Three key votes swung the budget in Republicans’ favor in the Arizona Senate, but none was more crucial than that of Democratic Sen. Carlyle Begay.
Read More »Dems say Begay betrayed party with decisive votes for GOP budget
View of the budget from Osborn School District 
For political insiders, crafting the state’s spending plan is a spectacle – a final meeting of the minds after a period of high drama, backroom wheeling and dealing, and rushing to put together the final pieces of a $9 billion jigsaw puzzle.
Read More »Regents chairman calling for lawsuit over university cuts
Saying the Arizona Constitution is being ignored, the chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents said Tuesday his colleagues should sue the Legislature if they do not come forward with more funds for the university system.
Read More »Lawmakers work all night to pass budget
Arizona lawmakers pulled an all-nighter and worked well past sunrise Saturday morning to approve a $9.1 billion budget proposal after Republican leadership spent the day rounding up the votes to get it across the finish line.
Read More »Budget clears first hurdle, now faces GOP opposition 
Arizona legislators advanced a budget deal struck by Senate and House leaders and Gov. Doug Ducey, but the bills won’t move any further unless GOP leadership can change the minds of more than a dozen rank-and-file members opposed to the spending plan.
Read More »GOP legislative leaders plan quick push on budget proposal
Republican leaders in the Legislature plan quick action on a budget deal hammered out with Gov. Doug Ducey.
Read More »K-12 funding suit could bring fiscal doomsday scenario 
In their attempt to balance Arizona’s budget, Gov. Doug Ducey and Republican lawmakers have proposed some difficult and controversial decisions.
Read More »Crimes against children: Boyer fights uphill battle to provide $5M for child Internet victims 
When Gov. Doug Ducey released his budget proposal for the upcoming year, Republican Rep. Paul Boyer of Phoenix had only one question.
Read More »Ducey’s first tax cut targets ‘hidden’ increase 
On the campaign trail last year, Gov. Doug Ducey pledged that if elected, he would submit tax-cutting legislation each year he was in office, a vow he could begin to fulfill through his plan to eliminate a “hidden tax increase” by pegging Arizona’s income tax rates to inflation.
Read More »Budget winners: Proposal favors prisons, inmates and Department of Revenue 
Gov. Doug Ducey’s first executive budget slashed higher education funding and some Arizona Commerce Authority programs, but some groups came out ahead in the recommendation.
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