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Absent Senate bills, House to drill down on budget
The budget will be the primary focus for members of the Arizona House of Representatives this week, though much of the discussion of how to best bridge a nearly $3 […]
State treasurer says he’s fine with being ‘the herald of bad news’
Reporters are assembling to hear State Treasurer Dean Martin announce that Arizona's cash-strapped government will have to borrow money for the first time since World War II. Aides scurry to […]
Further DES cuts could leave thousands of at-risk people without services
Legislative Democrats are upset that a budget proposal by their Republican colleagues would pull nearly $100 million from the Department of Economic Security. The GOP's 2010 budget proposal, which includes […]
Cuts to Revenue Department could mean bigger losses to state
Nearly one-third of staff laid off after fiscal 2009 budget cuts
Demonstrating seniors say budget cuts hurting the state
One hundred years old and legally blind, Lucille Myers couldn't travel to the State Capitol from her Phoenix home Wednesday, so her caretaker, Cyndy Scheidle, made the trek to Senior […]
AG opinion gives nod to blind vendors in prison contracts
The Department of Corrections must allow blind vendors to operate snack concessions for visitors and staff in state prisons, the Arizona Attorney General's Office stated in a March 27 opinion. […]
Brewer rescinds Napolitano order on unions
State employees will no longer be able to unionize, as Gov. Jan Brewer today issued an executive order undoing an earlier order signed by her predecessor that cleared the way […]
Lawmaker proposes committee to study issues affecting agriculture
Arizona needs to review the way it regulates agriculture to help guarantee the continued success of one of the state's most important industries, a lawmaker contends. Rep. Russell L. Jones, […]
Childhood board sues state over fund sweep
The Arizona Early Childhood Development and Health Board asked the Arizona Supreme Court on March 30 to prohibit the transfer of interest earnings from the board's fund to the state […]
Sen. Waring gets married
Sen. Jim Waring, a Phoenix Republican, got married on March 28 in Tempe. Waring wedded Kitty Enright, a restaurant owner. Enright grew up in Tempe and is a third-generation Arizonan. Waring, […]
A breakdown of the House Democrats' budget plan
House Democrats have offered their own set of options to close the state's budget gap on March 30, a plan that avoids many of the deep spending cuts proposed by […]
Three tough years ahead for Arizona
Arizona's economic outlook is as grim as it can get, and no one is yet sure when things will start to improve. In fact, the state's personal income growth is […]
