosecutor concluded there was insufficient evidence to pursue a criminal case against Wilcox and dismissed the case. Thomas and two of his former deputy attorneys are accused of a total of 33 ethics violations stemming from their actions against county officials, judges and other public servants. A panel continues to review the evidence found in the pretrial investigation and will then decide on Thomas’s future. Many expected him to be disbarred before the end of 2012. In November, Wilcox announces plans to run for reelection as Maricopa County’s District 5 supervisor.