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Jan 7, 2017

Lawmakers plan assault on voters’ right to make laws

State legislators are planning an assault on the constitutional right of Arizonans to enact their own laws unfettered by legislative interference.

Dec 5, 2014

Lawmakers: ‘Impossible’ to repay schools money illegally shorted

Saying it’s impossible and would wreck the budget, attorneys for state lawmakers are urging a judge to reject a request by Arizona schools for more than $1 billion in inflation funding they were not given.

Oct 31, 2014

With $1 billion at stake for public schools, attorneys make final legal arguments

An attorney for state lawmakers made a last-ditch effort Friday to get a judge to reject a bid by schools for more than $1 billion in missed state aid, saying it's the only fair thing to do.

Oct 17, 2014

Next governor will have few options in dealing with $1 billion deficit

Like Gov. Jan Brewer in 2009, the winner of the gubernatorial race between Republican Doug Ducey and Democrat Fred DuVal will find himself in the unenviable position of trying to erase a massive budget deficit. Legislative fiscal analysts say the state is expected to face a $520 million deficit for the current fiscal year and will be in a $1 billion hole in fiscal year 2016, which begins next July[...]

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