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House passes budget — sends message but not bills to governor
All of the wrangling by Republicans in the Arizona House to pass a budget devoid of tax cuts will likely be for naught if Gov. Jan Brewer follows through on expectations and vetoes the spending plan.
Getting 16 Senate votes for the budget wasn’t easy
There were a lot of behind-the-scenes maneuvers and drama leading to the Senate’s budget vote on June 4. Senate President Bob Burns and House Speaker Kirk Adams met with Sen. John Nelson, a Republican from Glendale, in Burns’ office to try to get his buy-in.
Senate stays until 4 a.m. to pass budget
Senate leaders worked in overdrive to persuade enough Republicans to finally pass a plan that solves a $3-billion deficit in next year's budget.
Senate to push ahead with budget, setting up battle with Brewer
The Senate plans to bring its budget packet to the floor today without changes to accommodate Gov. Jan Brewer's recently-released budget proposal. Senate President Bob Burns' decision to move forward may set up a showdown between the competing plans of the executive branch and the GOP-led Legislature.
Brewer’s budget raises sales, property taxes, borrows against future revenues
Nearly four months after she said she planned on releasing a detailed budget, Gov. Jan Brewer has done so. Her plan bridges an estimated $4 billion budget deficit through increases to the sales and property taxes, borrowing against future Lottery revenue, mortgaging some state buildings and cutting state spending.
Transcript of memo outlining budget PR strategy
Following is a transcription of a memo obtained by the Arizona Capitol Times on May 28 that shows Gov. Jan Brewer’s longtime campaign strategist has designed a major campaign aimed at pressuring lawmakers to support a budget Brewer would sign:
Brewer aims to release budget next week
After months of waiting and watching, Gov. Jan Brewer said she hopes to present a budget plan to the Legislature by the middle of next week.
Burns tells colleagues to pass fiscal 2010 budget — now
The Senate’s top Republican is pushing to pass a budget proposal for fiscal 2010 in the next few days — even without the buy-in of the House or the Governor’s Office. Senate President Bob Burns told members of his caucus that now is the time to vote on the budget.
Senate panel passes FY10 budget after 9-hour debate; changes expected
With about six weeks to go before the fiscal year ends, a Senate panel hunkered down late into the night on May 20 to approve a spending packet that solved a $3 billion deficit in next year's budget.
