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Spending 2020: From $1B windfall to survival

When they returned to work in January, Arizona lawmakers faced a financial situation colleagues everywhere would envy: an extra, unbudgeted $1 billion. At the time, their biggest challenge appeared to...

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Push to remake criminal justice laws hits snag in House

Several bills to revamp criminal justice in Arizona appear to be on life support after the Republican House Judiciary chair decided to hold a trio of bills in retaliation to...

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Legislature 2020: How to spend surplus of money

Winged Victory atop the Arizona Capitol Building (Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr) State lawmakers return to the Capitol Monday to deal with something they appear to have...

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Panel recommends less prison time for low-level offenders

A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to give people serving time for low-level felonies the opportunity to reduce their sentences by up to 60 percent, but selling the rest of...

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Blackman relaunches effort to release prisoners early

Walt BlackmanPHOTO BY KATIE CAMPBELL/ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES A 2020 legislative effort to expand early release opportunities for prisoners kicked off Monday morning with exhortations from advocates...

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Ducey draws line in sand on rainy-day fund

Calling an economic downturn “inevitable,” Gov. Doug Ducey is pushing back against demands by lawmakers from his own Republican Party to use an unexpected cash windfall to pay down debt....

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