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Brewer preparing proposal on state employee system
Gov. Jan Brewer plans to propose significant changes to the state's personnel system, possibly including a reduction of current job protections held by many workers.
A recent history of Arizona’s state budget
The $2.2 billion shortfall Arizona faces over the next two years didn't show up overnight, and it isn't due to a single person, decision or event.
Lots of ideas in the mix for balancing state budget
To balance the budget, lawmakers must cut spending, find more money or do some combination of the two.
‘America’s finest news source’ honors Brewer
Brewer this week received the distinction of being named among the 20 People that Mattered in 2010 – by The Onion.
Arizona unemployment rate drops to 9.4 in November
Arizona officials release the state's November unemployment report on Thursday.
Another challenge to AZ immigration law dismissed
A federal judge in Phoenix has dismissed another challenge to Arizona's new immigration law.
Arizona eyes health care program for new budget cuts
Cash-short Arizona's budget troubles could put the state's Medicaid program on the chopping block again, with the possibility of hundreds of thousands of low-income people losing their government-funded health care.
Resignation, threat of legal action muddies redistricting process
The process of picking Arizona's next Independent Redistricting Commission took a dramatic turn Dec. 14 when a legislative leader threatened to sue and a member of a selection committee resigned as criticism mounted over religious comments he made.
Arizonans mark 100th anniversary of Constitution
The original Arizona Constitution was on display Thursday a�� the 100th anniversary of its signing a�� for a day to mark the opening of an Arizona Capitol Museum display on the 21,603-word document that gave the 48th state its legal and policy framework.
Reporter Mark Flatten examined 10,000 documents in discipline investigation
Mark Flatten's latest report for the Goldwater Institute presents cases where government employees have been put on paid leave for months while waiting for the state to discipline or fire them, but the most costly case to taxpayers was one the most difficult for the investigative reporter to uncover.
Capitol Quotes: Dec. 10, 2010
“This is still Senator Pearce’s baby, no pun intended.” – Rep. John Kavanagh, when asked to comment on Russell Pearce’s birthright-citizenship bill.
Gov. Brewer says Ariz. wants Medicaid waiver
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Thursday she'll ask for a waiver under the federal health care overhaul so Arizona can reduce its Medicaid rolls to lower costs that Brewer and fellow Republicans say the cash-short state can't afford. If approved, the change could mean the loss of government-funded health care for hundreds of thousands of people.
