Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
Extending AZ legislative session could be iffy
There's no legal barrier to prevent lawmakers from continuing other legislative work once they've approved a new state budget before the fiscal year starts July 1. But practicalities could be […]
State Land Department director resigns
Arizona State Land Department Director Mark Winkleman has submitted a letter of resignation to Gov. Jan Brewer and will stepping down from his position on May 22. Winkleman told the […]
Budget wait holds up bills at AZ Legislature
A logjam of bills on topics ranging from abortion to transportation has built up as the Arizona Legislature slogs through one of its most unusual sessions. And there could be […]
Crow: ASU reaches 'calming point'
TEMPE – Arizona State University President Michael Crow says money from the federal stimulus program and a new tuition surcharge will provide the Tempe-based university with a financial "calming point.'' Crow […]
Development ban on Navajo lands formally repealed
FLAGSTAFF – President Barack Obama signed legislation on Friday that officially repeals a decades-long development ban on the western edge of the Navajo Nation. The construction ban was lifted in […]
UofA stimulus dollars to be used on medical research
The University of Arizona is expected to receive more than $500,000 from the federal stimulus in fiscal 2009. University officials said the money will go toward the university's medical research […]
This week in the House: greenhouse gas resolution, leaders talk budget
The House will decide today whether to give a preliminary endorsement of a letter to Congress stating Arizona's concern that federal greenhouse gas regulation will hurt the state's economy. Rep. […]
Bill intends to protect religious expression in schools
Deborah Chambers thought it would be no big deal to display a picture of Jesus on her notebook at the Chandler charter school where is a seventh-grader. She didn't think […]
Guns don’t kill bills… budgets do
Hopes were high among Arizona gun-rights activists earlier this year when Janet Napolitano left the Governor’s Office for a position as secretary of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C. After all, many state bills that would have loosened gun restrictions were near sure-shootin’ vetoes while the Democrat occupied the Ninth Floor.
Capitol Police target car thefts
The Arizona Capitol Police agency was awarded a grant of $975 for a sign program aimed at deterring auto thefts in downtown Phoenix.
Capitol Police target car thefts
The sign at 206 S. 17th Avenue is one of approximately 10 signs that were purchased with grant money from the Arizona Auto Theft Authority and will be placed around […]
Holdouts are the holdup to state budget fix
Senate President Bob Burns wisely has chosen to make solving the state's budget deficit job one for the Arizona Legislature. And yet after four months, they still haven't reached an […]