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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...
Players in movement to remake Arizona’s criminal justice system
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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Ducey goes partisan in 2020 State of the State Address
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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Committee chairs seek balance between gatekeeper and ‘God’
The first major hurdle every piece of legislation faces in the House or Senate is a committee leader with the ability to unilaterally kill bills, and some chairs are more...
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The Breakdown: Have you no honor?
Prosecutors’ honor questioned as criminal justice measures die
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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No deal on tax conformity as deadline to file tax returns looms
With two weeks until the deadline for Arizonans to file individual income tax returns, Republican lawmakers and Gov. Doug Ducey have yet to strike a deal that will finalize the...