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Sine finally die!
After 171 days and several false starts and with mere hours to spare before a government shutdown, Gov. Doug Ducey signed a budget and the Arizona Legislature finally succeeded in adjourning sine die at 4:54 p.m. Wednesday.
Senate approves $13 billion budget, House goes home
The Senate unilaterally passed a $13 billion budget, complete with last-minute amendments tied to unfounded election fraud claims, following a marathon session that began yesterday and lasted until early Wednesday morning.
House, Senate GOP leaders bring in budget holdouts
The Legislature may start debating and voting on the FY22 budget as early as Tuesday after striking a deal with Republican holdouts that slows down the implementation of tax cuts and pays off more debt.
Governor’s budget ‘tantrum’ miffs lawmakers
In starting Memorial Day weekend by vetoing every bill on his desk, Gov. Doug Ducey aimed to prod reluctant lawmakers to end their vacation and return to pass his tax cut and budget.
No show senator, holdouts bog down budget
The House has adjourned until June 10 and the Senate plans to pass a budget alone on Thursday as Republican holdouts – including one who refused to show up to the Capitol – thwarted GOP leaders’ plans to push a massive tax cut and $12.8 billion budget through the House and Senate.
Panels advance budget bills, GOP holdouts seek compromise
Budget bills cleared their first hurdle Tuesday after a day of arm-twisting and political maneuvering, but problems getting it passed persist.
Passing $12.8B budget means appeasing several Republicans
GOP leaders in the House and Senate introduced a $12.8 billion spending plan Monday afternoon with high hopes of passing it by Wednesday — but finding the votes to pass it will prove difficult.
‘Strikers’ propose abortion ban, money for lawmakers
Vaccine passports, abortion bans and an oft-thwarted plan to get more money in lawmakers’ pockets were among the bills that made a late introduction as strike-everything amendments this week.
About face – Republicans back jobless benefit hike
Arizona legislative Republicans who have resisted increasing the state’s second-lowest-in-the-nation unemployment benefits since 2004 are now spearheading bipartisan efforts to hike the rate.
Covid, threats make ‘People’s House’ less friendly
It’s supposed to be “the people’s house,” or at least that’s what legislators call it in their impassioned speeches. But this session, between an ongoing pandemic, security concerns that led to multiple layers of fences and a hodgepodge of committee rules, the people — and even the paid lobbyists who represent interest groups — are having a harder time than ever making their voices h[...]
