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GOP state senator to propose $300M in tax cuts
A Republican state senator, frustrated in his attempts to cut income taxes last year, plans to unveil a tax act that would cost the state nearly $300 million over the next three fiscal years.
The Breakdown: Off the rails
A railroad safety bill that earned one Democratic lawmaker an ominous threat three years ago will be back next year, and the stakes are higher than ever.
Legislators consider tax hike for some types of home rentals
Arizona lawmakers grappling with the unintended consequences of a 2016 law that prohibited cities from regulating vacation rentals want to hike taxes on some rental owners.
Ducey okays voting manual without provision for forgetful voters
Notably missing from a final version of Arizona’s elections manual approved Friday by Gov. Doug Ducey is a provision the Navajo Nation threatened to sue over if it was removed.
Lawmakers don’t embrace mandatory coverage for infertility treatment
A legislative panel shied away from fully endorsing a request to add infertility to the list of diseases insurance companies must cover, leaving the fate of potential legislation uncertain.
Legislative panel recommends more money for state’s gifted students
A legislative panel on Monday recommended increasing funding for gifted education, ending years of the state’s brightest students being in a budgetary limbo.
GOP lawmaker pushes ‘dignity’ measure to benefit women prisoners
A Republican lawmaker intends to introduce legislation designed to improve the dignity of incarcerated women as the Arizona Department of Corrections plans to reopen a motel-turned-prison to house a continually growing female population.
The Breakdown: Kicking up dust
It’s junket season in Arizona, and lawmakers spent their week talking policy in Scottsdale and Puerto Rico.
Lawmaker considering complaint against city over firefighter cancer law
More than a hundred firefighters from around Arizona crowded a Senate hearing room Thursday morning, listening to colleagues share heartwrenching stories of the dual battles they fight against cancer and a bureaucracy that makes obtaining workers’ compensation coverage difficult.
GOP lawmaker wants to restrict ‘truly exceptional’ taxing district
A Tucson taxing district won plaudits from the state’s auditor, just two weeks after a state senator filed a series of bills targeting its spending habits.
Panel recommends less prison time for low-level offenders
A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to give people serving time for low-level felonies the opportunity to reduce their sentences by up to 60 percent, but selling the rest of their colleagues on the idea could be tough.
Sex abuse prevention bill on collision course with GOP lawmaker
Two years ago, Erin Merryn was ready to write of Arizona.
