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Parents, grandparents, students aren’t fooled by the new state budget
Dana Wolfe Naimark Earlier this legislative session, many state lawmakers grilled Charles Flanagan – who was then director of the Department of Child Safety – about...
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The real budget casualties – nearly 1 million public school students
It’s hard to say ‘no’ to the governor
CCEC Executive Director Tom Collins didn’t anticipate Pierce’s SCR1001 (Clean Elections repeal; education funding) to stay dead forever, and he was right. To read more on this item plus all...
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Regents chairman calling for lawsuit over university cuts
Saying the Arizona Constitution is being ignored, the chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents said Tuesday his colleagues should sue the Legislature if they do not come forward with...
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Public wakes up to a new state budget
As noted by our sister publication, the Arizona Legislative Report, lawmakers worked through Friday night and into Saturday morning to pass a $9.1 billion budget. To read more on this...
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‘Most conservative’ budget deal hits higher education harder than Ducey proposed
Protestors rally at the state Capitol in Phoenix against proposed cuts to the state’s education system. (Photo by Rachel Leingang/Arizona Capitol Times) If there’s a unifying...
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No thunderous applause (yet) from AZ Chamber
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry is taking a wait-and-see approach to this week’s budget agreement while it sifts through its details. To read more on this item plus...
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GOP legislative leaders plan quick push on budget proposal
Republican leaders in the Legislature plan quick action on a budget deal hammered out with Gov. Doug Ducey. Appropriations committees in the House and Senate plan hearings Thursday afternoon in...
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Biggs’ dream budget?
Details of the budget deal reached by legislative leaders and Ducey emerged today, and if there’s a unifying theme, it’s that agencies and state programs should brace for painful times...
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Tax cuts, credits deprive state of crucial money for children
We are gravely concerned for the well-being of this state. The Legislature has been guilty of depleting the state’s general fund — not by overspending but rather by draining the...
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Ducey budget will protect Arizona’s taxpayers, producers and consumers
The Arizona Legislature has always had a solid core of real fiscal conservatives who believe in balanced budgets and want to protect Arizona’s taxpayers, producers and consumers. But for the...
