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Here’s what the proposed ballot measures would do
Voters will be give decisions on a long list of ballot measures this November. Here's the breakdown and analysis of some of those measures.
JLBC: Amendment to ‘jobs’ bill reduces revenue loss by $300M
Legislative budget analysts have concluded that an amendment to a Republican-sponsored tax cuts bill would reduce the cost of the bill by about $300 million.
Clean Elections survives elimination measure again, could still head for ballot
A House panel today killed a pair of measures designed to gut Arizona's public campaign finance system, but the fight to let voters decide the fate of Clean Elections is not over.
Measure to end term limits advances; still faces committee hurdle
A proposal asking voters to end legislative term limits cleared a House committee April 6, though a second committee still hasn't scheduled it for a hearing, which could scuttle the measure.
GOP takes aim at hospitals with competing health care measure
Republican lawmakers angry at a proposed ballot initiative backed by Arizona hospitals that would raise taxes for the wealthiest residents to pay for some health care programs are fighting back by proposing to instead tax hospitals and other providers.
The politics and practicality of lieutenant governor
Sixteen years ago, Jan Brewer laid out a two-pronged argument for creating a lieutenant governor position in Arizona, memorializing the irony of her opposition to a system that later allowed her to become governor.
Facing defeat, measures to gut Clean Elections system held in committee
A pair of measures designed to gut the Clean Elections campaign finance system were held in the House Judiciary Committee after it became apparent the legislation would have been defeated.
2 measures would ban cloning, human-animal hybrids
A House panel has given its approval to two measures that would prohibit cloning, the sale of human embryos and efforts to create human-animal hybrids.
House moves to limit governor line-item vetoes
Voters may be given the opportunity this fall to further limit when governors can use their line-item veto power, if a measure approved today by the House is passed by the Senate.
Legislature poised to OK health care lawsuit
Lawmakers March 29 convened a special session designed to give Gov. Jan Brewer clear authority to sue the federal government over the recently enacted health care reform legislation on the grounds that it violates Arizona's sovereignty.
UpClose with Lucy Mason
If you ask anyone who has worked on an issue with Rep. Lucy Mason, they'll say she is persistent and tenacious and every other synonym that "Roget's Thesaurus" lists to describe those who never give up. The Prescott Republican is in her final term, and her tenure in the Legislature has been one of the wildest.
House panel OKs concealed weapons without permits
A bill that would let gun owners carry a concealed weapon without a permit cleared a hurdle in the Arizona House of Representatives March 25 and is now ready for a formal vote.
