Recent Articles from Arizona Capitol Reports Staff
Burns invites Dems to offer budget input; No big changes likely
Democrat leaders say Senate Republicans don't have 16 votes
Mayor launches heat network helping Phoenix homeless, elderly, disabled
The onset of triple-digit heat combined with the tough economy make it more important than ever for businesses to donate bottled water that will help homeless people, the homebound elderly... […]
Brewer names former FBI official as state homeland security director
Gov. Jan Brewer on May 5 named political consultant and career FBI agent Gilbert Orrantia as director of the Arizona Department of Homeland Security. Prior to his appointment as homeland... […]
Top GOP staffer arrested at party headquarters
Brett Mecum’s booking photo after being arrested by Department of Public Safety officers. Arizona Republican Party Executive Director Brett Mecum was arrested at party headquarters May 6 for speeding and... […]
House panel moves all 10 budget bills despite Democrat opposition
GOP lawmaker: Budget package doesn't have 31 votes in House
Senate Republicans last to jump on lawmaker blog train
Senate Republicans launched their own website on May 5, following the lead of the three other caucuses of the Arizona Legislature. House Republicans, House Democrats and Senate Democrats have all... […]
Bill would bar gun bans for parked vehicles
A bill being considered by Arizona legislators is seen as pitting the rights of gun owners against the private property rights of businesses and others. The bill would allow gun... […]
A full transcript of the April 17 letter to Brewer
Arizona State Legislature 1700 West Washington Phoenix, Arizona 85007 April 17, 2009 The Honorable Jan Brewer Governor of the State of Arizona 1700 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ... […]
Prison proposed for southern AZ reservation
TUCSON – Plans have been in the works for nearly three years for a federal detention facility on land owned by southern Arizona's Tohono O'odham Nation. The Arizona Daily Star... […]
House Approps advances budget bill on 8-5 vote
A House panel voted along party lines May 5 to approve a fiscal 2010 budget bill that relies on $630 million in spending cuts and taking another $394 million from... […]
School districts plan for all-day kindergarten
If state legislators don't fund all-day kindergarten, Phoenix-area school districts say they have a backup plan to keep it in place. Full-day kindergarten made news early in the legislative session... […]
Brewer, families help honor fallen DPS officers
Gwenn Murie McCaleb placed a single red rose on a memorial wall, then kissed her fingers and pressed them against a plaque bearing her husband's name. The Department of Public... […]