State Democratic leader touts priorities on Yuma visit. From: Sun (Yuma, AZ) | Date: December 20, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 The Sun. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: James Gilbert, The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.

Dec. 20--Democratic lawmakers are getting ready to head back to the state Capitol next month, and they are bringing with them a list of priorities for the upcoming legislative session. "We wanted to go into this session with a list of issues that are important to us that we want to defend and highlight throughout the session," said Democrat House Minority Leader Phil Lopes. In the meantime, Lopes is traveling around the s...

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