Brewer concerned lawmakers’ budget could jeopardize stimulus money
Gov. Jan Brewer said the budget package passed by the Legislature may jeopardize federal stimulus money Arizona is receiving for education and health care.
With floodgates opened, Senate begins hearing regular bills
The Senate began hearing scores of bills June 8 following Senate President Burns' decision to shift strategy and open the floodgates for regular measures.
Senate panel advances Paton’s bill to eliminate partisan city elections
Partisan municipal elections in Arizona will vanish in Arizona if legislation by Sen. Jonathan Paton is signed into law this session. Paton's proposal, S1123, passed easily through the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 8, when the body's members voted 6-1 to pass the bill without amendments.
Burns, Adams meet with Brewer; second batch of budget bills possible
Gov. Jan Brewer met with Republican legislative leaders on June 8 to discuss a package of budget bills approved last week, but lawmakers are unlikely to send the bills to her in the near future due to fears that she would veto them.
Huppenthal accused of violating resign-to-run law, but legal questions remain
Sen. John Huppenthal says he has no intention of resigning after an online publication accused him of violating the state's resign-to-run law by collecting nominating petition signatures for another elected post.
AZ Republicans can’t seem to agree — especially on taxes
The day after Republican Gov. Jan Brewer released her budget proposal, a conservative senator excoriated her on his chamber’s floor, accusing her of lying to voters when she signed a no-tax pledge in 2006.
Next stop for budget: Negotiating Brewer’s five-point plan
Senate President Bob Burns has lit a path toward compromise with Gov. Jan Brewer on a final budget for fiscal 2010. On June 4, Burns said he wants to discuss ways in which Brewer can advance her five-point economic plan, which includes a $1 billion tax increase.
Brewer sends a message of her own
In her 27 years in elected office, Gov. Jan Brewer said she has never seen a budget process run the way the Legislature is doing things this year.
Brewer budget surfaces — finally; GOP lawmakers not receptive
Nearly four months after she said she planned on releasing a detailed budget, Gov. Jan Brewer has done so. Her plan aims to bridge an estimated $4-billion deficit by increasing the sales and property taxes, borrowing against future Lottery revenue, mortgaging some state buildings and cutting state spending.
Lawmakers compromise with Brewer on health care spending
A five-month battle over health care spending between Gov. Jan Brewer and Republican leadership reached a breaking point early this week after Brewer asked lawmakers to set aside hundreds of millions of dollars of additional spending for state-run health care programs.
Memo ‘just a draft,’ but Building a Better AZ campaign likely forthcoming
An aggressive campaign aimed at drumming up support for Gov. Jan Brewer’s agenda did not materialize along with her long-awaited budget proposal, but the strategy outlined by Building a Better Arizona 2012 may not be far off.
House passes budget — sends message but not bills to governor
All of the wrangling by Republicans in the Arizona House to pass a budget devoid of tax cuts will likely be for naught if Gov. Jan Brewer follows through on expectations and vetoes the spending plan.