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Napolitano warns of mortgaging future with budget cuts
Janet Napolitano won’t be around for the coming battle over Arizona’s budget crisis. But in her seventh and final State of the State address, the outgoing governor left the 49th […]
Amid fiscal crisis, Legislature pays $400,000 for new computers
Bill for 183 laptops, 192 desktops comes to $400,000
Freshmen,veteran lawmakers take oath amid budget crisis
The new set of lawmakers who make up the 49th Legislature took the oath of office Jan. 12, preparing for what could be some of the most difficult budget decisions […]
Four agency heads announce resignations
Chris Cummiskey’s announcement on Jan. 13 that he will step down as the state’s chief information officer made him the fourth agency director appointed by Gov. Janet Napolitano to resign […]
Latino Caucus presses protection for health care, education, housing
Members of the Latino Caucus held a press conference ahead of Gov. Janet Napolitano’s State of the State address on Jan. 12, to press for protection of programs and initiatives […]
Arizona bankruptcy filings double in 2008
Three years ago, Jason Coons and his wife Saffron were excited by the takeoff of his wife’s business, a small boutique boasting trendy, high-fashion clothing nestled in what he described […]
Gallardo decides against another term
Rep. Steve Gallardo, D-Phoenix, decided not to be sworn in with the 89 other elected state lawmakers when the legislative session began Jan. 12.The veteran Hispanic lawmaker, who in November […]
Bill would add methadone to DUI law
Arizona’s DUI laws are some of the most severe in the country, and Sen. Jim Waring wants to make the laws even more restrictive with the introduction of a bill […]
Napolitano sails through Senate hearing
They didn’t rough her up, and confirmation is set to go to the full Senate on Obama’s inauguration day. In a 2-hour, 20-minute hearing Jan. 15 before the Senate Homeland […]
Napolitano, expecting more federal dollars, urges funding for KidsCare
Janet Napolitano, in what likely was her final State of the State address as governor, urged lawmakers to “protect our advances in health care,” specifically mentioning the state's KidsCare program […]
Key supporters put brakes on school-choice issues
Some lawmakers with a passion for school choice are putting proposed legislation on hold while they await an Arizona Supreme Court ruling that could nix two school-voucher programs.Supporters of the […]
