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Gov. Doug Ducey names day in honor of slain journalist
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has proclaimed June 13 as "Don Bolles Day" in honor of an Arizona investigative journalist who died 40 years ago.
Ducey’s income tax cutting goals may be difficult to achieve
Economic circumstances may prove to be quite the obstacle for Gov. Doug Ducey’s goal of making major cuts to Arizona’s income tax rates.
The governor prevented irreparable harm to Arizona by vetoing HB2568
One of Arizona’s greatest economic assets is the availability of land. But access to that land is limited by our lack of infrastructure. Developers have long sought additional tools to provide infrastructure to make that land even more valuable.
Ducey wins on most of his ‘aggressive’ legislative agenda
For the most part, Gov. Doug Ducey had a pretty successful session when it comes to what he deemed an “aggressive legislative agenda.”
Ducey role in KidsCare passage minimal, but crucial at the end
As the debate raged over the restoration of KidsCare, a federally funded health insurance program for low-income children, Gov. Doug Ducey remained firmly on the fence.
Ducey hit roadblock attempting to overhaul boards and commissions
Gov. Doug Ducey will have to come back next year to achieve his goal of reforming, and in some cases eliminating, a raft of boards and commissions after two of his bills fell short in 2016.
Doug Ducey: Not looking for a fight
Gov. Doug Ducey’s second legislative session did not go quite as smoothly as his first. Whereas 2015 was the shortest session in decades and a budget agreement was reached with legislative leadership in record time, 2016 dragged on into May as Ducey and lawmakers negotiated the budget.
An angry crowd and a tweet break school funding logjam
In March 2015, just as the Legislature was approving last year’s budget, several West Valley lawmakers walked into a Peoria Unified School District meeting and faced a very hostile crowd.
Curbing regulatory overreach was dominant theme of 2016 session
Arizona’s small business owners appreciate the exemplary leadership of House Speaker David Gowan of Sierra Vista, President Biggs and Governor Ducey. They have truly set a new, very high standard for enacting free market and small government public policy.
The 2016 Arizona Legislature’s ‘political magic’
This isn’t news to political junkies, but average citizens don’t have a clue about what the governor and Legislature have been doing other than occasional splashy stories, the “magic.”
Legal wrangling begins on Prop. 123
Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan has officially certified the results of a special election on school funding and police and fire pension measures.
Arizona teacher survey: Use Prop 123 to raise salaries
Some Arizona teachers want Proposition 123 money to be used to increase teacher pay, but the state’s two major teacher associations disagree over how the money should be spent.
