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Cowboy lawmaker Brown rides off after 36 years
The state is losing an icon and one of the last remaining cowboy legislators. Although Jack Brown's legacy in Arizona history has been cemented by his 36 years as a legislator, his departure will be bittersweet, as his effort to keep all state parks open fell by the wayside this year.
Day 2: Lawmakers end session sine die
The Senate also passed former senator Jonathan Paton's bill, S10756, which changes the name of the Arizona State Boxing Commission to the Arizona State Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Commission. The bill modifies rules governing mixed martial arts and allows the Commission to test contestants for drugs.
Sine Die Watch Day 1: A packed agenda and a late night
UPDATE: After voting on about two dozen measures, the Senate has taken a recess to allow lawmakers to have dinner.
Yes on 100 campaign ads to feature Brewer
Gov. Jan Brewer hasn't started airing television commercials for her campaign yet, but voters and viewers will see plenty of her over the next several weeks as she hits the airwaves in support of Proposition 100.
Time running out for plan to scrap term limits
A measure that would allow Arizona lawmakers to serve an unlimited number of terms in office appears dead in the Legislature, even though most lawmakers have said they want to repeal the term limits provision in the state's Constitution.
Pearce pushed, prodded and pandered to pass his ‘legacy bill’
Sen. Russell Pearce was the driving force behind the immigration reform package that has once again put Arizona in the national spotlight. But he wouldn't have been able to get it passed without the help of several people who either supported S1070 or moved out of its way.
Brewer signs far-reaching immigration bill; thousands protest
Gov. Jan Brewer today signed a sweeping immigration bill that would make it a crime under state law to be in the country illegally.
Opposing GOP ‘jobs bill’ would jeopardize Brewer
A package of tax cuts aimed at spurring economic growth has become a political landmine for Gov. Jan Brewer, who is facing a tough primary challenge from several fellow Republicans unhappy with her fiscal decisions.
Brewer pitches alternate ‘jobs bill,’ without tax cuts
Gov. Jan Brewer has unveiled an alternative to House Speaker Kirk Adams' "jobs bill" that completely scraps the corporate tax cuts that were the core of H2250.
Brewer: H2250 corporate tax cuts should wait until 2013
Gov. Jan Brewer has made it known to lawmakers that she wants them to delay a host of corporate tax cuts until 2013 when her temporary tax increase would expire, though she stopped short of saying she would veto the bill sponsored by House Speaker Kirk Adams.
School vouchers resurface
School choice advocates are pushing to amend the state Constitution to allow students in failing public schools to use vouchers at private schools.
Wide open contest shaping up for Senate president
Three of four Senate leaders will leave the chamber next year, taking with them decades of legislative experience and clearing the way for new leadership.
