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Q & A with Governor Napolitano
Changes in Legislature Gov. Janet Napolitano says this session there were freshmen lawmakers from both parties wh/o arrived at the Capitol determined to try to get things done and weren’t […]
Organized labor issues
Next step, ballot≠ AFL-CIO Executive Director Rebekah Friend says the unions are “very happy” with the beefing-up of workers’ compensation through H2195, a bill that is now on the governor’s […]
Major legislation
Full House House debated last-minute bills as the year’s regular session came to a close June 20. Major proposals considered this year by the Legislature included: Employer sanctions: A bill […]
Q & A with House Minority Leader Phil Lopes
Relax, the evening is youngHouse Minority Leader Phil Lopes awaits debate on upcoming bills at about 7 p.m. on the session’s final night.</br For the first time in Phil Lopes’ […]
Bee lauded for session work
Bee called ‘bold’ Senate President Tim Bee is momentarily reflective in his final GOP caucus for the 2007 regular session. He is credited for creating a cooperative atmosphere in the […]
Q&A with Marsha Arzberger, Senate Minority Leader
All’s well that ends House Minority Leader Marsha Arzberger enjoys a lighter moment in the Senate, where members – in the closing hours – showed less rancor than their House […]
Sanctions bill passes hours before sine die
What a difference a year makes. Last year on the final day of the session, Rep. Russell Pearce found out the Senate wouldn’t be taking up legislation to punish employers […]
Clean Elections revamp hikes contribution limits, reduces matching funds
Legislators by a wide margin passed sweeping changes to the Clean Elections Act on June 19, marking the first and only occasion state lawmakers have amended the controversial 1998 campaign […]
Minimum wage fix exempts developmentally disabled
The president of a non-profit agency that employs people who are developmentally disabled urged the Senate Appropriations Committee to support a strike-all bill (H2245) specifically exempting companies like his from […]
Environmental group targets Renzi over amendment, land value
A Southwest environmental group sent the U.S. House ethics committee documents purportedly linking GOP Congressman Rick Renzi’s amendment on a bill to a scheme to prop up the value of […]
Inmate cites Bible in latest ballot proposal
He may be locked away in an Arizona state prison at Florence, but it has not stopped Joel K. Barr from filing paperwork for a ballot measure that would punish […]
Sen. Hale returns to work
Sen. Albert Hale, D-2, who was in and out of a Boston hospital for several weeks, resumed work just in time for the budget vote June 18. Hale voted “yes” […]
