From the moment she took office in January, Jan Brewer has faced the greatest budget crisis in state history. And from the moment she proposed her solution – a temporary tax increase – she has faced unyielding resistance from many of her fellow Republicans in the Legislature. Here’s what Brewer had to say about it:

In the early days of the session, several key House Republicans assembled to announce their intention to take on what they lambasted as a tool of Big Brother and a monument to shady and secretive government action – photo traffic enforcement. Despite the fanfare, the plan went nowhere. Several lawmakers scrambled at the beginning of [...]

With the changes being proposed to her renewable energy tax credits bill, Rep. Lucy Mason believes the legislation can now pass muster with Gov. Jan Brewer. But whether the governor is willing to amend the special session so the bill can be heard, or whether any of Mason’s colleagues will be willing to stick around [...]

With the state facing a $3 billion deficit, Senate Republicans realized they needed a strong leader to unite the caucus behind a budget plan and get the governor to sign it.

From among themselves, they chose Bob Burns.

Squealing about spending Senators Ron Gould and Jack Harper showed up at the Capitol in early May with rented pigs. Their message? They were not happy about the proposed $10.2 billion budget. This year’s legislative session, the fifth longest in state history, will be remembered for more than its length. The second regular session of [...]

Bee says he has the votes

The following is a list of who sponsored the most bills in 2006.The total refers to bills the lawmaker co-sponsored. A total of 1,453 bills were filed in the 47th Legislature, Second Regular Session; 438 passed, 395 were signed and 43 were vetoed.* First Total Sen. Dean Martin 95 200 Sen. John Huppenthal 70 131 [...]

What follows is a list of Senate and House concurrent resolutions; proposals the Legislature are referring to the ballot for approval by voters. SCRs and HCRs do not require the governor’s approval. SCR1031 PUBLIC PROGRAMS; CITIZENS The 2006 general election ballot is to carry the question of whether to amend statute to prohibit illegal aliens [...]

The following is a list of bills passed by the 47th Legislature in the Second Regular Session and signed by the governor or passed into law without signature. The list begins with the Chapter number, chamber and then bill number, and the bill’s short title. Unless otherwise noted here, the general effectiveness date is Sept. [...]

CH 209 H 2488 CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT; PERFORMANCE AUDIT A person ordered to pay child support may petition to challenge the presumption of paternity, and a court may terminate a support obligation if it finds paternity was established by fraud, duress or material mistake of fact. The court may require DNA testing, and if the [...]