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Brewer signs bill with Ariz. redistricting funding
Arizona's redistricting commission is getting more money so it can keep going while its new congressional and legislative district maps await federal approval and possible legal challenges.
Wednesday is Brewer deadline on redistricting bill
Gov. Jan Brewer faces a Wednesday deadline to act on a bill to provide the state redistricting commission with funding to keep it going for the rest of the fiscal year.
Republicans begrudgingly cast enough votes to pass IRC funding
There was no shortage of complaining about giving the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission additional money to pay its legal obligations, but Republican senators ultimately opted to provide the funding. By doing so, lawmakers avoid a potentially drawn-out legal battle, which would have cost both sides more money.
Pierce wary of Tobin’s planned redistricting lawsuit
Senate President Steve Pierce said today that he has serious concerns about spending public money to sue the state’s redistricting commission – and even if lawmakers could be convinced to do that, he’s not sure it would be legal.
House speaker proposes first lawsuit against redistricting map
House Speaker Andy Tobin is planning to ask lawmakers to sue the state’s redistricting commission over the constitutionality of the legislative map the panel crafted.
House advances $700k ‘compromise’ funding for Redistricting Commission
The Arizona House of Representatives today gave preliminary approval to a plan that would give the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission $700,000 to get through the rest of the fiscal year, after a series of costly court battles drained the commission’s $3.5 million in yearly operating money.
IRC holding off on lawsuit
The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission’s threatened lawsuit for more funding was once again delayed after the commission decided not to sue the state today, as originally planned.
Senate Appropriations approves $1 in funding for IRC
With the cash-strapped Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission on the verge of going broke and the threat of yet more legal action looming, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday to give the remapping panel just a single dollar in funding for the rest of the fiscal year.
Lawmakers to consider funding for redistricting commission
A proposal to provide Arizona's nearly broke redistricting commission with more money gets its first legislative hearing Tuesday.
IRC prepares to sue over funding
The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission hoped for the best but prepared for the worst, authorizing its attorneys to take legal action if the Legislature doesn’t swiftly approve extra funding it will need before the end of the fiscal year.
Senate Oks measure eliminating independent redistricting panel
Arizona Senators have advanced a proposal to allow voters to decide whether to return redistricting power to the Legislature.
