Auditor: State Lags National Average In Classroom Spending
Arizona schools increased classroom spending because of extra funds provided by Proposition 301, but classroom spending might have been more without the education sales tax, says a report by the... […]
Ladewig Appeals Of Attorney Fees Set For April 28
The Arizona Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear oral arguments on April 28 in two appeals in the Ladewig tax refund case. The appeal (1 CA-TX030012) brought by the... […]
New Map Tosses 4 Incumbent Senators Into 2 Districts
The latest legislative districts map will pit at least two sets of incumbent senators against one another. The Independent Redistricting Commission, working under court order, on March 1 approved a... […]
Bills Targeting Large Employers Fail To Move In House, Senate
Legislation requiring large employers with workers on AHCCCS — the state Medicaid program — to reimburse the state for their care has failed to make it out of two committees.... […]
AEA Backs School District Unification To Help Curriculum
Bill Creating Redistricting Panel Advances
Judge OKs Grand Jury For Prison Probe
A judge dealt a setback March 2 to Governor Napolitano’s administration, ruling that a special prosecutor can use a grand jury to investigate a 15-day prison standoff. Subject to oversight... […]
Health Groups Request Reduced Premiums For Those Enrolled In KidsCare
We are writing to ask you to help protect the health of Arizona children by sustaining the effectiveness of KidsCare. The signing organizations believe that recent premium increases for families... […]
Protests Over Behavioral Health Bid Denied, Phoenix Firm Considers Appeal
A Phoenix-based international health insurance firm that lost the bid and later its protest for a lucrative behavioral health contract with the state was still contemplating a formal appeal on... […]
Gas Gouging Bill Stalls In Senate
Senator Wants To Work With Task Force Before Advancing Measure
Statewide Smoking Ban Arguments Aired
Saying second-hand smoke was the third most pervasive health hazard, Rep. Linda Lopez, D-29, launched a lengthy House Health Committee hearing March 4 on H2629, which would prohibit smoking in... […]
Senator’s City Tax Incentive Bill Dies
Although he failed in a second attempt to discourage municipal tax incentives for business development, first-term Sen. Jack Harper says he has given cities and towns a punch-in-the-eye warning to... […]