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State Has No Plans To Bring Problem Prisoners Back From Texas, Oklahoma
Despite several large fights and riots at two out-of-state private prisons in the past several weeks, Arizona officials say they have no plans to reverse course and bring home any... […]
High Court Rules State Has Authority To Limit Water Delivery, Usage
The state Department of Water Resources has the authority to impose usage limits on individual water customers in order to meet the conservation mandate of state law, but it is... […]
Session Stats: 5 GOP Committee Chairs Had Highest Number Of Bills Enacted
Five Republican committee chairmen had the highest batting averages for bills enacted in the 46th Legislature’s Second Regular Session, and four senators had perfect attendance and voting records, according to... […]
Napolitano Vetoes 8 Bills This Session
With two regular sessions behind her, Governor Napolitano has shown a willingness to wield the veto pen. Ms. Napolitano, a Democrat, has vetoed a total of 25 bills through this... […]
46th Legislature Tinged By Animosity
Lawmakers Weary, But Still Pass 351 Bills In 136 Days
25 Fewer Legislative Candidates File Than In 2002
Is The Bloom Off The Term Limits, New Districts, Public Money Rose?
Voters Must Extend Transportation Tax
Maricopa County voters in 1985 approved a half-cent sales tax to build a regional freeway system. This tax generates about $278 million per year (in 2002 dollars) for the Regional... […]
Capitol Commentaries
Small Business: Session Offered Little Relief For Arizona’s Largest Employer By Michelle Bolton National Federation Of Independent Business/AZ Though many of my colleagues may cringe when I say this, the... […]
Hi Jolly’s Pyramid
Hi Jolly’s pyramid may not be the only pyramid in Arizona, but its composition of quartz and petrified wood along with its unusual metal silhouette of a camel perched on... […]
‘I Think A Lot Of Credit Goes To The Rise Of The Moderates’
Napolitano Calls Session Productive
Candidate Filings Show House Republicans Who Snubbed Leaders ‘Fared Pretty Well’
Few Say They Plan To Make It Election Issue
U.S. Supreme Court OKs Federal Challenges To Tuition Tax Credits
Arizona’s tuition tax credit, as well as the tax credits of most other states, are subject to challenges in the federal courts following a decision June 14 from the U.S.... […]
