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Confusion, delays, frustration dominate special session No. 5
After a shaky start, the Senate finally passed a $200 million spending reduction plan just as the sun was setting in Arizona. The work, however, is not over.
13 House members will be looking for new jobs
There are 13 legislators in the House of Representatives who can hear the hoof-beats of term limits fast approaching, and their plans after the forced exit from the chamber range from possible runs for higher office to recapturing memories from youth.
Budget on life support again as sales tax fails
***UPDATED AT 8:45 P.M.*** After about seven months of trying, Republican leaders arrived at the Capitol on Aug. 12 with hopes that they had finally corralled enough votes in the Senate, including the support of a Democrat, to pass a budget for fiscal year 2010. But all that evaporated when a senator whose support Republicans were counting on was absent from the floor.
Scores of sidelined bills coming back in 2010
Lawmakers may not be finished with their work for the year, but many are already looking ahead to 2010, when they can resurrect the plethora of bills that fell victim... […]
Budget cuts for everybody – almost
Although nearly every level of state government is facing a spending cut as the state grapples with a more than $3 billion deficit, those responsible for crafting the budget didn't think the time was right to give themselves a haircut.
Health care cuts may be larger than they appear
The actual cut to Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System will be more than double than what appears in print if lawmakers approve the fiscal 2010 budget plan without including a routine funding adjustment to cover inflation in health care costs.
Konopnicki says he’ll need $2.5M to defeat U.S. Rep. Kirkpatrick
State Rep. Bill Konopnicki, a Safford Republican, is considering a run for U.S. House in a swing district that just last year elected freshman Democrat Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick.
Reverse mortgages: Look before you leap
As seniors see their 401K savings shrink and the value of their homes plummet, the prospect of taking out a reverse mortgage seems like an option that’s almost too good to be true.
