Day: December 10, 2012
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services dashed Arizona’s hopes that it may be eligible for increased Medicaid funding even if it doesn’t fully expand coverage under the Affordable...
Report: Surge in new-home sales signals rebound under way
Regents approve Klein contract
Morenci: 1903 Strike
Morrissey asks Boehner to reinstate Schweikert
Arizona Republican Party Chairman Tom Morrissey wants U.S. House Speaker John Boehner to reinstate Congressman David Schweikert to a prominent committee posting after the second-term Republican was ousted following the...
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AZGOP to Boehner: you betrayed us
On Tuesday, Morrissey used the bully pulpit afforded to state party chairs to defend Schweikert after the congressman was removed from the prized Financial Services Committee amid allegations that the...
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Probe into border patrol shootings draws questions
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Article didn’t accurately describe university funding request
The nature of the universities’ funding requests was not accurately described in the Nov. 30 Arizona Capitol Times article “Universities, agencies seek major spending hikes.” While the article accurately reports...
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Lawmakers plan to resurrect bills that didn’t pass in previous years
Neither the governor’s veto, nor a ballot measure’s resounding defeat at the polls will stop Sen. Al Melvin from reviving a plan to convert federal land to state land. And...
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Lobbyists discuss what’s on tap for the upcoming legislative session
The real health care debate: Medicaid expansion
Gov. Jan Brewer’s decision to not pursue a state-operated health care exchange sets the stage for a showdown over how to deal with Arizona’s uninsured population. Health care industry representatives...
