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School funding a ticking time bomb

Arizona schools are counting down to a March 1 deadline for the Legislature to override a cap on spending or face not being able to spend $1.1 billion already approved...

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Repeal, replace ‘21 tax cut aims at Prop. 307

Image by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha Stock Images Education groups pushing a referendum to repeal the almost $2 billion in tax cuts passed last...

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Mesnard has privilege in talks with Ugenti-Rita

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled on November 18 that Sen. J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler, has legislative privilege and doesn’t have to answer questions about conversations he had with Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale,...

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Ruling could lead to longer sessions

Arizona Rep. John Fillmore, R-Apache Junction, right, celebrates after a passing vote on part of the budget, SB1828 on taxation, as he sits near Rep. Bret...

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Fann not running for re-election

Senate President Karen Fann (Photo by Kyra Haas/Arizona Capitol Times) Senate President Karen Fann is calling it quits after next year’s session.  The Prescott Republican, who...

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Audit stirs dissension among GOP senators

Doug Logan, CEO of Cyber Ninjas, tells GOP lawmakers about irregularities he said have been found so far in the review of Maricopa County ballots and...

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Court allows ex-lawmaker’s ouster to stand

Former Rep. Don Shooter makes a point during a speech on the floor of the Arizona State House before the vote to expel him from the...

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Flat tax a legacy of GOP caucus

Perhaps the longest-lasting consequence of this year’s session will be the $1.8 billion in ongoing tax cuts lawmakers passed on party lines.  Supporters of the reductions say they will improve Arizona’s economic...

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Blackman prisoner release bill fails – again

This June 24, 2021, file photo shows, Rep. Walter Blackman, R-Snowflake, right, and Rep. Diego Espinoza, D-Tolleson, talking during a vote on the Arizona budget at...

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Blackman takes Fann to task over comments on criminal justice bill

Walt Blackman The House sponsor of a now-dead bill to expand Arizona’s system of earned release credits said Friday that Senate President Karen Fann has mischaracterized what the bill would have...

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