Tag: Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting
A board member vacancy and staffing shortages at the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency have given way to concerns about adhering to due process timelines and adapting to any prospective...
Funds sought to handle spike in border prosecutions
Lawmakers, farmers balk at agriculture lab move
Brewer attempts prudent approach to the new budget
Report: AZ gets close to half of revenue from feds, near top in nation
[caption id="attachment_61168" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Arizona got the third-largest share of its general revenues from the federal government in 2011, according to the Tax Foundation. State officials said that is more...
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State revenue outlook remains uncertain
Despite weeks of budget discussions, the governor and Republican lawmakers still haven’t agreed on how much the state will get in revenues over the next three years. In the past,...
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Brewer seeks $317 million in new spending, largely for K-12
The Governor’s Office unveiled an $8.9 billion budget plan today for fiscal year 2014, which included $317 million in new spending. “We’re finally comfortable using red, so that should tell...
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Universities, agencies seek major spending hikes
Now that the economy is recovering, universities and state agencies are seeking budget increases and have asked Gov. Jan Brewer to fight for at least $500 million in new spending....
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Former OSPB chief to head up AHCCCS
Gov. Jan Brewer replaced one of the last major agency heads left over from the Napolitano era, naming former OSPB chief Thomas Betlach as director of the Arizona Health Care...
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DEQ says emissions testing might be delayed by further cuts
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has informed Gov. Jan Brewer that implementing a 15-percent reduction to the department will leave it in a poor position to protect the health...
