Recent Articles from Yellow Sheet Report
Last redistricting lawsuit falls short
A Maricopa County judge has dismantled a series of arguments made by plaintiffs in Leach v. AIRC, the last remaining lawsuit against the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. To read more […]
Replacing is fine, but repealing could be a problem
Even if subsequent changes to the American Health Care Act bring Arizona’s federal match up to the 80 percent needed to avoiding tripping the circuit breaker (YS, 3/7), the 2013 […]
Read his lips
By supporting an extension and even a possible expansion of the Prop 301 sales tax for K-12 education (YS, 3/10), Ducey may run afoul of his 2014 campaign pledge that […]
What now, Governor?
The Congressional Budget Office today released a report saying 24 million Americans would lose health coverage by 2026 under the proposed American Health Care Act, starting with 14 million next […]
Railbird: Ducey eyes nuclear option on budget
Ducey may take a page from the Brewer playbook by imposing a moratorium on non-budget bills as a way to break the impasse over the budget, according to a railbird […]
A challenger emerges
Hobbs announced this morning she’ll run for secretary of state, becoming the first major Democratic candidate to officially jump into the race to unseat Reagan. To read more on this […]
Remember the circuit breaker
The US House Republicans’ proposed repeal-and-replace of Obamacare, which was unveiled on Monday, temporarily keeps enhanced Medicaid expansion funding in place, but only through the end of 2019. To read […]
Forese keeps Burns in time out
At a Corp Comm staff meeting last Wednesday, Forese once again didn’t let Burns add an item to the agenda, a repeat of a similar situation that occurred at last […]
Forget the feds, state courts hold the key
US appellate court precedent is mixed on whether a state can prohibit per-signature payment structures for petition circulators in initiative and referendum campaigns, but ASU law professor Paul Bender said […]
It always pays to have a backup plan
Proponents of the citizen initiative are already starting to plan for the worst-case scenario: That H2404 (initiatives; circulators; signature collection; contests) passes the Senate and Ducey signs it into law. […]
This is not an episode of parks and rec
State Parks Director Sue Black came under fire following allegations of misconduct, according to a story published late Tuesday by the Republic’s Craig Harris. To read more on this item […]
Most interesting bill in the world
Ducey had planned to put out a statement opposing Borrelli’s S1142 (riot; planning; participation; racketeering), but that ultimately became unnecessary after learning that Mesnard was going to kill the bill, […]