No opening day at the Capitol has ever resembled the one on Jan. 10, but the end of the 2011 session may not look any different from the near-century of sessions that preceded it.
Read More »At Capitol, civility reigns for now, but business as usual looms
Legislators seek constitutional amendment to limit federal borrowing 
If the federal government wants to borrow money, states should have a say in it, Republican lawmakers and a representative of the Goldwater Institute said Wednesday morning.
Read More »House to quit early this week 
The House of Representatives will cut short its first work week of the legislative session in light of Saturday’s deadly shooting in Tucson.
Read More »Legislature swiftly passes, Brewer signs bill to restrict funeral protests
To members of a notorious Kansas-based church who are planning to picket the funerals of victims of the shooting rampage in Tucson, Arizona sent this message today: We don't want you here.
Read More »Arizona speaker says Tucson shooting is a reminder
Arizona House Speaker Kirk Adams says he hopes the Tucson shooting helps motivate state lawmakers to be civil with each other, respecting the need to disagree respectfully when at odds on major issues.
Read More »Barto wants to raise burden of proof in all medical liability cases 
Following a hard-fought battle to raise the burden of proof of malpractice cases against emergency room doctors, a senior Republican wants to expand it to all physicians.
Read More »Adams proposes elimination of elected officials’ pension program 
House Speaker Kirk Adams is proposing to eliminate the pension program for elected officials. "Is it any surprise to anyone in this room that a pension program for politicians designed by politicians would happen to be the most generous of all," Adams said during the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Legislative Forecast Luncheon Jan. 7.
Read More »Brewer leaves out legislative priority in Chamber lunch economic speech 
Gov. Jan Brewer made her economic agenda for the upcoming session clear, and the agenda she didn't lay out spoke volumes as well.
Read More »Arizona privatization commission misses deadline
With the legislative session about to start, a commission appointed by Gov. Jan Brewer has missed a year-end deadline to recommend steps that the state can take to privatize services and improve efficiency of programs.
Read More »Early action eyed for citizenship measure in Arizona
A lawmaker who will sponsor Arizona legislation targeting automatic citizenship granted to U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants says it should be considered early in the annual session that begins Monday.
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