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Special session pushed to avoid over $1B in school funding cuts

September 15, 2022 0

Budget proposal killed in House committee

April 20, 2022 0

Budget talks stall, lawmakers consider scaled-down option

April 16, 2022 0

State flush with cash makes for difficult budget negotiations

April 8, 2022 0

Grab bag of laws voided by Supreme Court

November 3, 2021 0

Hobbs wants bigger budget – doesn’t ask nicely

September 8, 2021 0

Tucking policy in budget to get tested in court

August 27, 2021 0

Sine finally die!

June 30, 2021 0

House GOP bill requires lessons on evils of communism

June 26, 2021 2 Comments

GOP budget maneuvers anger educators

June 24, 2021 0

House Republicans pass massive tax cuts, measure goes to Ducey

June 24, 2021 1 Comment

Voucher expansion proposal puts Udall, John on the spot

June 24, 2021 0

House Dems walk out stalls GOP budget

June 22, 2021 0

House Dems torpedo GOP efforts to pass budget

June 22, 2021 0

House, Senate GOP leaders bring in budget holdouts

June 21, 2021 0

GOP House leaders to appease Townsend with bill to organize national convention

June 18, 2021 0

Some lawmakers question need for special session

June 17, 2021 0

Ducey wants $100M for wildfires

June 14, 2021 0

ADOT may be illegally charging repealed fee

June 12, 2021 0

Bill bans mask mandates in public schools

June 11, 2021 0

Lawmakers can call bluff with slim margin

June 11, 2021 0

Scaled-down budget possible to break impasse

June 11, 2021 0

Ducey open to working with Dems on budget

June 9, 2021 0

House flounders bid to pass tax bills

June 7, 2021 0

Rep. Cook looks out for LD8 cities, towns

June 4, 2021 0

Budget impasse triggers talk of shutdown

June 3, 2021 0

Governor’s budget ‘tantrum’ miffs lawmakers

June 3, 2021 0

Arizonans deserve better budget after difficult year

June 1, 2021 0

Ducey flexes veto power to bring uncooperative Republicans in line on budget

May 28, 2021 0

Panels advance budget bills, GOP holdouts seek compromise

May 25, 2021 0

Passing $12.8B budget means appeasing several Republicans

May 24, 2021 0

Ducey aides defend $1.5B cut in tax collections

May 19, 2021 2 Comments

Republican lawmakers propose flat tax, $12.8B budget

May 18, 2021 0

Boyer gives caucus price for vote on budget

April 12, 2021 0

Lawmakers in negotiation on $1B in tax cuts, flat income tax

March 8, 2021 1 Comment

Flat-rate tax plan would have bipartisan support

February 3, 2021 0

Ducey defends Covid response, offers short list of legislative priorities

January 11, 2021 0

Fiscal responsibility guiding AZ through tough times

December 2, 2020 1 Comment

Rosy state revenues belie need for recovery package

October 15, 2020 1 Comment

Sound fiscal practices in ’19 help Arizona weather ’20 storm

May 15, 2020 0

Arizona governor signs stripped-down $11.8 billion budget

March 28, 2020 0

Legislature passes $11.8B budget, $50M for COVID-19 aid

March 23, 2020 0

Legislature to pass bare-bones budget this week

March 16, 2020 0

Legislative Democrats unveil ‘the people’s’ budget proposal

February 10, 2020 0

The Breakdown: Love letters and budget

January 27, 2020 0

Education groups not satisfied with Ducey’s budget increases

January 24, 2020 0

No time to relax, competitive forces fiercer than ever

January 24, 2020 1 Comment

Ducey’s budget proposes funds for new and expanded programs

January 17, 2020 0

Ducey proposes $12.3B state budget

January 17, 2020 0

Ducey’s proposed infrastructure upgrades road to bipartisanship

January 17, 2020 0

Legislature 2020: How to spend surplus of money

January 12, 2020 0

House GOP policy plan covers old ground, unfinished battles

January 9, 2020 0

Legislative leaders plan early budget to quell holdouts

January 3, 2020 0

Hiring school counselors can’t wait

July 3, 2019 1 Comment

The Breakdown: Wrap it up already

June 24, 2019 0

Session Wrap with Rusty Bowers

June 23, 2019 0

The Breakdown: Have you no honor?

June 17, 2019 0

Senate plans to start budget talks around Labor Day

June 12, 2019 0

New spending less than meets the eye

May 31, 2019 0

The Breakdown: Our watch has ended

May 29, 2019 0

Senate near on budget deal with holdout lawmaker

May 27, 2019 0

Senate stalls on budget again

May 25, 2019 0

House passes budget package, Senate goes home

May 25, 2019 0

House Republican threatens vote against budget

May 23, 2019 0

Bill allows 10 Navajo Nation students to use Arizona vouchers across state lines

May 21, 2019 0

Republicans brace for budget battle as Dems sit on sideline

May 21, 2019 0

The Breakdown: Rumor has it

May 20, 2019 0

House, Senate leaders cut budget deal with Arizona governor

May 19, 2019 1 Comment

Legislature to start work on budget

May 16, 2019 0

Athlete who was victim of sex assault supports bill to aid victims

May 14, 2019 0

The Breakdown: Where there’s smoke…

May 13, 2019 0

More Republican senators threaten vote against budget

May 10, 2019 3 Comments

Ducey draws line in sand on rainy-day fund

May 6, 2019 0

The Breakdown: All eyes on the budget

May 6, 2019 0

Preliminary Senate budget defies Ducey’s priorities

May 2, 2019 0

Sen. Boyer gives Senate ultimatum on sex abuse bill

May 1, 2019 0

100 days of session and no end in sight

April 17, 2019 0

Ducey proposes pay raises for nearly half of state employees in $11.4 billion budget

January 18, 2019 2 Comments

The Breakdown: Call ’em as you see ’em

October 15, 2018 0

Behind the Ballot: Nerd alert

July 30, 2018 0

Lawmakers approve wording for 2018 ballot measures

July 26, 2018 1 Comment

Wrap up with Steve Yarbrough

May 29, 2018 0

Circumstances sweep away some of Ducey’s agenda

May 25, 2018 0

The Breakdown, Episode 17: That’s a wrap

May 9, 2018 0

Voices of the Red for Ed movement

May 3, 2018 0

Arizona has enough wealth to meet its needs — with new revenue

May 3, 2018 4 Comments

Pay raise gives political boost to teachers, Ducey

May 3, 2018 0

Teachers end short-lived strike

May 1, 2018 2 Comments

Budget calls for school districts to divvy up pay increase

April 30, 2018 0

Budget includes property tax increase for some school districts

April 30, 2018 0

Ducey, Legislature scrape together revenues for $10.4 billion budget proposal

April 30, 2018 0

Ducey, legislative leaders arrive at teacher pay deal

April 27, 2018 1 Comment

Pay hike flap leaves rank and file lawmakers with little to do

April 26, 2018 0

Top Republicans meet to work out deal on teacher pay

April 23, 2018 4 Comments

The Breakdown, Episode 15: The teachers have spoken

April 23, 2018 2 Comments

Ducey goes on veto spree to push teacher plan

April 20, 2018 1 Comment

Ducey pay plan puts Democrats in catch-22

April 19, 2018 0

Ducey takes on budget risk to fund teacher pay hike

April 19, 2018 3 Comments

PTA group withdraws support from Ducey’s teacher pay hike plan

April 18, 2018 0

Ducey mulls gambling to help fund teacher raises

April 18, 2018 0

Ducey proposes spending sweeps, reductions and rosy revenues to fund teacher raise

April 16, 2018 7 Comments

The Breakdown, Episode 14: Enough is enough?

April 16, 2018 0

Ducey offers teachers 20% pay raise by 2020

April 12, 2018 4 Comments

Ducey to meet with ‘decision makers,’ not teachers to talk about salaries

April 10, 2018 0

The Breakdown, Episode 13: Good – not great – times at the Capitol

April 9, 2018 0

The Breakdown, Episode 12: What do you want, and when do you want it?

April 2, 2018 0

Governor proposes $2 million to replace remote housing for state troopers

February 12, 2018 0

Ducey courts school districts with more K-12 money

January 19, 2018 0

Under Ducey’s budget, hospitals will pay for his education spending

January 18, 2018 1 Comment

Long-term education goals won’t be reached in one budget cycle

January 18, 2018 1 Comment

Gilbert Davidson: From potholes and loose dogs to conducting beautiful music

December 11, 2017 0

22,000 Arizona children could lose health care

October 2, 2017 0

Budget process brings more discord among utility regulators

September 29, 2017 0

Agencies make case for new spending, but most requests likely doomed

September 29, 2017 0

Corrections asks for more money to help prisoners re-enter society

September 25, 2017 0

School facilities agency accepts auditors’ recommendations

September 18, 2017 0

Arizona public schools find ways to adapt to funding cuts

July 28, 2017 0

Wrap up with Rebecca Rios

June 6, 2017 0

Wrap up with J.D. Mesnard

June 6, 2017 0

Governor gets nearly all he wanted in 2017 legislative session

June 6, 2017 0

Passage of election consolidation – from the Capitol to the courthouse

June 5, 2017 0

New session, old story – cities, counties fend off Legislature’s reach

June 2, 2017 0

Public education advocates bemoan school money still not enough

June 2, 2017 0

Wrap up with Doug Ducey

June 2, 2017 0

Democrats almost had a voice in budget process, but Republicans didn’t hear them

June 2, 2017 1 Comment

Arizona businesses like Trump tax plan, not its chances in Congress

May 31, 2017 0

Arizona top teachers unload on Legislature

May 15, 2017 0