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Session wrap — state by state: AZ-MD
Arizona Budget deal trumps bickering The Arizona Legislature wrapped up a 164-day session June 22, passing a $10 billion budget that helps fund all-day kindergarten at public schools and increases […]
Session wrap — state by state (continued): MA-TX
Massachusetts Adopts sweeping health care initiative Massachusetts, already famous for breaking new ground on the gay marriage front, in 2006 adopted historic health care reforms now being eyed by other […]
Session wrap — state by state (continued #2): UT-WY
Utah’s Billion-dollar surplus divides lawmakers Utah’s governor is Republican, and Republicans outnumber Democrats in the Legislature by a 2-to-1 margin. Despite that rock-solid GOP majority, Utah’s Legislature was bitterly divided […]
Goddard, Montgomery, clash over crime fighting efforts
Law, order and debateAttorney General Terry Goddard, a Democrat, squares off against his Republican opponent, Bill Montgomery, on Channel 8’s Horizon. The Arizona Capitol Times co-sponsored the debate. Candidates for […]
Smith awaits decision on penalties — deal or no deal
David Burnell Smith David Burnell Smith may be through with politics, but he is still paying the price for holding, and later being ousted from public office. Almost two years […]
5 GOP candidates lose suit challenging matching funds for publicly funded opponents
Don’t get mad, sueReps. Gary Pierce (left) and Kirk Adams, both District 19 Republicans, are among five privately funded GOP candidates suing the Citizens Clean Elections Commission. A Maricopa County […]
Munsil: Mass deportation of illegals ‘impractical’
Napolitano campaign says opponent’s immigration plan is ‘flimsy’
About a Bill: Inactive State Funds; Elimination
Rep. Bob Burns S1385 keeps ‘books cleaned up’ What the new law does: Deletes 116 state funds that have been deemed inactive by the General Accounting Office of the Department […]
Legislative pay raise on ballot again
Burning the midnight oilRep. Meg Burton Cahill awaits other House members arrival during the last, long night of the 2006 session. Lawmakers adjourned at 12:12 a.m. June 22. Voters in […]
Changing political landscape gives Republicans hope
District debateGOP District 23 candidate John Fillmore and Dem Barbara McGuire debate Sept. 27 in Casa Grande. Legislative District 23 has long been a Democrat stronghold, but the times, as […]
Clean Elections rejects complaint against Napolitano campaign
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission has refused to find reason to believe that Governor Napolitano’s re-election campaign illegally coordinated with private political advocacy groups to attack Republican challenger Len Munsil. […]
