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Support for payday lenders grows where money flows
In the March 5 edition of the Arizona Capitol Times, three of the state’s chambers of commerce ran a full-page ad on page 2 supporting the “short-term consumer financing industry,” or in English, the payday lenders.
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Campaign finance now in uncharted territory
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that corporations and labor unions can spend freely on political campaigns, Arizona has a simple choice - create new regulations to monitor that type of spending, or run the risk of an entire election cycle being dominated by millions of dollars worth of anonymous advertising.
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Bills requiring schools to count illegal students advance
Republicans are trying to pass a law that would require public schools to determine which of their students are illegal immigrants and then report their findings to the state.
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Capitol Quotes 1/22/10
“I’ve only been here a year. I don’t want to go through this every three to five years. It’s cruel and unusual.” - Sen. Al Melvin, a Republican from Tucson, speaking about huge swings in state revenue.
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Campaign 2010
Rep. Nancy Barto, who is not termed until 2012, has opened an exploratory committee for the District 7 Senate seat currently held by Sen. Jim Waring, who is term-limited next year. Rep. Ray Barnes, who like Waring is termed in 2010, opened a Senate exploratory committee back in February.
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Repeal of foreclosure bill included in budget
The budget package passed by the House includes the repeal of a bill that was originally intended to help lenders recoup losses from foreclosed homes.
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Bankers won’t oppose repeal of foreclosure bill
Prescott Republican Sen. Steve Pierce has endorsed the repeal of S1271, a measure he shepherded through the Legislature in what he describes as an effort to provide some shelter to community banks that have been pummeled by waves of foreclosures.
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Lawmakers: Changes needed on foreclosure bill
UPDATE - Sen. Steve Pierce told the Arizona Capitol Times that his foreclosure bill will have to be fixed, either in special session or next year when the Legislature begins the regular session. Pierce and stakeholders met this afternoon (July 28) to discuss changes to the legislation.
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Horizon: SCA contributions 7/15
Arizona Capitol Times reporter Jim Small appears weekly during the legislative session on Eight/KAET public affairs program “Horizon” to provide insight and updates on the latest news from the state Capitol. This week, he discusses the latest revelations about SCA, an unregistered political committee that contributed more than $100,000 to the Arizona Republican Party during [...]
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UpClose with U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
Between the recent cap-and-trade bill and the alternative energy provisions of the stimulus act, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has seen some of her top priorities take center stage in Congress this year.
