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A balanced budget… for now: Threat of lawsuits could undo spending cuts
Fiscally conservative Republicans won the argument when the governor agreed to forego borrowing and other budget gimmicks to help shore up the state’s sagging revenues, and the budget-slashing proposal was also a vindication for legislators who saw themselves as lone voices in the wilderness, warning for many years that politicians’ appetite for spending would one day come back to haunt them. [...]
Charter school groups await Horne’s response to funding lawsuit
While efforts to drastically change Arizona’s school finance system have not materialized in recent years at the Legislature, two lawsuits that aim to do that are creeping through Maricopa County Superior Court.
Brewer names Fiesta Bowl panel
Gov. Jan Brewer is hoping that a panel with some of the biggest names in Arizona sports can help restore the Fiesta Bowl’s battered image.
House OKs bill allowing guns on campus
The Arizona House has voted to allow people to have guns on public rights of way on college and university campuses.
Court upholds ACC ability to approve rate hikes
A state Court of Appeals decision upholds the Arizona Corporation Commission's requirement that regulated electric utilities get some of their power from solar and other renewable sources.
Heavily amended ‘birther’ bill gets green light during Senate debate
The Senate advanced a proposal requiring presidential candidates to prove they are natural-born Americans before they can appear on the Arizona ballot — but minus its most controversial provisions.
STO supporters won big, won twice this week
The Republican-led Legislature has approved a measure to increase the amount of tax credits that individuals can claim in exchange for contributions to groups that distribute private school scholarships.
Legislature to revote budget bill after engrossing error discovered
The budget isn’t quite done yet.
Lawmakers are expected to vote again today on one of the budget bills that was originally approved last week after it was discovered they passed a version that included an amendment they never actually adopted.
Senate passes anti-abortion bill
Pro-life lawmakers looking to chip away at groups that help women get abortion services passed a bill Tuesday that essentially wipes away the ability to make tax-deductible contributions to organizations like Planned Parenthood Arizona.
Backers defended the legislation by saying Arizona law already prohibits the use of public funds for abortion. The bill, for them, reinforces this [...]
Efforts underway to revive ‘omnibus’ immigration bill
A senior House Republican is working to revive one of the five immigration bills that the Senate killed last month.
Toll roads still years away
The journey to privatized toll roads and pay-to-drive lanes in Arizona is a lot more like driving on a winding, mountain road than a sleek, open highway – slow and cautious, with an eye toward the pitfalls ahead.
Budget language sparks confusion, accusations over transplant coverage
Confusing and roundabout language in the 2012 budget led to several days of Democratic sniping at Gov. Jan Brewer, who said the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System is on its way to restoring transplant coverage that was eliminated last year.
