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Dems court businesswoman to run for McCain’s seat
Spurred on by the Republican infighting between U.S. Sen. John McCain and former Rep. J.D. Hayworth, Democrats are courting Southern Arizona businesswoman Nan Stockholm Walden to jump into the race.
Patterson yanked from committee over clashes with Pearce, Weiers
A freshman Democratic legislator has been removed from a committee after clashing repeatedly with its Republican chairman since last year, a move the Democrat called an "abuse of power."
Health care bill may leave $400M hole in budget
Arizona's balanced budget lasted for about two days before the congressional health care bill took out a chunk that may total $400 million for the next fiscal year.
Sinema: State will lose $7B with KidsCare elimination
Arizona is risking nearly $7 billion in annual federal funding for health care by eliminating a children's health insurance program in the budget that was signed into law last week, Democratic lawmakers said.
Going all-in: Brewer’s big gamble
During her first 13 months on the Ninth Floor, Gov. Jan Brewer said repeatedly that it would be devastating to balance the budget by shortchanging the public school system, and she has opposed - and even vetoed - legislation that would have led to massive reductions in education funding.
Fate of First Things First hinges on ballot measure
In its last action to shore up the staggering state deficit, Arizona lawmakers decided to ask voters to dismantle a program aimed at expanding education and health services for children.
Lawmakers will face $450M shortfall if voters reject ballot measures in Nov.
Lawmakers may find themselves back at the Capitol for another budget round if voters in November knock down a proposal to eliminate an early childhood development program and take its money, and sweep funds reserved for preserving Arizona's open spaces.
Yale-educated Vogt says he’s receptive to Dems’ ideas
This was not the way Ted Vogt imagined his final semester of law school. It began normally enough, with classes and a clerkship and the inevitable plans to take the Bar exam and line up employment after graduation.
Mitchell, Kirkpatrick chart independent courses
Republicans will spend the midterm election season blasting Democrats for pushing a leftist agenda in Congress, but a review of the voting records of two Arizona Democrats show they abandon their party on frequent occasions.
So-called ‘jobs bill’ parked in Senate Rules
A House measure that aims to spur economic growth through incentives and tax cuts has been assigned to a Senate committee controlled by that chamber's highest-ranked lawmaker. But that doesn't mean it's going to advance anytime soon.
Rural hospitals facing serious impact from AHCCCS budget cuts
With a few strokes of her pen, Gov. Jan Brewer approved massive cuts to health care funding and money the state gives to hospitals that treat large numbers of the poor and uninsured. While the move will be felt statewide, its most acute effect could be in the rural reaches of the state.
Payday lenders face extinction following Senate vote
A Senate committee dealt the payday loan industry what might be a fatal blow, rejecting a bill to save the short-term lenders and finishing the job voters started in 2008.
