A couple of stretches of canal banks will be closed for part of the winter, from 56th Street to 32nd Street and from 43rd to 51st Avenues, independent bookstores may be different and in better shape than their corporate cousins, the Arizona Board of Regents has announced a new policy to grant in-state tuition to students who are enrolled members of one of Arizona’s federally-recognized Native American tribes, the Arizona Supreme Court has decided to vacate an order by the Court of Appeals on campaign limits, James Sallis still keeps very busy teaching novel writing at Phoenix College and a new report says state legislatures end up taking more action to benefit rural rather than more urban areas.