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Brewer looking to stimulus money to save child care funding
Gov. Jan Brewer plans to seek federal stimulus money for a DES program that took a $25 million hit in the 2009 budget reductions, saying that it will not take […]
OSPB says more cuts coming, asks agencies to submit priorities
As Gov. Jan Brewer's office looks toward a second round of cuts for the 2009 budget, the Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting is asking state agencies to submit lists […]
Maricopa County voter registration tops 1.8 million
Maricopa ranks fourth among U.S. counties in registered voters
CityNorth saga continues with Supreme Court filing
The saga over a 2007 deal by the city of Phoenix to give a $97.4 million tax rebate to a shopping mall developer was renewed Feb. 23 when attorneys filed more legal […]
Lawmakers warned: Drug, human-smuggling crimes spilling into AZ
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee get something of a show-and-tell presentation regarding border violence. The members include (from left) Sens. John Huppenthal, Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce, Richard Miranda and […]
House panel advances legislation to allow Treasurer to hire own attorneys
The House Government Committee voted along party lines to advance legislation that would add the State Treasurer's Office to an existing list of government agencies able to contract their own […]
AZ biologists to track first jaguar radio-collared in U.S.
An Arizona jaguar newly outfitted with a tracking collar has become an international celebrity. Journalists from Europe and Japan want to see the wild, 118-pound cat. Next, tourists will probably […]
Senate Dems say AZ can bridge $3B gap without more cuts
Senate Democrats say Arizona can bridge a $3 billion budget deficit without cutting a single penny more from the state budget. The proposal, which was announced this morning, relies heavily […]
Judge won't immediately stop state govt. layoffs
A judge has refused to issue an emergency order blocking state employee layoffs being imposed because of big budget cuts. However, Judge Andrew Klein of the Maricopa County Superior Court […]
House Republicans consider huge tax cuts for businesses
Despite slashing state spending by $1.2 billion last month to cope with flagging tax collections, lawmakers are mulling a proposal to give massive tax cuts to Arizona businesses. Rep. Rick […]
AZ will get $522M from feds for road projects
With more than half-a-billion dollars of federal stimulus money expected to be earmarked for transportation projects in Arizona, state agencies and local governments are moving quickly to determine how to […]
Landrum Taylor defends Healthy Families Arizona, blames GOP for cuts
Sen. Leah Landrum Taylor, a Democrat from Phoenix, was joined by a crowd of nearly 100 parents and children Feb. 20 to challenge a decision by lawmakers to cut funding […]
