Lawmakers, governor move closer to a budget deal, including university bonding

Lawmakers strove to set a budget in motion on Monday night, but fell short of introducing bills as staff worked feverishly to put in writing a $9.8 billion spending plan...

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Ongoing budget talks stuck on university bonding plan

Gov. Doug Ducey’s $1 billion university bonding proposal remains a major stumbling block to reaching a budget deal as lawmakers reached the key 100-day mark in this year’s session. House...

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Unsettled strife over Prop. 123 clouds future of education funding

Zak Kovach, far left, teaches an Advanced Placement physics class at La Joya High School in Avondale on March 28. Kovach and all other employees of...

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Bill to help fund highway patrol doomed despite Senate’s support

Senate Democrats and three Republicans approved a contentious bill that would eliminate the need for an annual sweep of funds meant to help repair the state’s roads, but it was...

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Senate president kills bill raising standards for prosecution in gunfire cases

The president of the state Senate is quashing legislation that would have made it harder to prosecute people for firing off weapons within city limits. Steve Yarbrough, R-Chandler, said Monday...

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Ducey’s Prop. 301 conundrum: Public school champion or tax buster?

Gov. Doug Ducey delivers his State of the State address Jan. 10, 2017, to the legislature. (Capitol Media Services photo by Howard Fischer) Gov. Doug Ducey wants...

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Ducey determined to pass university bond plan lawmakers dislike

Arizona legislators want to give the state’s three public universities more money, but are loathe to cede the power to spend, as would be the case under Gov. Doug Ducey’s...

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Former Glendale Mayor to Arizona Coyotes: Blame your management, not the city

The City of Glendale, home of the Arizona Coyotes, is not what ails the team, according to former mayor Elaine Scruggs. It’s the team’s leadership that’s to blame for the...

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House members balk at bill to give state senators 4-year terms

Saying it will lead to greater continuity, more stability and less campaigning, the president of the Arizona Senate wants four-year terms for state lawmakers. But not for everyone. Just senators....

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Q&A: New Senate President Yarbrough focused on fiscal stability

Senate President Steve Yarbrough (Photo by Rachel Leingang, Arizona Capitol Times) Senate President Steve Yarbrough takes the helm of the Senate this session, culminating 14 years...

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Legislature elects new Senate and House leaders

Senate President Steve Yarbrough (left) and House Speaker J.D. Mesnard The Arizona Legislature has convened its 2017 session and the House and Senate have formally elected...

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Yarbrough will be new state Senate president

Sen. Steve Yarbrough, R-Chandler (Photo by Rachel Leingang, Arizona Capitol Times) Senate Republicans elected Steve Yarbrough as the chamber’s president, ushering in a new era of...

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Lawmakers, governor move closer to a budget deal, including university bonding

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Ongoing budget talks stuck on university bonding plan

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Unsettled strife over Prop. 123 clouds future of education funding

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Bill to help fund highway patrol doomed despite Senate’s support

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Senate president kills bill raising standards for prosecution in gunfire cases

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Ducey’s Prop. 301 conundrum: Public school champion or tax buster?

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Ducey determined to pass university bond plan lawmakers dislike

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Former Glendale Mayor to Arizona Coyotes: Blame your management, not the city

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House members balk at bill to give state senators 4-year terms

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Q&A: New Senate President Yarbrough focused on fiscal stability

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Legislature elects new Senate and House leaders

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Yarbrough will be new state Senate president

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