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January is target for Brewer’s decision on Medicaid expansion
Gov. Jan Brewer apparently won't say until January whether Arizona should expand the state's Medicaid program under the federal health care overhaul ai??i?? a decision that could present legislators with a white-hot political issue.
9th Circuit Court court blocks Arizona 20-week abortion ban
A federal appeals court is temporarily prohibiting Arizona from enforcing its new ban on abortions starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Brewer blasts EPA proposals for three coal plants
Gov. Jan Brewer is asking the Environmental Protection Agency to reverse course on its demand that three coal-fired power plants complete a retrofit that will cost utility companies $1 billion and could mothball the plants entirely.
Letter urges Brewer to halt medical marijuana
Nearly every county attorney in the state is urging Gov. Jan Brewer to halt the state's medical marijuana program.
Arizona Supreme Court vacancy attracts 14 applicants
The state’s solicitor general and the chief judge, of the Arizona Court of Appeals are among 14 applicants vying to fill a vacancy on the Arizona Supreme Court.
Capitol Quotes: July 13, 2012
This week's most outstanding quips, jibes and utterances.
Brewer appeal in partners case prompts resignation
An appointee of Gov. Jan Brewer is resigning to protest her opposition to providing state workers' domestic partner benefits. The state recently asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn lower courts' rulings that the state cannot take away same-sex domestic partner benefits.
The special session that wasn’t
The special session on the top-two primary fizzled out Friday evening after the Senate couldn’t muster the votes for a proposed ballot measure that would force candidates in a “top-two” primary to list their party affiliations. Less than three hours after emailing reporters to say that a special session call was still expected, Brewer spokesman Matthew Benson spread the word Friday evening t[...]
Brewer opposes proposed Arizona sales tax increase
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says she opposes a proposed state sales tax increase. Initiative petitions filed last month would have Arizona voters decide in November on a permanent increase of a penny on the dollar.
Brewer says she’s against proposed primary changes
Gov. Jan Brewer says she's not taking any further steps to have legislators consider election-law changes but that it doesn't mean she likes an initiative measure to dramatically change Arizona's primary system.
Ariz. partners benefits case goes to Supreme Court
Arizona is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn lower courts' rulings that the state cannot take away state workers' same-sex domestic partner benefits.
Brewer, Arizona Chamber pan sales tax initiative
A ballot initiative to increase the state’s sales tax to fund education and construction jobs took two blows today when Gov. Jan Brewer and one of the state’s largest business groups came out against the measure.
