http://azcapitoltimes.com Your Inside Track to Arizona Politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:22:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/08/in-looming-budget-fight-pierce-says-gop-caucus-is-%e2%80%98further-to-the-right%e2%80%99-than-brewer-realizes/ http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/08/in-looming-budget-fight-pierce-says-gop-caucus-is-%e2%80%98further-to-the-right%e2%80%99-than-brewer-realizes/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:22:42 +0000 Luige del Puerto http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/08/in-looming-budget-fight-pierce-says-gop-caucus-is-%e2%80%98further-to-the-right%e2%80%99-than-brewer-realizes/
Legislative leaders met with Gov. Jan Brewer Tuesday, but the two sides couldn’t yet agree on how to proceed with crafting the state’s spending plan. ]]> http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/02/08/in-looming-budget-fight-pierce-says-gop-caucus-is-%e2%80%98further-to-the-right%e2%80%99-than-brewer-realizes/feed/ 0 http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/24/shooter-considering-banning-public-testimony-on-budget-bills/ http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/24/shooter-considering-banning-public-testimony-on-budget-bills/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:28:28 +0000 Luige del Puerto http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/24/shooter-considering-banning-public-testimony-on-budget-bills/
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The governor wants to give a 3 percent rate increase to state health care providers, including physicians, behavioral health professionals and nursing facilities.

But one group that is among the worst hit by years of incessant budget cutting would be left out — hospitals.]]> http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/23/no-relief-for-hospitals-in-brewer%e2%80%99s-budget/feed/ 0 http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/23/brewer-open-to-reducing-capital-gains-taxes-%e2%80%93-with-caveats/ http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/23/brewer-open-to-reducing-capital-gains-taxes-%e2%80%93-with-caveats/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:13:40 +0000 Caitlin Coakley Beckner http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/23/brewer-open-to-reducing-capital-gains-taxes-%e2%80%93-with-caveats/ http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/23/brewer-open-to-reducing-capital-gains-taxes-%e2%80%93-with-caveats/feed/ 0 http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/17/lawmakers-cast-wary-eyes-on-rosy-surplus-projections/ http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/17/lawmakers-cast-wary-eyes-on-rosy-surplus-projections/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:48:59 +0000 Luige del Puerto http://azcapitoltimes.com/?p=42201
In fact, many are agreeable to some of the expenditures Brewer is seeking. ]]> http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/17/lawmakers-cast-wary-eyes-on-rosy-surplus-projections/feed/ 0 http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/13/brewer-budget-plans-for-slow-growth-cautious-spending/ http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/13/brewer-budget-plans-for-slow-growth-cautious-spending/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:15:48 +0000 Jeremy Duda http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/13/brewer-budget-plans-for-slow-growth-cautious-spending/
The Governor’s Office today unveiled budget plan for fiscal year 2013 and the remainder of 2012 that is projected to leave the state in the black by about $329 million when the Proposition 100 sales tax increase expires and federal health care mandates are expected to take a major toll on the state budget in fiscal year 2014.]]> http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/13/brewer-budget-plans-for-slow-growth-cautious-spending/feed/ 0 http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/13/brewer-to-release-proposal-for-new-arizona-budget/ http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/13/brewer-to-release-proposal-for-new-arizona-budget/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:48:37 +0000 Paul Davenport, Associated Press http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/13/brewer-to-release-proposal-for-new-arizona-budget/ http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/13/brewer-to-release-proposal-for-new-arizona-budget/feed/ 1 http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/13/governor-lawmakers-will-need-to-reconcile-budget-estimates/ http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/13/governor-lawmakers-will-need-to-reconcile-budget-estimates/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:27:24 +0000 Luige del Puerto http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/13/governor-lawmakers-will-need-to-reconcile-budget-estimates/
Right now, their only clear agreement is that, barring another economic downturn and events beyond the state’s control, revenues will climb steadily, albeit slowly. ]]> http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/13/governor-lawmakers-will-need-to-reconcile-budget-estimates/feed/ 0 http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2011/12/21/state-posts-modest-revenue-growth-in-november/ http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2011/12/21/state-posts-modest-revenue-growth-in-november/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:02:38 +0000 Luige del Puerto http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2011/12/21/state-posts-modest-revenue-growth-in-november/ http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2011/12/21/state-posts-modest-revenue-growth-in-november/feed/ 0 http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2011/11/28/lawmakers-consider-buying-back-state-buildings-as-cash-flow-improves/ http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2011/11/28/lawmakers-consider-buying-back-state-buildings-as-cash-flow-improves/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:53:31 +0000 Caitlin Coakley Beckner http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2011/11/28/lawmakers-consider-buying-back-state-buildings-as-cash-flow-improves/ http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2011/11/28/lawmakers-consider-buying-back-state-buildings-as-cash-flow-improves/feed/ 0