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Jun 23, 2023

Hobbs wants lawmakers to adopt new laws to ensure electric vehicle drivers pay fair share

Gov. Katie Hobbs wants state lawmakers to enact new laws to ensure that the drivers of electric vehicles pay their fair share of road construction and maintenance.

Jul 12, 2019

Booming economy brings jobs, a vibrant lifestyle, to Arizona

In just a few years, new business and higher education centers have emerged downtown along with many more housing and entertainment options and a soon-to-be-completed new grocery outlet in the center of the city. In cities across the state, the downtown area no longer goes dark after 5 p.m., but is a place where people live, work and socialize throughout the day.

Feb 5, 2018

Car registration fee boost proposed to end raid on road cash

Republican lawmakers are proposing an increase in vehicle license fees to end years of raids on dedicated local highway funding that paid for highway patrol operations.

This Nov. 9, 2017, photo shows that even in the middle of the day, the I-10 often has heavy traffic. Vehicle emissions are a main contributor to ozone air pollution in Phoenix, a city built around the use of cars. (Photo by Jenna Miller/Arizona Capitol Times)
Feb 5, 2018

Let’s use road funds on roads

The ink is barely dry on the budget when residents of our 91 cities and towns and 15 counties register their complaints with local officials about streets and roads showing signs of age, inadequate maintenance and disrepair.

Feb 5, 2018

Transportation is the foundation of a strong economy

For decades, Arizona was blessed with high quality, high capacity highways stretching from border to border. But growth and economic prosperity have filled the state’s key commercial corridors, and little capacity has been added.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (Photo by Ryan Cook/RJ Cook Photography)
Apr 11, 2014

Unfinished business: Despite budget compromise CPS fight continues

Gov. Jan Brewer made Child Protective Services the centerpiece of her legislative agenda this year, but after four months of debate, lawmakers sent her a budget that leaves much of the work and funding necessary to create a new child protection agency unfinished.

Mar 27, 2014

Brewer may be deciding factor on highway fund restoration

Tax revenues have risen as the state’s economy improved, leading to renewed hopes that 2014 will be the year Arizona stops sweeping highway funds that cities and counties depend on.

Mar 24, 2014

House panel quickly approves budget similar to Senate’s

The House Appropriations Committee today approved a package of House budget bills that were amended to directly mirror the spending proposal approved by the Senate last week.

Mar 18, 2014

House preparing to move own budget as Tobin expresses concern about Senate plan

The House is taking its first steps toward introducing its own budget proposal as a counter to the proposal the Senate introduced late Monday.

Lawmakers cautiously eye economic gift of higher revenues
Dec 26, 2012

As economy improves, counties push to restore lost state funding

County governments have been heavily hit by state budget cuts in recent years, causing leaders to strip vital services down to the bare bones, lay off skilled employees and slice large chunks of money from nearly every line in their budgets.

Dec 10, 2012

Lobbyists discuss what’s on tap for the upcoming legislative session

As the year comes to a close and a new legislative session is on the horizon, lobbyists and lobbying groups across the state are firming up their agendas and trying to get lawmakers’ ears and votes.

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