War on Meth in Arizona
Arizona's Governor Janet Napolitano announced plans to give $5 million to the Arizona Department of Public Safety to fight the growing meth abuse problems the state is seeing. The money will be used to "form three meth interdiction and investigation squads and provide support to our rural communities, which often have limited crime-fighting resources," the governor explained. Governor Napolitano also showed support for a bill that's making its way through the state legislature that would restrict the availability of pseudoephedrine. The proposal for controlling the sale of the ingredient follows Ohio, which just signed a similar bill, and Connecticut, which currently has a bill on the agenda.