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Tough times far from over for states
Lawmakers have reduced spending for parks, health care for low-income children and some state-funded medical transplants. Still, the tough times are far from over.
Arizona school officials brace for budget cuts
Arizona school officials are bracing for more and deeper budget cuts as the state faces continued shortfalls.
Arizona campaign funding system transfers $20 million
The commission that runs Arizona's public campaign finance system is giving $20 million to the state general fund.
Arizona advisory panel to meet on state of economy
Just months into the current fiscal year, Arizona's budget picture is again grim as lawmakers prepare to hear new economic forecasts.
Arizona voters face choices on spending priorities
Proposition 302 on Arizona's general election ballot is about priorities. Passage of the referendum means tobacco tax dollars now allocated to an array of early childhood services under a 2006 voter-approved initiative would instead go into the general fund for the Legislature to appropriate.
State budget unbalanced again; next year worse
Arizona is recovering from the recession slowly and painfully, a view generally expressed by economists, but state lawmakers have yet to see any signs of improvement in sales and income tax revenues.
State avoids cash flow crisis – for now
The state has enough cash to pay its bills for the rest of the year, State Treasurer Dean Martin announced. Martin's office said July 13 that a cash-management plan the state is adopting would diminish, if not totally eliminate, the need to borrow money for day-to-day operations.
Arizona voters deciding fate of sales tax increase
Arizona voters on Tuesday were to decide the fate of a proposed temporary sales tax increase, with possible budget cuts for schools and other programs at stake if the measure fails.
