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‘Jobs’ bill limping along in Senate
A bill that aims to spur economic growth through tax cuts and incentives to companies appears to be in big trouble in the Senate.
Time running out for plan to scrap term limits
A measure that would allow Arizona lawmakers to serve an unlimited number of terms in office appears dead in the Legislature, even though most lawmakers have said they want to repeal the term limits provision in the state's Constitution.
Brewer pitches alternate ‘jobs bill,’ without tax cuts
Gov. Jan Brewer has unveiled an alternative to House Speaker Kirk Adams' "jobs bill" that completely scraps the corporate tax cuts that were the core of H2250.
Adams likely to face challenge from Jim Weiers for House speaker
Ah, Spring! It’s the time of year when ambitious legislators’ thoughts turn to leadership. And in a session that is quickly heading for completion, discussions are simmering about who is gearing up for the November caucus elections in the House of Representatives.
ATRA analyst announces bid for LD19 House seat
Arizona Tax Research Association analyst Justin Olsen resigned to make a bid for a LD 19 House seat, and he has picked up the endorsements of Trent Franks, Chuck Gray and a handful of GOP politicos.
Senate panel OKs ‘jobs’ bill on 5-2 vote
After a lengthy hearing attended by dozens of lobbyists for business groups and various individual corporations, a Senate panel today approved a heavily amended bill that aims to spur job growth through tax cuts to all businesses and tax credits for companies that create new high-wage jobs in Arizona.
JLBC: Amendment to ‘jobs’ bill reduces revenue loss by $300M
Legislative budget analysts have concluded that an amendment to a Republican-sponsored tax cuts bill would reduce the cost of the bill by about $300 million.
Capitol Quotes 4/2/10
"You're going to hear a lot of things that are similar. The question is, who can you trust?" - State Treasurer Dean Martin, on the differences between himself and the other Republican gubernatorial candidates.
Brewer signs campaign finance law
Gov. Jan Brewer on April 1 signed a bill that requires extensive disclosure of campaign spending by corporations and labor unions, which are now permitted to spend as much money as they want on political advertisements because of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.
Health care law safeguards KidsCare, AHCCCS – budget will be $400 million short
Most Americans won't see any real impact from the new federal health care law for several years, but the effects will be immediate for the hundreds of thousands of Arizonans who were about to lose Medicaid coverage.
Sinema: State will lose $7B with KidsCare elimination
Arizona is risking nearly $7 billion in annual federal funding for health care by eliminating a children's health insurance program in the budget that was signed into law last week, Democratic lawmakers said.
Goddard: No Prop 100 support without Brewer veto of tax cuts
Attorney General Terry Goddard weighed in on Proposition 100 for the first time, saying he cannot support the temporary sales tax increase without an assurance from Gov. Jan Brewer that she will veto a tax cuts package being considered in the Legislature.
