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Deregulation can help solve education budget crisis
All over the state parents and students are rallying against proposed budget cuts to Arizona’s public colleges and universities. Instead of focusing ire at legislators, who are literally between a […]
Ariz. House panel backs fund raid for state parks
Republican legislators on Feb. 10 moved to keep state parks open by taking money from a special fund for land conservation, rejecting criticism that the proposed diversion could violate a […]
DES requires furloughs for 9,000 employees
Agency in charge of social services took a $100 million budget hit in fiscal 2009
Lawmakers eye early child development money
For the second time this year, the Legislature has put the spotlight on First Things First, an early childhood development program funded by revenue from tobacco taxes. The Arizona Early […]
Judge shields Luke Air Force Base from development
A judge on Feb. 10 upheld the constitutionality of a state law intended to protect Arizona military air bases from encroachment, ruling that Maricopa County must provide land-use shields for […]
Weeg steps down as Dems' executive director
With the election cycle behind her, Maria Weeg announced that she will resign as executive director of the Arizona Democratic Party, effective at the end of this month. Weeg, a […]
House paid $200,000 to attorney Starr in 2008
Starr's firm billed state $405,000 for Flores case in 2008
Federal tobacco tax could hinder state's ability to close budget gaps
A 62-cents-per-pack federal tax increase on cigarettes used to fund the expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) will provide health care coverage for an additional 4 million […]
$57M budget gimmick funnels federal DSH money to general fund
Lawmakers say they didn't understand what they voted for
It's official: Fewer bills filed this session
Legislators in the House and Senate have filed approximately 50 fewer pieces of legislation this session than in recent years, after members of the House failed to close the gap before the […]
ASU officials cap enrollment and terminate academic programs
Officials at Arizona State University announced Feb. 11 that the university plans to terminate more than 30 academic programs to accommodate the $88 million in budget cuts the university has carried […]
Senate bill would help fund children's cancer research
Sen. Pamela Gorman, a Republican from Anthem, has filed a bill that would expand the list of special license plates to include a "childhood cancer research plate," with the majority […]
