Dan, yes, that was the bill I recall, and the subsequent veto. Good searching! Please forgive the stupid questions (Hey, I'm Canadian, eh!, and not from here originally), but Rick, are you saying the Governor's veto of this bill resulted in the billboards being banned from state highways somehow? Here's my logic: Stage 1) There was nothing specifically banning the digital billboards (big assumption). Stage 2) The bill was introduced, and included provisions for the billboards, but also some provisions to restrict them too. Stage 3) The bill was vetoed, so none of it was ever in effect. Stage 4) Same as Stage 1, where there's nothing to specifically ban them. Am I missing something? Like maybe my "big assumption" is completely wrong? Neville ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Rick Tejera" <saguaroastro@xxxxxxx> Reply-To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Digital billboards Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 17:50:36 -0700 Dan, That was the bill. If I recall correctly, Tom Mozden brought it to the attention of the AZ Observing community and asked us to let the Governor know our feelings. Rep. Giffords (Now a member of Congress) was very vocal in her opposition to that bill and led the campaign against it. Gov Napolitano agreed and vetoed it. Now It seems I was at least right on the scope (no pun intended) as the link you posted indicated that the ban was effective along the state highways. Clear Skies Rick Tejera President, Editor SACnews Saguaro Astronomy Club Phoenix, Arizona www.saguaroastro.org saguaroastro@xxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dan Heim Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 16:52 To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Digital billboards Stargazing Colleagues, I believe the bill in question is discussed here: http://www.giffordsforcongress.com/2005/05/08/napolitano-must-decide-monday- on-blinking-signs-veto/ Dan Heim President DFAC http://www.dfacaz.org _________________________________________________________________ PC Magazine?s 2007 editors? choice for best Web mail?award-winning Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_pcmag_0507 -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.