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Franks, Grijalva join Obama for Super Bowl
The Arizona Cardinals may have lost, but for Reps. Trent Franks, a Republican, and Raul Grijalva, a Democrat, watching Super Bowl XLIII will carry more than a few memories. Far […]
Looking toward FY2010, lawmakers still tweaking FY2009
During a Jan. 30 floor debate, Sen. Meg Burton Cahill, a Democrat from Tempe, appears resigned to Republican-led cuts to schools and universities in the 2009 budget. As legislative committees […]
More than 1,000 bills introduced as House filing deadline approaches
House and Senate staff spent the week gathering and filing a “steady stream” of bills from lawmakers still looking to propose legislation before the deadline. In the Senate, 520 bills […]
Dissenting votes: 2 GOP senators balked at cuts to education
The floor session to fix the fiscal year 2009 budget deficit in the Senate was relatively quick, but getting the necessary votes to pass the proposal was far knottier. That […]
Stepping stone or stumbling block?
Road to governorship rarely runs through Legislature
Peters says she contemplated run for governor in 2010
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters told attendees at the Goldwater Institute’s forum on transportation last week that she is in favor of changes in existing public-private partnership legislation […]
Obama signs SCHIP reauthorization, expansion
The U.S. House approved legislation Feb. 4 reauthorizing and expanding access to state-run health care programs for children, the final step before sending the measure to the White House. House […]
Jeffs’ case has lawmakers pushing to change state law on incest
Among other charges, Arizona officials wanted to prosecute polygamist leader Warren Jeffs as an accomplice to incest with a minor for allegedly arranging marriages between two underage girls and their […]
Crump keeps committee chair in deal with Adams
A decision late Monday to strip a House Republican of his committee chairmanship was reversed yesterday morning, allowing Rep. Sam Crump to remain chairman of the Government Committee. House Speaker Kirk Adams decided to […]
Judge postpones appeal on SCA fine
A judge has postponed until next month an appeal by the only known member of a group that was fined $315,000 for violating campaign finance laws. Joel Fox, a captain […]
Congress approves SCHIP reauthorization
The U.S. House approved legislation Feb. 4 reauthorizing and expanding access to state-run health care programs for children. House members voted 290-135 in favor of the measure. The bill was […]
