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Legislature attends debate camp
Senate 'COW' camp briefs lawmakers on debate protocol
Meet-and-confer needed amid budget crisis
Initially, there was dismay when first we heard of the concerns raised to incoming Gov. Jan Brewer by House Speaker Kirk Adams and Senate President Bob Burns regarding the executive... […]
Review board finds flaws in the FDA medical device approval process
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviews and approves the sale of medical devices using a process created in May 1976 that does not take enough steps to ensure the... […]
Bennett sworn in as secretary of state
In the same crowded hall where Jan Brewer took her oath as secretary of state six years ago, former Senate President Ken Bennett was officially sworn in as her replacement.About... […]
Senate Democrats brace for budget debate
Shut out of the budget talks, Democratic senators have stepped up efforts to counter a proposal emerging from the Republican side. And if speeches on Jan. 28 were any indication,... […]
Staff, agencies filling up fast as Brewer settles in
The top floors of the Executive Tower and a slew of state agencies are full of new faces, or at least familiar faces in new jobs, as Gov. Jan Brewer... […]
Brewer calls special session to fix budget
Governor had put her 'fingerprints' on proposed fix
ASU mandates unpaid leave for employees to cut costs
Officials at Arizona State University announced Jan. 28 that all university employees will be placed on a rotating, unpaid leave of absence between now and the end of the fiscal... […]
Prospect of more federal money might save funding for KidsCare
The expectation of a windfall of federal money to subsidize Arizona's state-run health care program for children has convinced key Republican lawmakers to remove KidsCare from a list of budget... […]
University students and presidents protest big cuts to higher ed
Christopher Kiefer joined the crowd – some 2,000 Arizona college students protesting proposed budget cuts to state universities. He carried a sign that stated "no more cuts." It showed Lilliputian-size... […]
Bill would dock lawmakers a day’s pay for missing votes
A state representative wants to dock lawmakers a day's pay if an unexcused absence causes them to miss a vote on legislation that reaches the floor of the House or... […]
McCaffrey joining Blue Point
After spending the past 12 years spread out over nearly as many states, Sean McCaffrey is ready to settle down in Arizona. McCaffrey, who recently stepped down after a two-year... […]
