This week's most outstanding quips, gibes and utterances from Arizona's political scene.
Read More »Brewer clears schedule as budget negotiations continue 
Gov. Jan Brewer isn’t making any public appearances set for the week and is keeping her schedule open so she’ll be available for budget and Medicaid negotiations.
Read More »Governor not looking for ‘Brewer v. Burns’ repeat 
What a difference four years makes. In 2009, Gov. Jan Brewer sued the Legislature over its refusal to send her a package of budget bills that she was certain to veto, leading the Arizona Supreme Court to rule that lawmakers couldn’t hold back measures that were ready for the governor.
Read More »Former senators eying Medicaid referendum that could delay any expansion 
Former Sens. Frank Antenori and Ron Gould, GOP rivals of Gov. Jan Brewer who were frequently on the receiving end of her veto stamp, are hoping to return the favor.
If the Legislature approves the Medicaid expansion, the former lawmakers want to put it on the 2014 ballot in the hopes of convincing voters to reject Brewer’s proposal.
Brewer changes Medicaid plan to ease critics’ concerns 
Some of the concerns raised in the Legislature regarding Gov. Jan Brewer’s Medicaid expansion plan haven’t fallen on deaf ears.
In the amendment that included Brewer’s expansion plan in the Senate’s budget on May 16, the Ninth Floor included several changes aimed at alleviating concerns over her proposal.
TPT plan gets Arizona closer, but not close enough for online sales tax 
Even if Gov. Jan Brewer’s sales tax reform bill passes this year, Arizona will still have some work to do before it can reap the benefits of proposed federal legislation allowing states to collect sales taxes for online purchases.
Read More »JLBC: New sales tax reform plan will increase revenue 
The newest incarnation of Gov. Jan Brewer’s sales tax reform plan will be a net positive to the state’s general fund that could bring in nearly $37 million in new revenue next year, according to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
Read More »Brewer follows through on threat, vetoes bills 
Gov. Jan Brewer wasn’t kidding around when she told the Legislature to stop sending her bills.
Read More »Brewer ends quest for pro-life language in Medicaid plan 
After weeks of discussions on possible pro-life language for her Medicaid expansion plan, Gov. Jan Brewer is through trying to find a way to bar abortion providers from participating in AHCCCS.
Read More »Capitol Quotes: May 17, 2013
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