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Senate panel adopts stricter abortion rules
Women who seek an abortion will have to wait at least 24 hours between the time they speak to a doctor about terminating a pregnancy and the actual procedure, under legislation adopted... […]
GOP advances bills requiring public disclosure on government Web sites
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted June 9 to advance two proposals aimed at allowing residents to review exactly how local governments spend their tax dollars. Republicans on the committee, such... […]
Chairmen sift through 100s of bills with only 2 weeks left in fiscal 2009
As the Senate shifts to cranking out non-budget measures in the final weeks of session, some lawmakers are raising concerns that the rush will lead to defective laws that they... […]
Paton’s bill to eliminate partisan city elections advances
Partisan municipal elections in Arizona will vanish if legislation by Sen. Jonathan Paton is signed into law, but supporters of the bill say its ramifications would be far greater than... […]
Brewer says lawmakers’ budget jeopardizes stimulus money
Risks include sweeps, rollovers and proof-of-eligibility requirements
It’s ‘Christmas tree’ time in June
Dozens of unrelated bills tacked onto budget measure
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... […]
Senate stays until 4 a.m. to approve budget
Bills pass 16-1; Allen, Tibshraeny and nearly all Dems absent from floor vote
Brewer budget surfaces — finally; GOP lawmakers not receptive
<![CDATA[ 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... […]
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... […]
Mourners pay respects, share memories of Kerry Martin
State Treasurer Dean Martin remembers his late wife, Kerry, in a memorial service for her and their infant son, Austin. Kerry died May 25 in childbirth and Austin passed away... […]
Martin's wife died from ruptured tumor; funeral set
Kerry Martin, the wife of state Treasurer Dean Martin, died due to a ruptured tumor in her liver. The Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office said a hepatic adenoma, a type... […]
