Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
Q & A with Tim Bee
Outgoing Senate president hails budget, education funding
The final tally
A few on either side claim wins, but most left Capitol unsatisfied
Spotlight on… Sen. Karen Johnson
Time as lawmaker taught Mesa conservative to be less judgmental
Legislative wins, losses in the eye of the beholder
Every legislative session is filled with victories and defeats, and what is considered a win or a loss more often than not depends exclusively on an individual’s political philosophies. But... […]
Looking ahead: Budget will dominate 2009
The 2009 legislative session could, in a lot of ways, be a repeat of the 2008 session: This year’s budget is expected to require a fix in light of poor... […]
Gov. signs mortgage licensing bill
Gov. Janet Napolitano has signed a proposal to license loan originators, a measure strongly backed by Arizona real estate professionals, financial institutions and housing officials. The Senate had passed the... […]
Group urges federal funding to expand public transit
As the economy plunged early this year, federal lawmakers began considering ways to increase consumer spending to avoid a recession — and the solution they came up with was to... […]
Sierra Club report card: A partisan grade?
Reps. Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce are not on the same page when it comes to the Sierra Club’s 2008 environmental report card.Campbell, District 14 of Phoenix, sits at the... […]
Top 10 issues of the 2008 legislative session
Not everything was about the budget