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Instances of childhood poisonings continue to rise
The University of Arizona kicked off the annual National Poison Prevention Week by releasing statistics collected by the university's Poison and Drug Information Center, which show the center fielded more […]
Senate GOP touts transparency, eliminates press space
Howie Fischer in the Senate Press Room on March 17. Senior Republicans on March 16 touted the transparency of Arizona's government, citing its open meeting laws, open caucuses and the Legislature's […]
Burns, Adams introduce emergency bill to delay teacher contracts
Senate President Bob Burns and House Speaker Kirk Adams have introduced an emergency measure that would delay the deadline for school boards to offer new contracts to teachers for the […]
House Dems urge Brewer to apply for stimulus money for CRS
House Democrats are urging Gov. Jan Brewer to apply for the full share of the discretionary federal stimulus money available to Arizona, saying at a press conference on March 16 […]
Brewer sends mixed signals regarding necessity of tax hike
The temporary tax increase that Gov. Jan Brewer is proposing as part of her five-point economic recovery plan has frequently been presented by her and her staff as a last […]
This week: Small group meetings in Senate, floor action in House
Senate President Bob Burns has extended his chamber's deadline for hearing bills in committee, but there's still no sign that he will allow non-budget bills to move forward in the […]
Cutting $2M from abuse victims’ services will carry too great a cost
For several weeks, the domestic violence community waited with bated breath for the Arizona Department of Economic Security to pass down its sentence for cuts to services for victims of […]
Property tax repeal could put Brewer in tough spot
The $3 billion budget deficit facing Arizona could force Gov. Jan Brewer onto a political tightrope as she pushes lawmakers to approve a temporary tax hike while they urge her […]
Agency budget cut proposals expected soon
An Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting request that all state agencies submit proposals for incremental budget cuts in fiscal year 2010 will likely be completed next week, according to […]
Anti-tax group seeking ballot measure again in 2010
A group seeking California-style tax caps has filed an initiative with the secretary of state that would ask voters to dramatically change the way property taxes are calculated in Arizona.The […]
Salmon switches D.C. public relations firms
Former U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon, a Republican, has joined Washington, D.C.-based lobbying and public relations firm Policy Impact Communications as an executive vice president and member of the board of […]
Tax measure to save spring training in Tucson gets panel OK
Voters in southern Arizona are one step closer to being able to vote on a tax that proponents say will keep spring training baseball in Tucson.A bill approved March 11 […]
