Recent Articles from Nathan Brown Arizona Capitol Times
Ducey signs budget bills that pay off debt
The Fiscal Year 2023 budget is now law.
GOP lawmakers push bill to fund private school costs
In the waning weeks of the 2022 session, Republican lawmakers are trying to make every Arizona student eligible for funding to help pay for private school tuition and tying the expansion to a $400 million increase in education funding.
‘Justice40’ helps communities with climate, energy improvements
Federal agencies have been making periodic announcements when they give out new grants, saying they are funding projects with Justice40 criteria in mind.
Former President Trump endorses Masters for U.S. Senate race
Former President Trump has made it official – he is backing Blake Masters in the U.S. Senate race in Arizona. Masters, a Tucson resident who until he stepped down to... […]
State, feds work to protect watersheds
Wildfires both leave scars in their wake that threaten the rural communities around them with deadly floods and threaten both wildlife habitats and human drinking water that depends on healthy watersheds.
Money, conservation slows water authority bill
For most of this session, lawmakers have been working with stakeholders of various interests to cobble together legislation that addresses Arizona’s water woes, but concerns over conservation and money have slowed progress.
Courts nix candidates, races taking shape
While signature challenges and people withdrawing their candidacy after filing have led to some shakeups already, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge has just forestalled what could have been a major shakeup in Legislative District 27.
Ducey signs bills banning mask, vaccine mandates
Republican opponents of Covid restrictions celebrated this week as Gov. Doug Ducey signed several bills limiting entities from imposing restrictions such as mask and vaccine mandates in the future.
Bill limiting electricity competition gets Ducey’s OK
On April 26, Ducey signed House Bill 2101, which repeals language passed in 1998 that was meant to increase competition in the electricity sector.
Bowers expects to be vilified for JFK honor
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Foundation is giving House Speaker Rusty Bowers a “Profiles in Courage” award for his refusal to go along with efforts to overturn the results... […]
Budget proposal killed in House committee
Two Republicans joined Democrats Wednesday to kill a scaled-down state budget proposal.
House introduces budget bills
A budget was introduced into the House today and could be coming to the floor later this week.