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Burns, Adams meet with Brewer; second batch of budget bills possible
Gov. Jan Brewer met with Republican legislative leaders on June 8 to discuss a package of budget bills approved last week, but lawmakers are unlikely to send the bills to her in the near […]
Huppenthal accused of violating resign-to-run law, but legal questions remain
Sen. John Huppenthal says he has no intention of resigning after an online publication accused him of violating the state's resign-to-run law by collecting nominating petition signatures for another elected post. […]
Brewer concerned lawmakers' budget could jeopardize stimulus money
Gov. Jan Brewer said the budget package passed by the Legislature may jeopardize federal stimulus money Arizona is receiving for education and health care. Under the terms of the American […]
Senate panel advances Paton's bill to eliminate partisan city elections
Partisan municipal elections in Arizona will vanish in Arizona if legislation by Sen. Jonathan Paton is signed into law this session. Paton's proposal, S1123, passed easily through the Senate Judiciary […]
Brewer sends a message of her own
Governor says Legislature's budget figures are wrong, protocol was altered
Next stop for budget: Negotiating Brewer's five-point plan
Burns says governor's agenda could advance without his support
Charges against GOP director dropped
A West Valley justice of the peace on June 2 dismissed criminal speeding charges filed against Brett Mecum. Mecum, the executive director of the Arizona Republican Party, was arrested at […]
Pullen does disservice to GOP with stance on tax hike
Will the Republican Party remain the low-tax, limited-government party of Ronald Reagan? Or will it abandon its limited-government principles and become the "tax collector for the welfare state," following the […]
Why Clean Elections needs to end now
I have been opposed to the idea of taxpayer-funded campaigns ever since Arizona’s so-called “Clean Elections” plan was first proposed. It is simply un-American that the government decides who gets […]
Getting 16 Senate votes for the budget wasn’t easy
There were a lot of behind-the-scenes maneuvers and drama leading to the Senate’s budget vote on June 4. Senate President Bob Burns and House Speaker Kirk Adams met with Sen. […]
Brewer budget surfaces — finally; GOP lawmakers not receptive
<![CDATA[ Nearly four months after she said she planned on releasing a detailed budget, Gov. Jan Brewer has done so. Her plan aims to bridge an estimated $4-billion deficit by […]
Second APS solar plant expected to exceed Solana’s capacity
Arizona Public Service Co. has announced plans to construct a solar plant that is expected to surpass the capacity of the planned Solana Generating Station and to help the company meet state-imposed […]
