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Brewer signs FY09 budget bills
Gov. Jan Brewer on May 14 signed two bills to adjust the fiscal 2009 budget with a combination of federal stimulus money, delayed payments to K-12 schools and universities, and... […]
Brewer: latest budget fix highlights need for tax hike
The use of federal stimulus dollars to help balance the budget may help keep Arizona's public schools afloat through the end of the fiscal year, but Gov. Jan Brewer believes... […]
Clean Elections hearing set for May 15; Decision on Quelland expected
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission is scheduled to decide whether to sanction and possibly remove District 10 Rep. Doug Quelland from office on May 15. Quelland, who ran a publicly... […]
States expand videoconferencing in prisons
Faced with the high costs of transporting and escorting sick inmates to the doctor, states are expanding their use of videoconferencing to provide health consultations to prisoners without resorting to... […]
House panel advances latest budget fix, filling $650M gap
Lawmakers on a House panel generally agreed an emergency measure intended to repair the fiscal 2009 budget amounts to bad policy, but the bill still managed to gain approval along... […]
Legislature fixes $650M deficit in fiscal 2009
Sen. Russell Pearce during the Senate debate on the 2009 budget fix on March 13. (Photo by Josh Coddington) The Senate and the House approved a plan on May 13... […]
Rep. Sinema blogs from the White House Poetry Slam
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema and Lin-Manuel Miranda at the White House Poetry Slam on May 12 Sent by Rep. Kyrsten Sinema at 9 p.m. (Arizona time) May 12 from Washington D.C. Tonight... […]
States help more workers get health care
After Peter Giunta of West Chester, Pa., was laid off in December, the small landscaping company where he worked continued paying for his health insurance while his boss decided whether... […]
Obama groundswell began at ASU shortly after 2006 visit
Tonight's speech marks the fifth campus visit by a U.S. president
Farmers vs. state fund sweeps on May 18
A conglomerate of Arizona farmers will get their day in court May 18 as a Maricopa County Superior Court judge will hear arguments on the legality of the Legislature's 2008... […]
Senate Democrats renew budget cooperation offer to Brewer
Senate Democrats met with Gov. Jan Brewer on May 11 to renew their offer to cooperate with her to reach a budget agreement, but the meeting did not include discussion... […]
Ariz. parents fear deep cuts in special needs care
With the state facing a budget deficit of $3 billion, state lawmakers are ready to slice and dice various programs that parents and others say are needed to care for... […]
