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Senate fumbles, fails to pass two budget measures
The Legislature passed 13 of the measures aimed at solving the state’s deficit in fiscal years 2010 and 2011, but Senate Republican leaders failed to muster the votes for the two remaining measures that would save the state about $350 million.
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Day 4 of special session: House passes all 15 measures
The House passed all 15 budget measures in the special session. The Senate, however, was unable to pass two of the bills.
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New deal would save Juvenile Corrections for now
Republican leaders and Gov. Jan Brewer have struck a deal that will allow the Department of Juvenile Corrections to remain in place for the next year instead of shuttering the agency and shifting responsibility to counties.
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Day 3: Tracking the special session
The special session continues today as lawmakers try to hammer out a deal on a budget plan that would eliminate the $700 million deficit remaining in the fiscal 2010 budget and another $2.6 billion deficit in the fiscal 2011 budget. Lawmakers hope to vote on the bills today.
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Burns’ debt measure approved by committee
Senate President Bob Burns’ plan to rehabilitate the state from its addiction to borrowing has been approved at the committee level.
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Day 2: Tracking the special session
The special session continues today as lawmakers try to hammer out a deal on a budget plan that would eliminate the $700 million deficit remaining in the fiscal 2010 budget and another $2.6 billion deficit in the fiscal 2011 budget. Click here for updates.
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McCain, Kyl oppose Arizona sales-tax hike
U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl say they oppose Arizona’s plan of a short-term sales-tax hike as a way to deal with the state’s budget crisis.
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Plan unveiled for juvenile corrections
The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections would close in March 2011 under the Legislature’s plan to shift the cost of incarcerating juveniles to counties.
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Day 1: Tracking the special session
The second special session of the year began just after 2 p.m. today. Click here for updates.
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Arizona’s Cash Crisis special report
Arizona Capitol Times veteran reporter Jim Small talks about the state’s serious budget issues and what to expect in the next few weeks from the Legislature in part 1 of Channel 5’s special report “Arizona’s Cash Crisis.”
