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GOP rallies to restrict political spending by unions
Past efforts failed, but Crump
Dems push for universities to keep more tuition money
Democratic lawmakers are pushing to prevent a portion of the tuition paid by university students from being diverted to the state’s general fund.Their goal is to help Arizona universities weather... […]
Stimulus package leaves questions about state Medicaid dollars
State Senators are trying to sort out whether Arizona will be eligible for some of the funding provided to states via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act because of last... […]
State files brief with U.S. Supreme Court in appeal of English learner lawsuit
Attorneys for the Legislature and Arizona's schools chief have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court's decision that the state is improperly funding programs to teach students... […]
Bills aim to reduce number of uninsured via "mandate-lite" coverage
Two bills designed to reduce Arizona's growing uninsured population were approved in the House Committee on Banking and Insurance Feb. 16. Rep. David Bradley, a Democrat from Tucson, was the... […]
Arizona to get $4B from feds; Brewer to play major role in money's use
Arizona is poised to get approximately $4 billion from the federal economic recovery package passed by Congress this month, and much of the money will be controlled by the governor,... […]
The Next Big Economic Problem: Commercial Real Estate
President Obama focused his attention on the problems caused by problems in the housing market in a speech this morning at Mesa's Dobson High School, but within a few months... […]
LIVE BLOG: Obama visits Dobson High in Mesa
10:47 A.M. DOBSON HIGH GYM, MESA – Moments before Obama appeared, the crowd began chanting "Who do we want?" and "O-BA-MA! O-BA-MA!" – sort of like the Rolling Stones were... […]
Approps committees to assess state impact of federal stimulus
Arizona's lawmakers will dissect the recently-passed federal economic recovery plan and assess its impact on the state's budget beginning today. Budget staff will provide lawmakers that day with a preliminary... […]
AZ housing experts, lawmakers respond to Obama speech
Gov. Brewer: Obama's proposal
Transcript of President Obama's remarks in Mesa
President Obama's remarks Feb. 18 in Mesa: I'm here today to talk about a crisis unlike any we've ever known – but one that you know very well here in... […]
McCain, Kyl bemoan spending, lack of bipartisanship in stimulus plan
At a Feb. 17 news conference, GOP. Sens. Jon Kyl (left) and John McCain faulted Democrats for the mortgage crisis that led to the economic meltdown. Kyl and McCain spoke... […]
