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Senate panel to consider Brewer’s personnel reform plan

[caption id="attachment_42391" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sen. Don Shooter believes HB2571, the governor’s proposal to overhaul the state’s merit system, has the votes to pass out of his Appropriations Committee. (Photo by...

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GOP seeks to rein in state spending with myriad proposals

The Republican-controlled Legislature is advancing a slew of measures that ultimately aim to limit spending by state government. Efforts to cap spending aren’t novel, but the economic downturn and the...

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Hospitals planning second push for bed-tax proposal

Arizona’s hospitals will renew their campaign for a bed-tax proposal to draw down federal money, which they say would salvage coverage for thousands of residents who are frozen out of...

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Final plans reflects conservatives’ clout at the Capitol

Speaker of the House Kirk D. Adams (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
The tentative budget agreement legislative leaders and Gov. Jan Brewer reached late Wednesday night slashes...

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GOP leaders: Budget negotiations going well

Legislative leaders said they are making strides in their talks with the governor over a budget proposal that would solve more than $540 million in...

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Senate Republicans finally pass budget

In a move that potentially sets the stage for a showdown with Gov. Jan Brewer, the Senate late Wednesday passed a budget proposal that cuts more than what the governor...

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Pearce points to Constitution for power to oust activists

Sen. President Russell Pearce (Photo by Ryan Cook/RJ Cook Photography)
In banning some immigration activists from setting foot in the Senate building, Senate President Russell Pearce insists...

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Biggs named as Senate Appropriations chair

A conservative East Valley lawmaker from the House will be the chairman of the influential Senate Appropriations Committee next year. Senator-elect Andy Biggs, a Republican from Gilbert, was selected Nov....

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Senate splits sales tax hike from income tax cuts

UPDATED AT 5:30 P.M. Senate Republicans approved key changes to the budget deal during a committee hearing Aug. 10 in an effort to muster 16 votes to pass the entire proposal. The...

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Senate readies two bills for committee vote Aug. 11

The Senate assigned two House budget bills to the Appropriations Committee on Aug. 7, signaling that changes will be made to the budget deal that the governor and Republicans had...

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Huppenthal in, Gorman out; vote begins in Approps

Senate President Bob Burns has replaced a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee in another attempt to get the votes to pass a budget deal with the governor at the...

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