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AZ High Court receives arguments on plan to take $7M from First Things First
Legislature's fund sweep took interest earnings, not tobacco tax revenue
Joint approps hearing cancelled at last minute
The House and Senate Appropriations committees were scheduled to meet jointly on April 28 to discuss a budget proposal to allow the state to sweep hundreds of millions of dollars […]
House Dems say GOP cuts crimp state's ability to fight Swine Flu
Democrats' budget proposal included similar budget reductions
Judge rejects union attempt to undo state employee layoffs
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has rebuffed a union's attempt to reverse a 2009 round of state employee layoffs undertaken by three government agencies and prompted by massive budget […]
Lawmakers save KidsCare; health care for parents still slated for cuts
Advocates for children's health care are breathing a little easier after Republican lawmakers released a budget draft on April 27 that avoided funding reductions to state-run health care programs for […]
GOP budget details released; reaction mixed
Republican lawmakers have released a budget proposal they say will balance a $3.3 billion budget deficit without raising taxes or borrowing hundreds of millions of dollars. Instead, they will rely […]
Arizona officials prepare for swine flu but say no reason for panic
Preparing for the probability that swine flu will reach Arizona, state and county officials urged people to take precautions such as washing hands frequently but said there is no reason […]
'Horizon' down to skeleton staff, in financial turmoil
"Horizon," the public affairs television program for confessed political junkies, is in danger of going off the air because of budget cutbacks at Arizona State University, said former News and […]
Napolitano could gain back some points by handling swine flu
A national poll last week showed 45 percent of Americans do not think Janet Napolitano is doing a good job as secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The swine flu […]
Joint Approps hearing cancelled at last minute
The House and Senate Appropriations committees were scheduled to meet jointly on April 28 to discuss a budget proposal to allow the state to sweep hundreds of millions of dollars […]
Budget document to include $700M in cuts, no tax increase
Republican leaders are expected to unveil a budget proposal today that would close the state deficit without raising taxes and without borrowing hundreds of millions of dollars. Rank-and-file GOP lawmakers have […]
This week In the Senate: Will 'perception of consensus' pan out?
Senate and House leaders will hunker down to iron out areas of disagreement in their draft budget proposals this week. Legislative staffers have been instructed to prepare a spreadsheet comparing […]
