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Fate of First Things First hinges on ballot measure
In its last action to shore up the staggering state deficit, Arizona lawmakers decided to ask voters to dismantle a program aimed at expanding education and health services for children.
McCain, Kyl oppose Arizona sales-tax hike
U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl say they oppose Arizona's plan of a short-term sales-tax hike as a way to deal with the state's budget crisis.
Senate Appropriations panel approves bills
The budget fix to eliminate a portion of the state's $2 billion deficit is moving through Senate committees while the House is on hold until Nov. 19. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved four bills after a relatively short deliberation on Nov. 18. Some of the bills received bipartisan support.
Legislative leaders, governor reach agreement on special session
Legislative leaders and the governor have reached an agreement on the framework of a special session later this month. The plan is to fix the budget problems of several agencies that resulted from Gov. Jan Brewer's veto of a budget bill that had contained funding mechanisms for the agencies.
