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The Breakdown: On Wednesdays we have news
Maricopa County “top cop” Bill Montgomery’s got a new job, and while he’s trying on black robes half the lawyers in Phoenix are gunning for his old one.
The Breakdown: High stakes
Marijuana advocates are launching a new effort to legalize the drug. What’s changed since 2016?
The Breakdown: Unanswered questions
Governor Ducey’s early-morning tweetstorm yanking financial incentives from Nike may have exceeded his own authority.
The Breakdown: Between the lines
One Democratic lawmaker wants to spend 2020 tackling a unique form of gerrymandering, and argues that inmates in Arizona prisoners shouldn’t count towards the population of the legislative district that the prison is drawn in.
The Breakdown: A new dawn
A federal court awarded a former Senate staffer $1 million after a jury ruled she was discriminated against based on her race.
Legislature passes $11.8B budget, adjourns session
Three days after the House approved an $11.8 billion spending plan negotiated with Gov. Doug Ducey, the Senate caught up and approved it, too.
Boyer makes offer to end stalemate on sex abuse bill
Sen. Paul Boyer extended an olive branch to Republican legislative leaders, offering his vote for an $11.8 billion budget in exchange for their support of his effort to give child sex abuse survivors more time to sue their assailants.
Republicans brace for budget battle as Dems sit on sideline
An $11.8 billion spending plan was introduced in the Arizona Legislature late Tuesday afternoon, setting GOP leaders and Gov. Doug Ducey on a collision course with a handful of Republican senators who said they’ll vote no on the budget deal.
Sen. Boyer gives Senate ultimatum on sex abuse bill
Sen. Paul Boyer said he’ll refuse to vote for a budget unless lawmakers agree to expand opportunities for victims of child rape and sex abuse to sue their abusers.
