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Napolitano's chief of staff Stephens resigns
Last day is July 5 Alan Stephens is leaving the Governor’s Office to work for Western Progress, a public policy group. Photo by Bill Coates Alan Stephens, chief of staff... […]
House OKs budget over Republican objections
Despite most of the majority Republicans voting against a bulk of the bills, the House of Representatives gave final approval to a $10.6 billion state budget approved a day earlier... […]
List of issues await Legislative action
With the adjournment of the legislative session looming, there remains a short list of issues that are awaiting action: They include: S1265 (bailable offenses; illegal immigrants) is awaiting final read... […]
Wide support for budget in Senate vote
Working until early this evening, the Senate heard, discussed, and passed a $10.6 billion budget package first in committee and then on a vote of the entire Senate. The bills... […]
Budget a done deal? Tax cuts total $10 million
A state budget is in the offing, as legislative leaders and the governor have agreed to a compromise between a pair of budgets approved last month by the House of... […]
2 statewide business groups merge to deal with unions
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Arizona Association of Industries have merged to help the state’s business and manufacturing community combat perceived threats from organized labor groups... […]
State awards $1.5 billion mental health contract
70,000 in county receive services
Democrats push for school discipline commission
Panel meetsRep. Cloves Campbell Jr., D-16, listens during a hearing at the Capitol regarding race and school discipline. Rep. Cloves Campbell Jr., D-16, convened an informal panel of lawmakers —... […]
High court curbs political spending by public-sector unions
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 14 affirmed the right of states to forbid public-sector unions from using non-member fees for election-related purposes without obtaining the permission of non-members. By... […]
ELL penalties loom as session winds down
Arizona legislators are on track to enter potentially risky and costly legal territory as they near the end of their current annual session without complying with a federal judge’s order... […]
Quechan tribe members arrested in protest of new casino
Police arrested five protesters of a new casino on the Fort Yuma-Quechan Reservation, which straddles California and Arizona. The protesters, who are members of the Quechan tribe, oppose the location... […]
