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Legislator

May 10, 2011

Financial disclosure forms now available on Secretary of State’s website

Arizonans won’t have to wait until the next scandal to see their elected officials’ financial disclosure forms.

May 5, 2011

Brewer backing away from special session talk

Lawmakers may not have to return to the Capitol this year after all.

Gov. Jan Brewer told the Arizona Capitol Times that she had no specific plans for special session and played down the possibility of calling legislators back, just weeks after she first said she was considering the idea for her state employee personnel reform plan.

Apr 18, 2011

Capitol Quotes: April 15, 2010

This week's most outstanding and noteworthy comments.

Apr 14, 2011

Brewer pitches personnel plan to lawmakers, but there may not be time

Lawmakers have been briefed about a plan by Gov. Jan Brewer to remove state employees from the state’s merit system.

Feb 14, 2011

Ariz. may require hospitals to check citizenship

Arizona lawmakers are trying to widen the state's illegal immigration crackdown with a proposal to require hospitals to confirm whether patients are in the country legally.

Jan 11, 2011

Arizona speaker says Tucson shooting is a reminder

Arizona House Speaker Kirk Adams says he hopes the Tucson shooting helps motivate state lawmakers to be civil with each other, respecting the need to disagree respectfully when at odds on major issues.

Jan 6, 2011

Early action eyed for citizenship measure in Arizona

A lawmaker who will sponsor Arizona legislation targeting automatic citizenship granted to U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants says it should be considered early in the annual session that begins Monday.

Dec 17, 2010

UpClose with Andrew Morrill: Teachers union chief says he’s not a liberal, takes balanced approach

Andrew Morrill took over as president of the Arizona Education Association, the state’s biggest teachers union, early this year. It’s a job no one would envy.

Dec 15, 2010

Williams wants spotlight on state debt, says legislation is needed

An alcoholic’s first step toward recovery is to admit being powerless to stop drinking even though it’s making life unmanageable.

Now a Tucson lawmaker wants to use the same approach to the state’s addiction to borrowing.

Rep. Vic Williams, a Republican from Tucson, said he plans to introduce a bill that would require the state to report annually all borrowing, as we[...]

Dec 8, 2010

Lawmakers: public expectations also a challenge

Legislators say public expectations are one of the challenges they face as states' budget troubles continue.

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