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Senators debate scores of bills in rare Friday session
During a rare Friday session, senators gave preliminary approval to about 40 bills in an effort to tackle as many measures as possible with just more than two weeks left […]
Bill would halt new state rules
State senators are moving to generally prohibit state agencies from adopting new regulatory rules for a year, a step that would extend a temporary moratorium imposed by Gov. Jan Brewer. […]
Bill would punish lobbyists who lie
State legislators still want to punish lobbyists who lie. The Senate Government Committee on June 11 unanimously voted to impose stiff penalties on registered lobbyists who knowingly provide false information […]
The Southern Arizona Auto Company
Although this photo was taken in 1908, the Southern Arizona Auto Company still operates today in Douglas. The Stevens-Duryea Company produced cars in Chicopee Falls, Mass., between 1901 and 1915 […]
Building a Better Arizona shelves campaign, for now
Just days after the release of a memo outlining a campaign to generate public support for Gov. Jan Brewer's budget proposal – and, potentially, to target legislators who oppose it […]
Lujan says Brewer is planning state government shutdown
Democrats plan to oppose budget unless included in talks
Burns says there's no budget deal
Senate President Bob Burns provided a statement to the media late June 10 to clarify that legislative leaders have not reached a final budget agreement with the governor. "There is […]
House panel backs ballot measure on bias
A House committee has endorsed new legislation to have Arizona voters decide whether to amend the state Constitution to generally prohibit discrimination and favorable treatment by state and local government […]
Lawmakers eye pension fund for research cash
Lawmakers are trying to tap the state's main retirement system for public employees to replace state funding for research projects meant to help spur economic development. The House Commerce Committee on […]
House OKs bill aiding gas storage project
The Arizona House has approved a bill loosening state regulatory protections for groundwater to help a Texas company's proposal to store natural gas in a stadium-sized underground cavern. The House […]
Sinema asked to help reform U.S. health care system
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema will join state lawmakers from across the United States in the coming months to help President Obama reshape the nation's health care policy and reform a system […]
