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Trash-talking, lawmaker-style, reaches peak before softball game
Dueling budget proposals took a back seat to rival Top 10 lists as the House and Senate prepared for their annual softball game April 21 at Salt River Project's PERA... […]
Several bills deal with electronic copies of public records
The question, "Paper or plastic?" is usually reserved for supermarket checkout lines, but a Senate bill could have public records clerks using a similar refrain. Authored by Sen. Jay Tibshraeny,... […]
Brewer request for National Guard on border denied
Gov. Jan Brewer tells a panel of three U.S. senators that she’s disappointed the Defense Department “effectively denied” her request to send more National Guard troops to the border. The... […]
Senate schedules budget hearing, still no agreement
A Senate committee has scheduled an April 23 hearing on fiscal 2010 budget legislation, but House and Senate leaders said they have yet to come to an agreement on the... […]
Opposition mounts against plan to force schools to use savings
Lawmakers who have experience on school boards said forcing school districts to spend down their savings as a way to balance a massive state deficit doesn't make sense and would... […]
Two judges named to Maricopa superior court
Gov. Jan Brewer on April 17 named two judges to the Maricopa County Superior Court. James Beene, who currently serves as appeals and extradition bureau chief for the Maricopa County... […]
This week in the Senate: two hearings plus budget survey
Most Senate committees have cleared their calendars next week as Republicans begin another phase of trying to hammer out a budget proposal. Republican leadership has finished briefing members on a... […]
Medical marijuana aimed for 2010 ballot in Arizona
An effort is underway to legalize medical marijuana in Arizona through an initiative aiming for the 2010 ballot. The measure, expected to hit the streets soon, would allow seriously ill... […]
Deep cuts to health care could require voter approval
Proposals for sweeping cuts to state-run programs guaranteeing health care for Arizona’s most needy populations have become almost routine in the four months since the lawmakers returned to the Capitol.... […]
It's all about the budget — literally this time
So far, they’ve fixed a budget deficit — twice, actually. They’ve also approved three bills and managed to get the governor’s signature on two of them. But as the 100th... […]
Lawmakers uncover schools’ $430M nest egg, consider further cuts
Some Republicans say they’ve found hundreds of millions of dollars hiding in plain sight that can be used to balance the state budget without raising taxes or borrowing.Roughly $430 million... […]
Capitol Quotes
“Are Crosby, Nash and Stills going to be deputy directors?” — Michael Low, a senior partner at Low & Childers, commenting on an announcement by Gov. Jan Brewer’s office that... […]
