Tag: rainy day fund
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a stripped-down emergency state budget Saturday that contains $50 million in spending to help tenants, homeowners and small businesses weather the coronavirus crisis. The $11.8...
Lawmakers grateful for rainy-day fund, some hold to principles against it
Republican Rep. Noel Campbell, foreground left, speaks with GOP Rep. Travis Grantham, foreground right, as members gather in the Arizona House under a closed public gallery...
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House GOP policy plan covers old ground, unfinished battles
Republican leadership in the House of Representatives released a general framework of policy and spending goals for the upcoming legislative session on January 9, laying out a broad-stroke vision for...
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Session Wrap with Gov. Doug Ducey
House Republican threatens vote against budget
Saying the budget agreement crafted by GOP legislative leaders and Gov. Doug Ducey is “not a conservative budget,” Rep. Tony Rivero, R-Peoria, vowed to vote against it Thursday unless his...
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The Breakdown: Rumor has it
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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Q&A with Gov. Doug Ducey
Douglas wants to use rainy-day fund for 5 percent teacher pay raise
Revenue boost means state won’t have to dip into rainy day fund
Strong revenue collections turned a $132 million shortfall into a $266 million cash balance at the end fiscal 2015, a preliminary analysis shows. Consequently, the state won’t need to dip...
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Arizona reports budget surplus after taxes
Arizona ended the budget year with a $266 million surplus, a stark contrast from the $132 million deficit lawmakers had planned for. The Arizona Republic reports that lawmakers designed the...
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Debt Dilemma
Arizona House of Representatives (File photo) Decision to mortgage state’s assets threatens cash reserves Borrowing billions of dollars allowed Arizona to limp through the worst financial...
